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Travel difficulty in Europe 2026

157 cities in Europe, from the easiest first trip to the hardest. The trickiest factor across the region is language (average 2.0/5).

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Easiest first 157

  1. 🇨🇭 GrindelwaldSwitzerlandVery easy1.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Ask your hotel for the Guest Card — local buses 121, 122 and 123 are then free
  2. 🇫🇮 HelsinkiFinlandVery easy1.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    The airport is in zone C — buy an ABC ticket in the HSL app or risk a fine
  3. 🇨🇭 InterlakenSwitzerlandVery easy1.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Jungfrau railway tickets are pricey — check Half Fare Card or pass discounts first
  4. 🇳🇱 UtrechtNetherlandsVery easy1.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Schiphol to Utrecht is one direct train; tap in and out with the same card
  5. 🇨🇭 ZermattSwitzerlandVery easy1.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Park in Täsch and take the shuttle train; Swiss Travel Pass gives 50% off Zermatt lifts
  6. 🇩🇰 AarhusDenmarkVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Airport is far out — take the airport bus, or fly to Billund/Copenhagen and go by train
  7. 🇬🇧 BathUnited KingdomVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Don't drive into town (one-way jams); arrive by train or use Park & Ride
  8. 🇳🇴 BergenNorwayVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Take the Bybanen light rail to the airport instead of a costly taxi
  9. 🇨🇭 BernSwitzerlandVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Overnight guests get a free Bern Ticket for trams, buses and the Gurten funicular
  10. 🇮🇪 CorkIrelandVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Airport buses 225/226 run every 30 min to the bus and train stations
  11. 🇮🇪 GalwayIrelandVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    From Dublin Airport take a direct coach to Galway; no need to go via the city
  12. 🇨🇭 LucerneSwitzerlandVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Swiss Travel Pass covers Rigi and lake boats; Pilatus is only half price
  13. 🇬🇧 OxfordUnited KingdomVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    From Heathrow take The Airline coach straight to Oxford; no need to go via London
  14. 🇮🇸 ReykjavikIcelandVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Check safetravel.is and road conditions before leaving town; roads close often in winter
  15. 🇫🇮 RovaniemiFinlandVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Bus 8 runs town–Santa Claus Village–airport — far cheaper than a taxi
  16. 🇳🇴 TromsøNorwayVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Don't self-drive aurora hunts in winter — book a tour, and wear ice grips
  17. 🇨🇭 ZurichSwitzerlandVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Pay in francs, not euros — euro prices use poor rates and change comes in CHF
  18. 🇩🇰 CopenhagenDenmarkVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Metro M2 links the airport 24/7 — no need for an expensive taxi
  19. 🇳🇴 OsloNorwayVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Vy regional trains to the airport are cheaper than Flytoget and nearly as fast
  20. 🇳🇱 RotterdamNetherlandsVery easy1.2/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Just tap a contactless bank card on trains and metro; no ticket needed
  21. 🇵🇱 GdańskPolandVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Validate paper tickets: SKM before boarding, trams right after you get on
  22. 🇸🇮 LjubljanaSloveniaVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    City buses take no cash — buy an Urbana card at a kiosk or machine first
  23. 🇵🇱 PoznańPolandVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Hotel rates surge during Poznań trade-fair weeks — check the fair calendar
  24. 🇱🇹 VilniusLithuaniaVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    The airport is close — train, bus or Bolt reaches the Old Town in ~15 min
  25. 🇵🇱 WrocławPolandVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    At the airport skip touting drivers — take bus 106 or Bolt/Uber
  26. 🇬🇧 BelfastUnited KingdomVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Flying into Dublin works too: hourly direct coaches run Dublin Airport–Belfast
  27. 🇬🇧 BirminghamUnited KingdomVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    The airport station is Birmingham International, linked by a free monorail
  28. 🇬🇧 BristolUnited KingdomVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Bristol Airport to centre: A1 Airport Flyer runs 24/7; tap on with contactless
  29. 🇨🇭 GenevaSwitzerlandVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Hotel guests get a free Geneva Transport Card — ask for it at check-in
  30. 🇬🇧 GlasgowUnited KingdomVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    From GLA take the 24/7 Airport Express 500 bus; quick and far cheaper than a taxi
  31. 🇱🇺 LuxembourgLuxembourgVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Public transport is free — take the tram from the airport instead of a pricey taxi
  32. 🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlandsVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Tap in and out with the same contactless card on trains and trams; never skip tap-out
  33. 🇬🇧 LondonUnited KingdomVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Tap the same contactless card on Tube and bus; daily fare cap applies automatically
  34. 🇬🇧 ManchesterUnited KingdomVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Hail a black cab or book Uber/Bolt; never take an unbooked minicab off the street
  35. 🇸🇪 StockholmSwedenVery easy1.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Check the yellow comparison-price sticker on the taxi window before getting in
  36. 🇵🇹 CoimbraPortugalEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Fast trains stop at Coimbra-B outside the centre; connect by local train, bus or taxi
