● November 2026 edition

An independent guide for people who travel alone

Ranking 2026

The best destinations for solo travellers over 50

Safety and ease come first, nightlife barely counts.

Safety 25%Ease 25%Social life 15%Cost for one 15%Safety for women 10%
  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 up81
  3. 3LjubljanaSlovenia · Jun–OctA pedestrian centre, Metelkova after dark and a former prison turned hostel.78
  4. 4PortoPortugal · Jun–Sept78
  5. 5PragueCzechia · May–Sept77
  6. 6AmsterdamNetherlands · May–Sept76
  7. 7BerlinGermany · May–Jun76
  8. 8TaipeiTaiwan · Nov–Apr76
  9. 9VallettaMalta · Mar–Jun76
  10. 10BudapestHungary · Aug–Oct74
  11. 11MadridSpain · Sept–Oct74
  12. 12ValenciaSpain · Sept–Jun74
  13. 13CopenhagenDenmark · May–Sept73
  14. 14DublinIreland · May–Sept73
  15. 15TallinnEstonia · May–Jul73
  16. 16BarcelonaSpain · Apr–Jul72
  17. 17EdinburghUnited Kingdom · May–Sept69
  18. 18ReykjavíkIceland · Jul–Aug67
  19. 19Buenos AiresArgentina · Aug–Dec66
  20. 20TokyoJapan · Apr–May66
  21. 21MilanItaly · Sept–Oct65
  22. 22HanoiVietnam · Nov–Feb63
  23. 23NaplesItaly · Apr63
  24. 24PalermoItaly · Apr–Jun63
  25. 25BolognaItaly · Sept–Oct60
  26. 26Cape TownSouth Africa · Sept–May58
  27. 27New YorkUnited States · May–Jun57
  28. 28Chiang MaiThailand · Dec–Jan44
  29. 29BangkokThailand · Dec–Feb42
  30. 30Mexico CityMexico · Nov–Apr34

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