● November 2026 edition

An independent guide for people who travel alone

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. 1LisbonPortugal · May–JulSolo-only hostels, a metro that stops at 1am and a tourist tax that adds up83
  2. 2MontréalCanada · May–JunSimple metro, all-night airport bus, a real queer Village and serious winters83
  3. 3AmsterdamNetherlands · May–SeptA small city by bike, night trains from Schiphol, and prices that add up fast80
  4. 4PortoPortugal · Jun–Sept80
  5. 5LjubljanaSlovenia · Jun–Oct79
  6. 6CopenhagenDenmark · May–Sept78
  7. 7DublinIreland · May–Sept78
  8. 8VallettaMalta · Mar–Jun78
  9. 9BerlinGermany · May–Jun77
  10. 10PragueCzechia · May–Sept77
  11. 11MadridSpain · Sept–Oct76
  12. 12BudapestHungary · Aug–Oct75
  13. 13ReykjavíkIceland · Jul–Aug75
  14. 14TaipeiTaiwan · Nov–Apr75
  15. 15ValenciaSpain · Sept–Jun75
  16. 16BarcelonaSpain · Apr–Jul74
  17. 17TallinnEstonia · May–Jul73
  18. 18EdinburghUnited Kingdom · May–Sept72
  19. 19Buenos AiresArgentina · Aug–Dec66
  20. 20MilanItaly · Sept–Oct66
  21. 21TokyoJapan · Apr–May64
  22. 22NaplesItaly · Apr62
  23. 23PalermoItaly · Apr–Jun62
  24. 24HanoiVietnam · Nov–Feb61
  25. 25BolognaItaly · Sept–Oct60
  26. 26New YorkUnited States · May–Jun60
  27. 27Cape TownSouth Africa · Sept–May55
  28. 28Chiang MaiThailand · Dec–Jan43
  29. 29BangkokThailand · Dec–Feb41
  30. 30Mexico CityMexico · Nov–Apr31

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