Ranking 2026
Where to travel alone as a trans or non-binary person
Legal gender recognition weighs 30%: it matters for documents, checks and healthcare.
Trans recognition 30%LGBTQ+ inclusivity 20%Safety 15%Safety for women 10%Social life 10%
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MontréalCanada · May–JunSimple metro, all-night airport bus, a real queer Village and serious winters89
- 2
LisbonPortugal · May–JulSolo-only hostels, a metro that stops at 1am and a tourist tax that adds up86
- 3
MadridSpain · Sept–OctFree museum hours, language exchanges and night buses until morning86
- 4VallettaMalta · Mar–Jun86
- 5BarcelonaSpain · Apr–Jul85
- 6CopenhagenDenmark · May–Sept85
- 7ReykjavíkIceland · Jul–Aug85
- 8ValenciaSpain · Sept–Jun85
- 9PortoPortugal · Jun–Sept84
- 10BerlinGermany · May–Jun83
- 11DublinIreland · May–Sept82
- 12Buenos AiresArgentina · Aug–Dec77
- 13TaipeiTaiwan · Nov–Apr72
- 14AmsterdamNetherlands · May–Sept71
- 15LjubljanaSlovenia · Jun–Oct70
- 16PragueCzechia · May–Sept67
- 17TallinnEstonia · May–Jul67
- 18TokyoJapan · Apr–May67
- 19EdinburghUnited Kingdom · May–Sept65
- 20MilanItaly · Sept–Oct61
- 21Mexico CityMexico · Nov–Apr60
- 22New YorkUnited States · May–Jun60
- 23NaplesItaly · Apr59
- 24PalermoItaly · Apr–Jun59
- 25BolognaItaly · Sept–Oct58
- 26Cape TownSouth Africa · Sept–May57
- 27HanoiVietnam · Nov–Feb56
- 28BudapestHungary · Aug–Oct48
- 29Chiang MaiThailand · Dec–Jan41
- 30BangkokThailand · Dec–Feb40
Solo Score v1 · updated 2026-11-02 · data under CC BY 4.0