Prague Ranks Top Solo Travel City in Europe
Radical Storage's Solo Travel Index ranks 48 European cities on costs, safety and hostel availability for solo travelers.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Europe
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Radical Storage published the Solo Travel Index, ranking 48 of Europe's most visited cities for solo travelers. Prague, Czechia placed first, while Zürich, Switzerland ranked as the worst city in Europe for solo travel.
Why it matters
The index translates daily spending, safety and budget-accommodation availability into a single ranking, giving solo travelers a clear comparison of trip costs across destinations. The results show a wide gap between the most and least affordable options.
The index rates each of the 48 cities from one to 10 on 11 factors, including average daily spend, the Numbeo safety score and hostel count, then averages the scores. The methodology does not address how prices shift across the year, and the stub does not report any changes to the rankings over time.
The players
Radical Storage
Radical Storage is the company that published the Solo Travel Index and its 48-city European ranking.
The details
Each city was rated against the others on 11 factors and the scores were averaged into an overall result. Istanbul ranked third because it has the lowest hostel dorm bed prices of any city studied, while Zürich has the second-highest food costs and third-highest transport costs.
Timeline
Published November 2, 2026 by Radical Storage.
Seasonal Patterns
The Solo Travel Index ranks cities on daily spend, safety and hostel availability rather than seasonal tourism cycles, so its findings reflect cost structure rather than peak-versus-shoulder timing. Its results place Prague ahead of Kraków and Istanbul on a combined cost-and-safety basis.
Solo travelers comparing budgets can use the index's per-day cost figures to estimate spending in Prague versus Zürich. The bottom-10 cities average €252 per day against €153 in the top 10, so city choice alone changes daily budgets substantially.
The takeaway
Choosing a lower-cost destination such as Prague can cut daily solo travel spending by well over a third compared with the most expensive cities in the index. Budget-conscious solo travelers should weigh accommodation and food costs together, since they drive much of the gap between cities.
Further reading
For more on planning trips across the continent, see Europe travel coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Euronews English.
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