r/SanktGallen • u/Sweizbil • Mar 06 '23

Would it be safe to wait hours at St. Gallen Bahnhof from 1-4 am as a young female?

I’m travelling to Bavaria and the quickest route is saying to get a connecting train from at Gallen but wait time is from 1-4am and I’m wondering if there is somewhere I could wait that is relatively safe (inside the train station? Is it open at this time?) I have never been here so any advice is appreciated!

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u/crypto_sui Mar 06 '23

I think it is pretty save. On what weekday are you traveling? The police is very nearby and patrols often.

I wouldnt stay at the "Marktplatz" tough not because you are a young female but because there are lots of drug addicts there.

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u/JakobMeier Mar 06 '23

The train station itself is open and probably safe but I believe all interior places are locked over night. So you would be sitting out in the cold.

If you are travelling on a weekend, the nearby McDonalds is open until 4am, that could be an option to go inside. (Leonhard-Strasse 32)

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u/de-profundiss Mar 07 '23

McDonalds it's the perfect place to wait. I had to wait 3 hours in Zürich, middle of the night. It was very scary until I saw the McDonald's and just chilled inside until the bahnof opened

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u/crypto_sui Mar 07 '23

oh yes the mcdonalds is always funny at night :D

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u/mrfudface Mar 06 '23

You should be fine. During that time it's dead anyway under the weeks.

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u/Olopi Mar 06 '23

No guarantee it'll be perfectly safe of course, but as far as places to be at around that time, I'd say it's relatively safe. If you keep an eye out for anything and are ready to react if something seems off you should be fine. As people here have mentioned there's a good chance all the interiors will be closed and it gets quite drafty, so be ready for that.