  37. 🇵🇹 FaroPortugalEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    For Algarve beaches use Bolt/Uber or a rental car — regional buses are infrequent
  38. 🇦🇹 InnsbruckAustriaEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    The Innsbruck Card covers Nordkette cable cars, sights and city transit
  39. 🇦🇹 SalzburgAustriaEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    The Salzburg Card bundles buses, the fortress funicular and main sights
  40. 🇸🇮 BledSloveniaEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Lakeside restaurants are overpriced — walk 15 min into town for a local gostilna
  41. 🇧🇪 BrugesBelgiumEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Eat a street or two away from the Markt; prices drop noticeably
  42. 🇪🇪 TallinnEstoniaEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Don't hail street taxis — book via Bolt and see the fare upfront
  43. 🇲🇹 VallettaMaltaEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Book cabs on Bolt, Uber or eCabs so the fare is fixed before you ride
  44. 🇨🇿 Český KrumlovCzechiaEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 1
    Book Prague buses ahead — in peak season drivers only sell tickets if seats are left
  45. 🇧🇪 AntwerpBelgiumEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    From Brussels Airport take a direct train to Antwerpen-Centraal
  46. 🇨🇿 BrnoCzechiaEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Use Bolt or Uber rather than taxis waiting at the station
  47. 🇧🇪 GhentBelgiumEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Gent-Sint-Pieters station is far from the centre; tram 1 runs straight in
  48. 🇬🇧 BrightonUnited KingdomEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Book taxis on Uber or the local Streamline Taxis app
  49. 🇮🇪 DublinIrelandEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Dublin Bus gives no change; buy a Leap card at the airport first
  50. 🇬🇧 EdinburghUnited KingdomEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Book August Festival Fringe stays months ahead; room rates spike
  51. 🇸🇪 GothenburgSwedenEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    No cash on trams — buy tickets in the Västtrafik To Go app before boarding
  52. 🇬🇧 LiverpoolUnited KingdomEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Airport: 500 bus to town; at rush hour switch to the train at South Parkway
  53. 🇵🇱 WarsawPolandEasy1.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    When a terminal or ATM offers your home currency, decline — always pay in złoty
  54. 🇩🇪 FüssenGermanyEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 3 · Safety 1
    Payments 3 · Cards spreading, but bakeries and small eateries may be cash-only
  55. 🇦🇹 HallstattAustriaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Getting around 3 · Station is across the lake (10-min ferry); buses need a change
  56. 🇬🇷 MeteoraGreeceEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Getting around 3 · Kalambaka trains suspended; taxi, tour or summer bus to monasteries
  57. 🇷🇴 BrașovRomaniaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Most fly into Bucharest; trains and shuttles reach Brașov in about 3 hours
  58. 🇷🇴 Cluj-NapocaRomaniaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Use Bolt or Uber rather than hailing street taxis
  59. 🇭🇷 DubrovnikCroatiaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Buy the airport shuttle ticket beforehand — it isn't sold on board
  60. 🇨🇾 PaphosCyprusEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Getting around 3 · Airport and town buses exist, but exploring needs a rental car
  61. 🇭🇷 ZadarCroatiaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Skip airport taxis — take the Liburnija airport bus or call Bolt/Uber
  62. 🇭🇷 ZagrebCroatiaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Skip clubs whose touts approach you on the street; ride with Bolt or Uber
  63. 🇩🇪 CologneGermanyEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Many Kölsch brewhouses and kiosks prefer cash or Girocard
  64. 🇩🇪 FrankfurtGermanyEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Apple-wine taverns and kiosks are often cash or Girocard only
  65. 🇩🇪 HeidelbergGermanyEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Cards are spreading, but bakeries and small pubs may be cash-only
  66. 🇫🇷 LyonFranceEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 1 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English mainly in hotels and at sights; a translator app helps
  67. 🇩🇪 MunichGermanyEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Some beer gardens, bakeries and kiosks still take cash only
  68. 🇪🇸 San SebastiánSpainEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Uber launched here in 2026 and its app can also call local taxis
  69. 🇫🇷 StrasbourgFranceEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 1 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · French first, but the EU presence means fair English and German
  70. 🇸🇰 BratislavaSlovakiaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Flying into Vienna? Direct buses reach Bratislava in about an hour
  71. 🇵🇱 KrakówPolandEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Don't follow promoters or friendly strangers into clubs — bills get padded
  72. 🇪🇸 MadridSpainEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Never leave your phone or wallet on a bar or terrace table — a favourite target
  73. 🇮🇹 MilanItalyEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    If someone tries to tie a string on your wrist at the Duomo, pull away and walk on
  74. 🇱🇻 RigaLatviaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Never follow friendly strangers to a bar they choose — bills can be huge
  75. 🇦🇹 ViennaAustriaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Buy concert tickets at the venue box office or official site, not from street touts
  76. 🇭🇺 BudapestHungaryEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Street 'invites' lead to rip-off bars; some force victims to ATMs
  77. 🇨🇿 PragueCzechiaEasy1.8/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 1 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Street taxis overcharge; street changers & fake police target tourists
