Is Spain safe for solo female travelers?

Spain is generally a safe country for solo female travelers. Both urban areas and rural regions have low levels of crime. It is always prudent to take basic precautions, such as avoiding poorly lit and deserted areas late at night, keeping a close eye on personal belongings in crowded places, and not sharing your personal details or itineraries with strangers. Public transportation and taxis are usually safe and reliable. However, like anywhere else, incidents can occur, so staying alert and using common sense is important.

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How safe is Spain for solo female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.4 /5

based on 489 experiences from female travelers

Lloret De Mar, Couple travel

Lloret isn’t a big town but it has everything for both soul satisfaction (beach, landscapes, calm pace) and nightlife/partying for those interested. After ~10 pm streets are packed with youth going places but you can avoid the crowds by climbing the hill and observing sea+stars

Posted: November 28, 2025
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Sonya

Sonya

Russia

Spain, Family travel

It was cool in Spain. The people are friendly, the architecture is beautiful, the food is delicious. but I didn't always feel safe in Barcelona, especially in Raval. The north of Spain is my dream, it's very beautiful and has a magnificent ocean. Octopuses in paprika should be tried by everyone

Posted: November 27, 2025Experienced: September, 2022
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Spain, Family travel

I have travelled in Spain many times and it has always been really nice country and also all the different cities that I have been in. There is lot of things to do and it’s nice country with nice people!

Posted: November 26, 2025
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Madrid, Solo travel

Well, the subway is incredible it’s really very easy to use worse a little expensive if you don’t know how it works when buying the tickets, in the center of Madrid there are many many tourists also scammers tried to rob me 3 times and they scammed me 1 time in the stores in the center so be careful there are also many policemen, the rest the food is delicious but if your suitcase breaks at the airport they won’t answer you you must write an email to the airline, I loved Madrid is beautiful it reminds me a lot of Bogota, it was incredible it’s a little expensive but if you are outside the center you can find better places to eat

Posted: November 19, 2025
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How safe is Spain for women?

Local safety index

4.3 /5

Based on 591 local experiences

Local crime index

2.1 /5

Based on 591 local experiences

Madrid

it’s very safe, only you have to be careful in the subway with your stuff because there are people that keep your things and you even saw them, there are very careful to steal your phone or your wallet

Posted: November 23, 2025
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Getxo

Getxo is absolutely safe to go. Especially the districts las arenas, Algorta and neguri. Romo is good as well. You can come home at night walking from the metro without being afraid. But always lock you bike, if possible, inside.

Posted: November 23, 2025
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Denia

Denia is a small town on the coast, just one hour by bus from Valencia. It has a huge port in it, so obviously a lot of rich pearls stay and live in denia. Because of that the safety level is high, “ocupas” are not active here and crime level is very low

Posted: November 20, 2025
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Spain

Spain is decently safe as long as you stay aware and do not leave valuables in sight. In the bigger cities, beware of pickpockets. I have had a phone stolen during a large en event in the city of Valencia but in my smaller city in northern Valencian, I have never had problems.

Posted: November 20, 2025
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Safety in Spain

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Raquel

Raquel

Barcelona

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1 day

About me

Hi there!! I'm a open-minded person who loves travelling and sharing. I have lived in a few different places and known lots of lovely people everywhere 🌸✨ I have many different interests, such as languages, history, art, computer science, videogames... I love DIY, roller skating and exercising; right now I'm pretty proud of myself for going to the gym every day 💪🏻

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Laia

Laia

Barcelona

Can host for:

7 days

About me

Hey girls! I’m Laia, a 21 year old spanish girl who’s always willing to explore around and have new experiences. I’m a huge fan of traveling, learning about other cultures/languages, dancing and cooking. I’m currently studying aerospace engineering in Barcelona and I absolutely love it (but the truth is that I just wanna graduate and be able to have time to travel and make friends around the world 🥹💗).

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Expats in Spain

Irati

Irati

Vitoria-Gasteiz

About me

Irati, named as the forest in my profile pic, I am a nature lover since I was born. I live in Vitoria-Gasteiz in the Basque Country, but I've just started my PhD research visitation in Milton Keynes in the UK this September. I love learning new languages and meeting new people.

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Somaya

Somaya

Sabadell

About me

My name is Somaya, but you can me call me Maya, I'm 20 years old. I love traveling, I'm a big fan of museums and art, and I'm a student. I graduated from TSI AUCA college in Kyrgyzstan with a degree in graphic design. I am half Iranian and half Kyrgyz. Currently moved to spain to get another degree in Interior design.

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