Is Mexico safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Mexico for female travelers?
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based on 186 experiences from female travelers
Cynthia
Colombia
Mexico City, Group travel
You generally feel safe in Mexico City if you’re in the “good” side of the city. People are super friendly, the transportation system is efficient and the food is amazing!!! Don’t miss churrería el Moro, the best churros I’ve tried!!! For good tacos go to el cocuyo, so good!
Posted: September 8, 2025Experienced: November, 2023Mérida, Solo travel
I personally loved Merida. It felt perfectly safe during the day and night. Merida, like all of the Yucatán peninsula, is very expensive. It's close to european prices. The city is very touristy and "americanized" with many international restaurants and shops but you can still find good local food. From there, I visited Chichen Itza with a tour, and there are many cool Cenotes you can check out. I definitely recommend you do that.
Posted: August 12, 2025Puerto Vallarta, Group travel
I felt safe in the resort areas, but outside of those, generally unsafe. Horseback riding and the beaches were a must- some beaches were not amenable to visit, so do your homework in advance for which ones to visit
Posted: August 11, 2025Experienced: March, 2005
Pippa
United States
Mexico City, Family travel
I had an incredible experience in Mexico City. It is a massive, bustling, vibrant city with a million things to explore. My family hit the main tourist attractions, including Frida Kahlo’s and Diego Rivera’s houses, Chapultapec Castle, walking around La Condesa and nearby artsy neighborhoods, going to the Zócalo, and going to various markets such as Mercado de la Merced. I ate the best food I have EVER tasted there, and I am not exaggerating. Make sure to eat Tlayudas, and I enjoyed trying fideo seco and in general any tacos I could find. I felt very safe there, but it is good to note that I am from a relatively big city as well, so walking around busier and sometimes more rough and tumble streets felt more natural to me. I had to get used to handling cash and being careful with my belongings especially in crowded areas, but no one in my family was robbed or pickpocketed while there. One thing I will say is that someone did give us change in fake money, which apparently is an issue there. A taxi driver alerted us to it when we tried to pay him, and he told us to be very aware when purchasing things and to check that the money is real. We got around by taxi and uber mostly, and we had no issues. I was greatly improving my Spanish at the time so that helped. Something that was really nice transportation-wise, was we ordered Ubers for day trips and had them wait for us while we explored the destination. For example, we went out to see Teotihuacán (a MUST SEE) and it was really nice to have the security of an Uber waiting for us and a set fare. Also, the driver was really nice and was able to give us a ton of information about the area. Overall an incredible experience and I want to go back!! THE FOOD THE FOOD THE FOOD
Posted: August 9, 2025Akumal, Solo travel
I love living here in Akumal, it's a cute little village that is known because there are many turtles here, which I love 🐢 But they are also very focused on respecting nature and the animals that live here.
Posted: August 8, 2025Experienced: August, 2025How safe is Mexico for women?
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Based on 128 local experiences
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Based on 128 local experiences
Mexico City
Daylight in good areas is ok, try not to go out at night alone. The touristic areas are usually safe, just be aware of pickpockets on crowded places, there are some safe areas at night when theres still people around.
Posted: October 7, 2025
Debbie
Playa del Carmen
It's safe even when you can read a lot of things about Mexico! Of course, there's a lot of people around from a lot of different countries and sometimes when people drink they do stupid things but everything it's good, no worries 👍
Posted: October 6, 2025
Sabine
Lomas Verdes
Compared to other parts of Mexico State or Mexico City I would say Lomas Verdes is a pretty decent place to live. Public transport is a problem, you need a car to go anywhere since there are few bus routes and vehicles. Theres also a lot of traffic. There’s not much crime, a bit of burglary and assault sometimes
Posted: September 7, 2025Mexico City
When saying in the expat neighborhood, I always feel safe, day and night. That being said, I do not venture out of these main neighborhoods at night. Leah’s have to be traveling smart of course, but in the two years I’ve lived here I’ve felt very secure so far.
Posted: August 23, 2025Mexico City
Mexico is not the safest place on earth. But if you are carefull it's okay. As a woman you can use public transport without fear thanks to the compartments reserved for women at the front of the transport. Also, you should not show too many signs of wealth.
Posted: August 20, 2025Safety in Mexico