  78. 🇵🇹 MadeiraPortugalEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Getting around 3 · Walk or take orange buses in town; tours or a car for the island
  79. 🇵🇹 SintraPortugalEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 1
    Getting around 3 · Bus 434 is packed; Uber/Bolt crawl on the same jammed lanes
  80. 🇫🇷 AnnecyFranceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English mainly in hotels and at sights; a translator app helps
  81. 🇫🇷 AvignonFranceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English mainly in hotels and at sights; a translator app helps
  82. 🇪🇸 BilbaoSpainEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Young people speak some English; signs in Basque and Spanish
  83. 🇮🇹 BolognaItalyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · University city: young people speak English; trattorias less so
  84. 🇫🇷 BordeauxFranceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English mostly in hotels and tourist spots; translator app helps
  85. 🇫🇷 ColmarFranceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · French and Alsatian; English is limited — German often works better
  86. 🇩🇪 DresdenGermanyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Small restaurants and bakeries may be cash or Girocard only
  87. 🇩🇪 LeipzigGermanyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Small pubs and snack bars often cash or Girocard only
  88. 🇫🇷 LilleFranceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English mostly in hotels and tourist spots; translator app helps
  89. 🇪🇸 ToledoSpainEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English at sights and tourist restaurants; Spanish with cabbies
  90. 🇫🇷 ToulouseFranceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English mostly in hotels and tourist spots; translator app helps
  91. 🇮🇹 TurinItalyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 1 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Young people and hotels speak English; Italian in local shops
  92. 🇪🇸 AlicanteSpainEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    C6 bus runs straight to the centre; if the taxi queue is long, try Bolt or Cabify
  93. 🇷🇸 BelgradeSerbiaEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Buy a fixed-fare taxi voucher at the airport desk; use CarGo in town
  94. 🇩🇪 BerlinGermanyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Many bars, cafés and Spätis take cash or German Girocard only
  95. 🇷🇴 BucharestRomaniaEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    At the airport, order a cab at the touch-screen kiosk or use Bolt/Uber
  96. 🇮🇹 Cinque TerreItalyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Hiking and riding trains? Get the Cinque Terre Treno Card; always stamp paper tickets
  97. 🇮🇹 ComoItalyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    With NaviTap, tap out when you get off, and check the last ferry before dinner
  98. 🇩🇪 HamburgGermanyEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Payments 3 · Small pubs and snack bars often cash or Girocard only
  99. 🇨🇾 LimassolCyprusEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 1 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · Limited buses in a car-centric city; taxis or a rental car
  100. 🇵🇹 LisbonPortugalEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Tram 28 is a pickpocket magnet — let packed cars pass or ride early morning
  101. 🇪🇸 MálagaSpainEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Take the C1 train from the airport to Málaga Centro — quick and skips the taxi queue
  102. 🇷🇸 Novi SadSerbiaEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Order taxis from major firms by phone or app, not touts at the station
  103. 🇪🇸 Palma de MallorcaSpainEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Use the official airport taxi rank and confirm card payment before setting off
  104. 🇵🇹 PortoPortugalEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Buy one Andante card and top it up — it covers metro and buses, airport included
  105. 🇲🇰 SkopjeNorth MacedoniaEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Use the Vardar Express airport bus or a metered taxi into town
  106. 🇧🇬 SofiaBulgariaEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    At the airport, only take a cab from the official OK Supertrans desk
  107. 🇭🇷 SplitCroatiaEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Agree the fare before boarding an airport taxi, or just call Bolt or Uber
  108. 🇬🇷 ThessalonikiGreeceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    From the airport take bus 01X, or book a taxi on FreeNow or Uber
  109. 🇪🇸 ValenciaSpainEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    From the airport Metro L3/L5 beats a taxi; Bolt and Cabify also work
  110. 🇧🇪 BrusselsBelgiumEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Safety 3 · Pickpockets at Midi/Nord stations and on the metro; avoid at night
  111. 🇫🇷 ParisFranceEasy2.0/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 1 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Safety 3 · Pickpockets very common on the Métro, RER B and at major sights
  112. 🇮🇹 BariItalyModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Limited English; basic at sights and hotels
  113. 🇹🇷 BodrumTürkiyeModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · Dolmuş minibuses link the bays; taxis are expensive
  114. 🇬🇷 ChaniaGreeceModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · Old town is walkable; airport bus 30–40 min; touring needs a car
  115. 🇹🇷 FethiyeTürkiyeModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · Dolmuş run to Ölüdeniz and beyond; Havaş bus to Dalaman airport
  116. 🇮🇹 FlorenceItalyModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English OK in the tourist core; Italian once you leave it
  117. 🇪🇸 GranadaSpainModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Basic English in tourism only; translator app helps elsewhere
  118. 🇬🇷 HeraklionGreeceModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · Walk or bus in town; touring Crete really needs a rental car
