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
MontréalCanada · May–JunSimple metro, all-night airport bus, a real queer Village and serious winters82
- 2
LisbonPortugal · May–JulSolo-only hostels, a metro that stops at 1am and a tourist tax that adds up81
- 3
LjubljanaSlovenia · Jun–OctA pedestrian centre, Metelkova after dark and a former prison turned hostel.78
- 4PortoPortugal · Jun–Sept78
- 5PragueCzechia · May–Sept77
- 6AmsterdamNetherlands · May–Sept76
- 7BerlinGermany · May–Jun76
- 8TaipeiTaiwan · Nov–Apr76
- 9VallettaMalta · Mar–Jun76
- 10BudapestHungary · Aug–Oct74
- 11MadridSpain · Sept–Oct74
- 12ValenciaSpain · Sept–Jun74
- 13CopenhagenDenmark · May–Sept73
- 14DublinIreland · May–Sept73
- 15TallinnEstonia · May–Jul73
- 16BarcelonaSpain · Apr–Jul72
- 17EdinburghUnited Kingdom · May–Sept69
- 18ReykjavíkIceland · Jul–Aug67
- 19Buenos AiresArgentina · Aug–Dec66
- 20TokyoJapan · Apr–May66
- 21MilanItaly · Sept–Oct65
- 22HanoiVietnam · Nov–Feb63
- 23NaplesItaly · Apr63
- 24PalermoItaly · Apr–Jun63
- 25BolognaItaly · Sept–Oct60
- 26Cape TownSouth Africa · Sept–May58
- 27New YorkUnited States · May–Jun57
- 28Chiang MaiThailand · Dec–Jan44
- 29BangkokThailand · Dec–Feb42
- 30Mexico CityMexico · Nov–Apr34
Solo Score v1 · updated 2026-11-02 · data under CC BY 4.0