● November 2026 edition

An independent guide for people who travel alone

Ranking 2026

The best places for women travelling alone

Ranked with the solo-woman weights: safety for women at 30%, then general safety, social life and ease.

Safety for women 30%Safety 15%Social life 15%Ease 15%Cost for one 12%
  1. 1MontréalCanada · May–JunSimple metro, all-night airport bus, a real queer Village and serious winters82
  2. 2LisbonPortugal · May–JulSolo-only hostels, a metro that stops at 1am and a tourist tax that adds up79
  3. 3LjubljanaSlovenia · Jun–OctA pedestrian centre, Metelkova after dark and a former prison turned hostel.79
  4. 4TaipeiTaiwan · Nov–Apr79
  5. 5AmsterdamNetherlands · May–Sept78
  6. 6BerlinGermany · May–Jun77
  7. 7CopenhagenDenmark · May–Sept77
  8. 8MadridSpain · Sept–Oct77
  9. 9ValenciaSpain · Sept–Jun77
  10. 10PortoPortugal · Jun–Sept76
  11. 11PragueCzechia · May–Sept76
  12. 12TallinnEstonia · May–Jul76
  13. 13VallettaMalta · Mar–Jun76
  14. 14BarcelonaSpain · Apr–Jul75
  15. 15BudapestHungary · Aug–Oct74
  16. 16DublinIreland · May–Sept74
  17. 17ReykjavíkIceland · Jul–Aug73
  18. 18TokyoJapan · Apr–May72
  19. 19EdinburghUnited Kingdom · May–Sept70
  20. 20MilanItaly · Sept–Oct68
  21. 21Buenos AiresArgentina · Aug–Dec67
  22. 22PalermoItaly · Apr–Jun66
  23. 23NaplesItaly · Apr65
  24. 24New YorkUnited States · May–Jun64
  25. 25BolognaItaly · Sept–Oct63
  26. 26HanoiVietnam · Nov–Feb60
  27. 27Cape TownSouth Africa · Sept–May53
  28. 28Chiang MaiThailand · Dec–Jan52
  29. 29BangkokThailand · Dec–Feb50
  30. 30Mexico CityMexico · Nov–Apr33

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