Is Cologne Safe for Solo Female Travelers?

Solo travel experience

Cologne was one of my favourite cities that I’ve visited so far in Germany. Not only was it extremely safe, but the architecture and food scene was out of this world. I had great kölsch and the best schnitzel I’ve ever had in my life there. Furthermore, as a Catholic, the church in front of the train station is a must see.

Couple travel experience

Quite nice and safe place to visit. The Colonge Cathedral - my absolute love. There was a lot of visitors on weekends, but still such a good experience. Highly recommend to climb the Cathedral tower. Amazing views!

Solo travel experience

Cologne is a really beautiful place to visit, very safe for people traveling alone, at least according to my experience, and most Germans know at least a bit of English. Nearby there is also another city, Aachen, which is also worth visiting.

I grew up my whole life in the City Centre of Cologne. Due to that I know the City very well and feel quite safe. I think it really depends which area you are in. Especially in the area around the Central Station I do not feel that safe alone at night. Most people are very friendly and looking out for each other. If you want to go out at weekends their will be other people and many options, so you want be alone even late at night there are people in the streets. It is quite different at other week days then the streets are often empty after 12pm.

Cologne in general is a very safe place, especially in the city center and in the student area and the Belgian quarter (most of the bars and clubs) ! But as usual - take care at night, especially when you’re drunk!

As in every large city, safety depends on where you are. I would avoid the inner city in the later evening, if I were alone. Generally cologne is a very open-minded and “woke” city. So people generally watch out for one another and mean well.

Solo travel experience

I was travelling for work and I was hosted in a teacher’s house which was a very interesting experience since I got to exchange views about art and education. The city although not too big I think it has a great public transportation and a lot of cultural events going on. Not too expensive and very calm!

Group travel experience

I stayed at the 25 Hours Hotel The Circle, it was amazing! I definitely recommend visiting the Kölner Dom cathedral - you can go all the way to the top (we didn't go because we were there during the New Year and I misread the opening hours of the tower, oops), be sure to check out the crane houses (Kranhäuser) by the river, really cool buildings. Kölntriangle offers stunning city views, and if you cross the Hohenzollern Bridge, you can check another sightseeing point off your list. It's also worth mentioning that Cologne is not too far from Bonn or Düsseldorf by train, so it's worth going there if you can, to see more.