Is Lyon safe for solo female travelers?

Couple travel

My overall experience in Lyon was very good. I stayed at an Airbnb with my boyfriend and we stayed there for 12 days. I would say 12 days is more than enough to experience the city but we wanted a very laid back and chill vacation as to why we stayed so long. I felt very safe but that could also be because I was with my boyfriend all of the time as I know there are plenty of areas in Lyon that my female friends have not felt so safe in.

Solo travel

I love Lyon! Probably one of my favourite places to travel in. I always felt safe, there’s so much to do, getting around is a breeze and the city is just STUNNING. Can’t recommend it enough and think it’s a great place to explore what French culture is all about

Couple travel

Felt recently safe, people were actually pretty nice. Food was great, we ate a bunch of food from the local weekend markets because we're broke. We did also eat at a fancier local place and the food was amazing. Lots of free historical places, museum was free for university students (we're grad students)

Group travel

I felt pretty safe, you just have to trust the locals about which places to avoid like Guillotière. The places I would recommend to check out are Le Parc de la Tête d'Or, the streets of Vieux-Lyon, the Fourvière cathedral, and the presqu'île. If you want to shop, the Part-Dieu mall or the avenue de la république are for you.

Family travel

The transportation isnt cheap compared to Budapest but i guess it is compared to like London. Its very safe and in tact but the crowd is something i had to get used to. People dont respect your space in public and dont speak english. The city is mostly very clean and i felt safe. I recommend the Musée des Confluences if you like science or biology (but i suppose the expos are changing and are not permanent) and also musée des Beaux-Arts, that has some really famous pieces. I think going up the the temple on the mountain with the fourvière is a must.

Lyon is safe if you are with the right people and are a bit careful. Being in the right neighborhoods is important, just like everywhere else there are some crazy people but people will come to help you! During the day I think it's safe enough, there are always soldiers and police officers in the streets, I personally have never had any problems, even at night.

I live in the center of Lyon, my neighborhood is quite calm and safe, but I don't go out at night because I'm a bit worried as there are a lot of bars there. In addition, I live at the school where I work and there aren't many neighbors.

Really depends on where you are staying in Lyon, just try to be careful and not go near dangerous neighborhood like Guillotiere or Part Dieu too late at night. If you ride the bus at night, from 9pm you can ask the driver to stop in between official stops if its closer to where you are staying, to be safer.

The most busiest places in Lyon are pretty safe during daylight but I hardly advice you to avoid the place like Tonkin or Villeurbanne. And during night, please be careful while going back home. Don't haeding back by you own or grab an uber/taxi if you can. Take care of you ❣️

It depends on the streets, the districts and the time of the Day. I think its better to stay in streets and places were there already are people. And if we are women, not stay alone too long if its night