  119. 🇭🇷 HvarCroatiaModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · No Uber or Bolt; walk the town, use island buses and water taxis
  120. 🇹🇷 IzmirTürkiyeModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Some young people speak English; a translator app helps a lot
  121. 🇪🇸 Las PalmasSpainModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English menus around Las Canteras; Spanish elsewhere
  122. 🇧🇦 MostarBosnia and HerzegovinaModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · Old town on foot; scenic train and hourly buses to Sarajevo
  123. 🇫🇷 NiceFranceModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Tourist trade speaks decent English; translator app elsewhere
  124. 🇹🇷 PamukkaleTürkiyeModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Basic English at hotels and cafés; translator for dolmuş drivers
  125. 🇧🇬 PlovdivBulgariaModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Hostels and young people speak English; signs and buses in Cyrillic
  126. 🇬🇷 RhodesGreeceModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · Old Town is walkable; buses and metered taxis go to beaches, Lindos
  127. 🇪🇸 SevilleSpainModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Basic English in tourism; local bars and taxis mostly Spanish
  128. 🇮🇹 SienaItalyModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · English OK in the tourist core; Italian once you leave it
  129. 🇧🇬 VarnaBulgariaModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Moderate English in tourism; maps and signs mostly Cyrillic
  130. 🇮🇹 VeronaItalyModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Basic English at sights and hotels; Italian elsewhere
  131. 🇦🇲 YerevanArmeniaModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Russian is widely understood; English among youth and in tourism
  132. 🇧🇦 SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Taxis often double fares with fake price lists — use hotel pickups
  133. 🇬🇷 AthensGreeceModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Safety 3 · Pickpockets common on metro lines 1 and 3; Omonia is rough at night
  134. 🇪🇸 BarcelonaSpainModerate2.2/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Safety 3 · Pickpocket capital: La Rambla, metro, beaches, distraction tricks
  135. 🇲🇰 OhridNorth MacedoniaModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 3 · Payments 3 · Safety 1
    Language 3 · English in tourism; Cyrillic elsewhere, a translator app helps
  136. 🇹🇷 CappadociaTürkiyeModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Hotels and tour desks speak English; only basic elsewhere
  137. 🇪🇸 RondaSpainModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Language 3 · Basic English in tourism; Spanish or a translator app elsewhere
  138. 🇦🇱 TiranaAlbaniaModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Getting around 3 · No metro and heavy traffic; city buses take cash from a conductor
  139. 🇹🇷 AntalyaTürkiyeModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Taxi detours and meter tricks; hotel 'tours' end in pushy shops
  140. 🇬🇪 BatumiGeorgiaModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Bar and casino-area hustles with inflated bills target visitors
  141. 🇲🇪 BudvaMontenegroModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Taxi overcharging is common — confirm the per-km rate or total first
  142. 🇪🇸 IbizaSpainModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Illegal cabs tout fixed fares at airport/clubs; club drinks pricey
  143. 🇲🇪 KotorMontenegroModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Unmetered taxis often overcharge English speakers — agree fare first
  144. 🇬🇷 MykonosGreeceModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Beach bars serving without a menu have hit tourists with huge bills
  145. 🇬🇷 SantoriniGreeceModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Some ATV rentals bill bogus damage; tourist-strip dining is inflated
  146. 🇬🇪 TbilisiGeorgiaModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Bars around Shardeni St. are notorious for huge-bill scams
  147. 🇪🇸 TenerifeSpainModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Scratch-card and timeshare touts work the southern resorts
  148. 🇮🇹 VeniceItalyModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Fish priced per 100 g, pricey drinks; agree gondola price first
  149. 🇫🇷 MarseilleFranceModerate2.4/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Language 3 · English mostly in hotels and tourist spots; translator app helps
  150. 🇮🇹 PositanoItalyModerate2.6/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 2 · Transport 4 · Payments 2 · Safety 2
    Getting around 4 · No Uber; packed SITA buses often can't take you; endless stairs
  151. 🇮🇹 CataniaItalyModerate2.6/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Language 3 · Basic English at hotels and sights; Italian at markets, buses
  152. 🇹🇷 IstanbulTürkiyeModerate2.6/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Taxi meter tricks and note-swapping; 'let's have a drink' bar scams
  153. 🇮🇹 RomeItalyModerate2.6/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 2 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Unlicensed cab touts at Termini/airport; bracelet, petition hustlers
  154. 🇬🇪 KazbegiGeorgiaModerate2.8/5 · Rip-offs 2 · Language 3 · Transport 4 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Getting around 4 · Marshrutka from Tbilisi's Didube takes 3–4 h; Bolt barely works here
  155. 🇦🇱 SarandaAlbaniaModerate2.8/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 3 · Payments 3 · Safety 2
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Euro-priced tourist pricing; Ksamil beaches charge for loungers
  156. 🇮🇹 NaplesItalyModerate2.8/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Fake accident and 'free gift' scams; check the taxi fixed-fare list
  157. 🇮🇹 PalermoItalyModerate2.8/5 · Rip-offs 3 · Language 3 · Transport 3 · Payments 2 · Safety 3
    Rip-offs & haggling 3 · Cabs often quote instead of metering; markets charge tourist prices

