Ranking 2026
The best places for a first solo trip
Ease and safety weigh 50%: cities where you find your feet fast and meet people without trying.
Safety 25%Ease 25%Social life 20%Safety for women 15%Cost for one 8%
- 1
LisbonPortugal · May–JulSolo-only hostels, a metro that stops at 1am and a tourist tax that adds up83
- 2
MontréalCanada · May–JunSimple metro, all-night airport bus, a real queer Village and serious winters83
- 3
AmsterdamNetherlands · May–SeptA small city by bike, night trains from Schiphol, and prices that add up fast80
- 4PortoPortugal · Jun–Sept80
- 5LjubljanaSlovenia · Jun–Oct79
- 6CopenhagenDenmark · May–Sept78
- 7DublinIreland · May–Sept78
- 8VallettaMalta · Mar–Jun78
- 9BerlinGermany · May–Jun77
- 10PragueCzechia · May–Sept77
- 11MadridSpain · Sept–Oct76
- 12BudapestHungary · Aug–Oct75
- 13ReykjavíkIceland · Jul–Aug75
- 14TaipeiTaiwan · Nov–Apr75
- 15ValenciaSpain · Sept–Jun75
- 16BarcelonaSpain · Apr–Jul74
- 17TallinnEstonia · May–Jul73
- 18EdinburghUnited Kingdom · May–Sept72
- 19Buenos AiresArgentina · Aug–Dec66
- 20MilanItaly · Sept–Oct66
- 21TokyoJapan · Apr–May64
- 22NaplesItaly · Apr62
- 23PalermoItaly · Apr–Jun62
- 24HanoiVietnam · Nov–Feb61
- 25BolognaItaly · Sept–Oct60
- 26New YorkUnited States · May–Jun60
- 27Cape TownSouth Africa · Sept–May55
- 28Chiang MaiThailand · Dec–Jan43
- 29BangkokThailand · Dec–Feb41
- 30Mexico CityMexico · Nov–Apr31
Solo Score v1 · updated 2026-11-02 · data under CC BY 4.0