Berlin Travel Forum

I am thinking of travelling to Berlin for 3 or 4 days in May on my own. I am perfectly content in my own company but was wondering if Berlin is a safe city for a lone travel. I am a male in my 30's and relatively streetwise. Are there any areas that i should avoid and where would be a good central point to stay to visit the main sites on foot?

Thanks in advance
Gary.

Just take the usual precautionary measures and your're as safe as you can be in a big city.

Areas to avoid are more outside of Berlin, then again, there are no real "no-go-areas" in Berlin. Despite the fact that there can always be a drunk person who wants to bother other people, I certainly wouldn't worry about safety. In Berlin, women at your age and younger walk home alone late at night.

Try to find an accomodation in the Mitte area. Most main sights are then within walking distance. If you want to stay in a hostel, rather than a hotel, try Citystay (http://www.citystay.de/) or The Circus (http://www.circus-berlin.de).

a) Berlin is pretty safe
b) Berlin is a huge and widespread city. While many sights in the district Mitte, the distance still add up. Thus day tickets (EUR 6,10) or offers like the Berlin Welcome Card are a good idea.
http://www.visitberlin.de/welcomecard/index.php?lang=en

what do you want to know?

i must warn you that its all fairly uninteresting.

whether you have a hairy chest, lots of money in the Bank and single

yes, maybe and no are the answers to that, i hope it helps

anyway Berlin?

Oh, enough about Berlin...let's talk about *you*!!

[kidding]

I spent 5 days in Berlin as a lone traveler, oh...about 3 years ago. I stayed in Prenzlauerberg, which was at the time gentrifying rapidly, but which was still a little rough 'n' dusty. I used public transport exclusively, and explored the majority of the major sights, and a few of the less-popular (The Gruenewald, the Tempelhof Airport area). Walked everywhere I didn't ride the S- or U-Bahn. Took in a concert at the Kulturforum, and stuffed myself with good beer and pastries.

I have to say that it was a wonderful week in all respects. At no time did I feel threatened, or even bothered, in any way. Restaurants and pubs greeted and treated me graciously, even as a singleton diner. It probably helped that I speak pretty good German, but I don't think my experiences would have differed much even without the language knowledge.

As was noted: behave in Berlin as you would in any major city in the world. Keep a watchful eye, and exercise reasonable caution -- but there's nothing special to fear in Berlin, or to worry about excessively. You'll have a great time.

Hi there,

Yes its very safe even using public transport in the middle of the night is safe.
If you go to tourist places you will be fine. There are also plenty of taxies around if needed. I know for sure because I am from Berlin. If you have any questions just ask maybe I can give you more information.