Solo trips from Chicago
Easy places to go on your own from Chicago: walkable cities with good transit, social hostels and plenty to do alone. Each has the cheapest round trip we've seen recently.
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Where to go from Chicago
Round-trip totals · Economy · USD · 1 adult unless shown. "From" is a starting total: you pick the return in Axel. Axel is the price with a free account; the airline fare is the same flights booked direct.
| Destination | Why go | Axel | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon (LIS) | Social hostels, free walking tours and trams up to the miradouros | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Tokyo (HND) | Counter-seat ramen and sushi bars made for one, and trains that run to the minute | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Copenhagen (CPH) | Flat, bike-friendly streets that feel safe late at night, and English widely spoken | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Montreal (YUL) | Bilingual and walkable, with the metro, the Plateau's cafés and summer festivals | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Reykjavik (KEF) | Day tours from Reykjavík to the Golden Circle and south coast make it easy alone | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Seoul (ICN) | A subway that goes everywhere and a culture of eating out alone at honbap spots | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Mexico City (MEX) | Walkable Roma and Condesa, group food tours and a metro across a huge city | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Cycle anywhere, stay in a social hostel and meet people on a canal walk | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Edinburgh (EDI) | A compact Old Town on foot, pubs with live folk music and free walking tours | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Singapore (SIN) | Hawker centers with single seats, a spotless MRT and very low crime | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Taipei (TPE) | Night markets for grazing solo, an easy MRT and streets that feel safe after dark | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Melbourne (MEL) | A free tram zone in the city, laneway cafés and an easygoing pub scene | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Vancouver (YVR) | SkyTrain from the airport, the Stanley Park seawall and hostels downtown | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Medellin (MDE) | El Poblado's hostels, the metro and cable cars, and Comuna 13 walking tours | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Portland (PDX) | Food cart pods, Powell's Books and MAX light rail straight from the airport | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Barcelona (BCN) | Gothic Quarter walks, beach days at Barceloneta and hostels with group dinners | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Chiang Mai (CNX) | Old City temples, cooking classes and a big community of travelers and remote workers | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Berlin (BER) | Hostels, bar-hopping in Kreuzberg and a U-Bahn that runs all night on weekends | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| Dublin (DUB) | Pubs where strangers chat over trad music sessions, and a city easy to cross on foot | Not priced yet | See flights |
About these places
Check your government's travel advice before you go; it can differ from one city or region to the next.
Facts checked October 7, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia: Melbourne's Free Tram Zone
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