The Best Solo Travel Apps You Need To Download – After checking your passport, wallet, and suitcase, be sure to check your travel app! The best apps for solo female travelers vary slightly from country to country and can sometimes make or break a trip.
Download offline Google Maps maps of the area you want to travel to. This way, you’ll always know where you’re going and how to get there, even if you don’t have Wi-Fi or an international plan or need time to buy a local SIM card.
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How? Search for a place and say “Medellín, Colombia.” At the bottom of the map of the region, tap the bar that says ‘Medellin, Colombia’ and click the ‘Download’ button.
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You can zoom in or out to set the exact parameters of the map you need. Make sure it includes your arrival airport/train station as well as accommodation for at least the first night. (For detailed instructions and troubleshooting, see here.)
Emergency phone numbers vary by country. You really need to know before the terrible moment comes. Trip Whistle keeps all your phone numbers in one place, so you have one less thing to worry about.
Geosure is a cheat sheet for neighborhood safety in new places and a must-have for solo female travelers.
According to Geosure, they use “a combination of big data, AI, ground reporting and geospatial information validated using statistical algorithms to deliver the most detailed safety scores in the world.”
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What I love most about Geosure is that in addition to their overall score (general safety), they also offer specialized safety scores for women and LGBTQIA+ travelers. These options are available from the drop-down menu on the safety map and detailed safety analysis for each region.
The maps are easy to read and navigate. Additionally, an additional feature is the “Experiences” feature, which allows real visitors to share their opinions on whether they felt safe in the area or if an incident occurred.
Overall, Geosure is one of the best apps for solo female travelers who want to add a little peace of mind to their travels.
Choose the personal safety app that’s right for you. But you should have at least one!
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BSafe is an add-on option and personally suits me better. However, after the 30-day free trial, you will be charged for most plans.
The biggest selling point is that in borderline unsafe situations that aren’t yet an emergency but your intuition tells you it’s not, you have a whole toolbox in front of the SOS button. BSafe allows you to use fake call, follow, timer, current location and recording features in between.
If the situation escalates, you can turn on the app and activate the SOS button hands-free using voice activation set to a phrase of your choice. This will automatically enable live streaming and recording as well. The voice activation phrase I set seems to be secret, so it’s likely that the person threatening me won’t know that I’ve activated it and called for help.
BSafe gave me a lot of peace of mind in my new surroundings as a solo female traveler.
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Wandersafe, Noonlight, and Zich are also popular options at various price points among other travelers I’ve met. Mayday is a simple, free, and user-friendly option that many women on the go trust.
You don’t have to speak the language of every country you travel to, but you also can’t go to another country and ask them to speak English. (Trust me, no one likes a linguistic imperialist.)
Google Translate is capable of overcoming language barriers enough to get you through most situations. You can even download the languages you need for offline use! My favorite feature is image scanning. Food menus and street signs include audio translations for real-time conversation.
Whichever bank you use, make sure you install their app and set it up properly before you start your trip.
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Make sure you have the correct login information, fingerprint access, a phone number you can access, and a backup phone number for a trusted family member or friend in your home country.
This isn’t a travel app, but it’s totally essential for any type of travel. You want the ability to lock and unlock your card, report theft, confirm transactions, disable fraud alerts, and check your balance on the go. You may also want to add your card information to a mobile wallet like Google Pay or Apple Pay before you go.
PS Don’t forget to bank with an institution that doesn’t charge international transaction fees, preferably one that reimburses ATM fees. This will help international ATMs reject fake exchange rates. For this, I like Charles Schwab, Chase, Wise, and Revolut.
Tourlin is an app that allows solo female travelers to plan trips together or find other women to meet on cross-trips. Passion Passport calls itself your “favorite travel companion” that allows you to meet like-minded women while traveling alone.
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They focus on safety, screening new members, and fostering community. However, I wish it was more LGBTQIA+ friendly and had more users so the chances of a match would increase.
My friends and travel buddies constantly joke about my small bladder. So what’s a woman to do when she needs to pee while exploring a new city?
Flush finds public restrooms anywhere in the world. Organized by proximity, details about disabled access and admission costs are listed.
I’ve had a few situations where, after arriving at my destination, the hotel or hostel (*cough* SELINA) canceled my reservation or notified me of overbooking within 24 hours of check-in.
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Having a booking app on my phone meant I could go from being homeless for a night to booking a 4 star hotel with a huge “Genius discount” + “mobile exclusive discount” in less than 10 minutes.
Skyscanner is your #1 choice for finding cheap flights. Don’t just take my word for it. Top travel bloggers and experts agree with me.
I think Skyscanner works much better on desktop, but this app has saved my life many times. Most recently, when I couldn’t enter Guatemala without an air travel document, the immigration office pulled it out. It’s sorted in just 3 minutes.
(Now I use the Onward Ticket website for this. Unfortunately they don’t have an app yet, but it works great on mobile! For $12 you can book a subsequent travel flight valid for 48 hours.)
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Once Skyscanner tells you which destinations have super cheap flights at certain times, it passes that information to Google Flights and Momondo to get more information about available flights, then set alerts for the cheapest times to buy and offer price reductions. Take advantage of . .
Recent findings from the Skyscanner app: $97 from Texas to Guatemala. From Colombia to Spain $114. $110 from New York to Italy.
It is a notorious universal calling and texting service used by over 2 billion people around the world. Outside of the US, literally everyone has Whatsapp.
Rebtel is a very cheap alternative or add-on to a local SIM card. They offer numerous custom plans for international calling without relying on Wi-Fi.
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What I like best is that it works just like a regular phone call. The person answering the phone won’t know you’re using Rebtel and you don’t need the app to answer the call.
I strongly discourage the use of Gett, a popular Israeli ridesharing app that operates in Israel and Europe. The service has been sued for allowing customers to discriminate against Arab drivers and select only Jewish drivers, nearly doubling commissions since the outbreak of the pandemic, and violating BDS principles.
SmartTraveler is the official app for travelers from the U.S. Department of State. It is your best source for re-checking information related to visas, entry requirements, COVID-19 status and restrictions, travel warnings, embassy locations and contact information.
I personally enrolled in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). This is the best way for the government and your family to find you in an emergency (such as a natural disaster, political unrest, or war). Additionally, this is the easiest way to replace your passport if it is lost or stolen.
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You can sign up through the app or online. Smart Traveler is certainly not the trendiest or flashiest app for solo female travelers, but it’s a must-have back-to-basics app.
Mobile passport is the fastest and easiest way to clear customs. The official app recognized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection can help you get through separate immigration lines at many, but not all, airports.
The combination of Mobile Passport, TSA Global Entry, and dedicated carry-on baggage allows you to travel comfortably from any airport. So I highly recommend all three!
PS Are you looking for more apps for solo female travelers? Bag Lady Meredith’s solo women’s travel blog is offering a freebie of 100 mobile travel apps to anyone who signs up for their newsletter.
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