Is Switzerland safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Switzerland for female travelers?
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based on 101 experiences from female travelers
Magui
Argentina
Zermatt, Solo travel
Increeedible! đ€Żif you like trekkings you need to do! But very expensive. Fun fact, zermatt is a car free city, so you need to arrive there by train. Loved my stay there, will recommended to anyone. It is goo to go on low season, muchchaper, and not as crowdes
Posted: November 23, 2025
Akeyo
Luxembourg
St. Gallen, Group travel
I loved everything about St Gallen. I am from Luxembourg so the city and the streets felt very familiar. I enjoyed my time there. The only downside to St Gallen is how expensive everything was. Transport, accommodation and food. Also, entry into some places was very expensive, but to some other places it was very affordable.
Posted: November 12, 2025Experienced: May, 2025Switzerland, Family travel
I felt extremely safe, one of the few locations where even walking late at night posed no threat. The country is quite expensive, but if youâre staying in a hostel youâll be able to save up and also meet likeminded individuals!
Posted: October 20, 2025
Zeynep
Turkey
Switzerland, Solo travel
I was going to Zurich alone and I was feeling totally safe. At night I had take a train to Basel at 9pm I easily went to the station and arrived after some hours and I was walking alone very late but I was just feeling safe and relax. The next day I wemt to the Bern and in the same day I came back to Basel and made a late walking in the street. Everything was so nice.
Posted: August 10, 2025Geneva, Family travel
Geneva is lovely. I felt pretty safe there, everyone was just minding their own business. Everything is quite expensive. There are lots of things to do, many luxury shops, you can walk/cycle around the LĂ©man lake... I recommend the Botanical Garden of Geneva, which is amazing and 100% free!
Posted: July 30, 2025Experienced: July, 2024How safe is Switzerland for women?
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Based on 468 local experiences
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Based on 468 local experiences
Vassilki
Basel
Its very safe to come here and even walk around at night in most places in basel and in switzerland in general. People arent very open and talkative but there arent lots of crimes here and you mostly feel safe throughout the city
Posted: November 22, 2025
Danaé
Lausanne
Lausanne is my heart town I love it. I think itâs pretty safe I mean you can let your wallet and Keys and phone and life on your blanket at the beach and come back and everything is still there. (But donât take the risk) There is no thief or pickpocket. Not at all !!(embarrassing for us when we go somewhere where there is pickpockets because we have the impression itâs ok) And for a woman alone, maybe just avoid âtunnelâ and âla riponneâ because there is some junkie and you can feel inconfortable but they are not bad of something. You can feel safe at Lausanne đ
Posted: November 21, 2025
Elena
Winterthur
Itâs usually very safe except at some locations at night. Especially at the train station there can be some strange people but personally Iâve never had a bad experience. There are usually some security guards.
Posted: November 16, 2025
Emilie
Porrentruy
Small rural town, 7'000 people living there, everybody knows everybody. It's safe to come here. You might come across drunk or high people sometimes tho, like in every city, staying aware when walking alone at night. There aren't so many things to do so I wouldn't advise staying more than 2 or 3 days.
Posted: November 13, 2025Zurich
Nothing to be afraid of, it is a very safe city where also women can walk alone at night. In general the crime rates in Switzerland are very low and there is nothing that you have to be or should be afraid of.
Posted: November 13, 2025Safety in Switzerland
