● November 2026 edition

An independent guide for people who travel alone

Ranking 2026

The easiest cities to meet people

Social life only: checked ways to find company, from hostels to run clubs.

  1. 1MilanItaly · Sept–OctPricey but well organised, with easy ways to meet people every night67
  2. 2LisbonPortugal · May–JulSolo-only hostels, a metro that stops at 1am and a tourist tax that adds up63
  3. 3MadridSpain · Sept–OctFree museum hours, language exchanges and night buses until morning63
  4. 4BarcelonaSpain · Apr–Jul58
  5. 5TaipeiTaiwan · Nov–Apr58
  6. 6ValenciaSpain · Sept–Jun58
  7. 7VallettaMalta · Mar–Jun58
  8. 8AmsterdamNetherlands · May–Sept54
  9. 9BudapestHungary · Aug–Oct54
  10. 10LjubljanaSlovenia · Jun–Oct54
  11. 11New YorkUnited States · May–Jun54
  12. 12BerlinGermany · May–Jun50
  13. 13Buenos AiresArgentina · Aug–Dec50
  14. 14Chiang MaiThailand · Dec–Jan50
  15. 15EdinburghUnited Kingdom · May–Sept50
  16. 16MontréalCanada · May–Jun50
  17. 17PragueCzechia · May–Sept50
  18. 18ReykjavíkIceland · Jul–Aug50
  19. 19TallinnEstonia · May–Jul50
  20. 20TokyoJapan · Apr–May50
  21. 21Cape TownSouth Africa · Sept–May46
  22. 22CopenhagenDenmark · May–Sept46
  23. 23PortoPortugal · Jun–Sept46
  24. 24BangkokThailand · Dec–Feb42
  25. 25BolognaItaly · Sept–Oct42
  26. 26DublinIreland · May–Sept42
  27. 27HanoiVietnam · Nov–Feb42
  28. 28Mexico CityMexico · Nov–Apr42
  29. 29NaplesItaly · Apr42
  30. 30PalermoItaly · Apr–Jun42

Solo Score v1 · updated 2026-11-02 · data under CC BY 4.0