By country

CountryCitiesAverage
🇫🇮 Finland2Very easy 1.1
🇨🇭 Switzerland7Very easy 1.1
🇩🇰 Denmark2Very easy 1.2
🇮🇸 Iceland1Very easy 1.2
🇳🇱 Netherlands3Very easy 1.2
🇳🇴 Norway3Very easy 1.2
🇮🇪 Ireland3Very easy 1.3
🇱🇹 Lithuania1Very easy 1.4
🇱🇺 Luxembourg1Very easy 1.4
🇬🇧 United Kingdom11Very easy 1.4
🇵🇱 Poland5Easy 1.5
🇸🇮 Slovenia2Easy 1.5
🇸🇪 Sweden2Easy 1.5
🇪🇪 Estonia1Easy 1.6
🇲🇹 Malta1Easy 1.6
🇦🇹 Austria4Easy 1.7
🇧🇪 Belgium4Easy 1.7
🇨🇿 Czechia3Easy 1.7
🇭🇺 Hungary1Easy 1.8
🇱🇻 Latvia1Easy 1.8
🇸🇰 Slovakia1Easy 1.8
🇭🇷 Croatia5Easy 1.9
🇨🇾 Cyprus2Easy 1.9
🇩🇪 Germany9Easy 1.9
🇵🇹 Portugal6Easy 1.9
🇷🇴 Romania3Easy 1.9
🇫🇷 France11Easy 2.0
🇷🇸 Serbia2Easy 2.0
🇧🇬 Bulgaria3Moderate 2.1
🇪🇸 Spain15Moderate 2.1
🇦🇲 Armenia1Moderate 2.2
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina2Moderate 2.2
🇬🇷 Greece8Moderate 2.2
🇲🇰 North Macedonia2Moderate 2.2
🇮🇹 Italy15Moderate 2.3
🇹🇷 Türkiye7Moderate 2.3
🇲🇪 Montenegro2Moderate 2.4
🇬🇪 Georgia3Moderate 2.5
🇦🇱 Albania2Moderate 2.6
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FAQ

What are the easiest cities to travel in Europe?

By the five-factor average: Grindelwald (1.0), Helsinki (1.0), Interlaken (1.0), Utrecht (1.0), Zermatt (1.0).

What are the hardest cities to travel in Europe?

Palermo (2.8), Naples (2.8), Saranda (2.8), Kazbegi (2.8), Rome (2.6). Each city page explains how to handle it.

What should I watch most when traveling in Europe?

Across the region, language is the hardest (2.0/5). Averages: rip-offs & haggling 1.7, language 2.0, getting around 2.0, payments 1.8, safety 1.8.

Scores run from 1 (easy) to 5 (hard) for rip-offs, language, getting around, payments and safety, based on government travel advisories, Wikivoyage, the EF English index and official transport pages (as of 2026-10-05). Advisories change often — check your government's latest advice before you go. All 502 cities ranked ›

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