Go it alone.

For the freewheelers out there, we found the top domestic cities to see solo. Because sometimes your best travel buddy is well, you.

#1

Victoria, British Columbia

100%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

History Charm Gardens

And crave

Seafood Farm-to-table Pan-Asian

Getting to and staying in Victoria.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$418

Average round-trip

flight price

$319

Average hotel price

per night

7.9

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$39

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Victoria.

Finn’s Seafood, Chops and Cocktails

Seafood

4.6/5

$$$$

Bin 4 Burger Lounge

Burgers

4.4/5

$$

Aura Waterfront Restaurant + Patio

Global, International

4.5/5

$$$

Vista 18 Restaurant + Lounge

Northwest

4.4/5

$$$

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#2

Ottawa, Ontario

99%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Festivals Heritage Waterways

And crave

Craft beer Pastries Pub food

Getting to and staying in Ottawa.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$439

Average round-trip

flight price

$244

Average hotel price

per night

7.8

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$51

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Ottawa.

Riviera

Contemporary Canadian

4.7/5

$$$$

Bar Lupulus

Contemporary Canadian

4.8/5

$$$$

Arlo

Continental

4.7/5

$$$$

Fauna

Contemporary Canadian

4.7/5

$$$$

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#3

Calgary, Alberta

91%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Rodeo Mountains Parks

And crave

Steak Cocktails Zest

Getting to and staying in Calgary.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$371

Average round-trip

flight price

$213

Average hotel price

per night

7.6

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$46

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Calgary.

Bridgette Bar

American

4.8/5

$$

Ten Foot Henry

Contemporary Canadian

4.8/5

$$$

Mercato – Mission

Italian

4.7/5

$$$$

FinePrint

Contemporary Canadian

4.8/5

$$$

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#4

Edmonton, Alberta

81%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Adventure Culture Fests

And crave

Ukrainian Food trucks Freshness

Getting to and staying in Edmonton.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$335

Average round-trip

flight price

$205

Average hotel price

per night

7.4

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$49

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Edmonton.

BIERA – Ritchie Market

Contemporary European

4.8/5

$$$

Ruth’s Chris Steak House -Edmonton

Steak

4.8/5

$$$$

Woodwork

Canadian

4.6/5

$$$

STINGRAY BAR | EATERY

Creative Japanese

4.6/5

$$

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#5

Vancouver, British Columbia

78%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Nature Craft brews Adventure

And crave

Seafood Sushi Nanaimo bars

Getting to and staying in Vancouver.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$367

Average round-trip

flight price

$408

Average hotel price

per night

7.7

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$48

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Vancouver.

Dovetail

Contemporary Canadian

4.8/5

$$

The Lunch Lady

Vietnamese

4.7/5

$$$

Gotham Steakhouse and Bar

Steakhouse

4.8/5

$$$$

Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar

Seafood

4.8/5

$$$

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#6

Montreal, Quebec

76%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Festivals Cafes Music

And crave

Poutine Bagels Tourtière

Getting to and staying in Montreal.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$461

Average round-trip

flight price

$291

Average hotel price

per night

7.5

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$59

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Montreal.

Bonaparte

French

4.8/5

$$$$

Ferreira Café

Portuguese

4.7/5

$$$$

Gyu-Kaku – Montréal, QC

Japanese

4.8/5

$$$

La Fabrique

Bistro

4.7/5

$$$

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#7

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

73%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Prairies Waterfront First Nation culture

And crave

Comfort food Wild game Local flavor

Getting to and staying in Saskatoon.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$359

Average round-trip

flight price

$180

Average hotel price

per night

7.3

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$53

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Saskatoon.

Hearth Restaurant

Contemporary Canadian

4.8/5

$$$

Odla

Farm-to-table

4.8/5

$$

The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Brighton

Steakhouse

4.7/5

$$$

CHOP Steakhouse & Bar – Saskatoon

Steakhouse

4.7/5

$$$

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#8

Kelowna, British Columbia

66%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Lakes Vineyards Hiking

And crave

Wine pairings Fresh fruit Gourmet dining

Getting to and staying in Kelowna.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$355

Average round-trip

flight price

$277

Average hotel price

per night

7.6

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$46

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Kelowna.

Skinny Duke’s Glorious Emporium

Fusion / Eclectic

4.6/5

$$

Bernie’s

Fusion / Eclectic

4.6/5

$$$

The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Kelowna

Steakhouse

4.4/5

$$$

Bin 4 Burger Lounge – Kelowna

Burgers

4.6/5

$$

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#9

Winnipeg, Manitoba

65%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Culture History Festivals

And crave

Manitoba pickerel Comfort food Rye

Getting to and staying in Winnipeg.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$345

Average round-trip

flight price

$208

Average hotel price

per night

7.2

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$47

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Winnipeg.

The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Garry Street

Steakhouse

4.5/5

$$$

CHOP Steakhouse & Bar – Winnipeg

Steakhouse

4.5/5

$$$

Preservation Hall Eatery + Wine Bar

French

4.7/5

$$$

Earls Kitchen + Bar – 300 Main Street

American

4.4/5

$$$

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#10

Toronto, Ontario

50%

Solo score

Go if you’re into

Film Waterfront Theater

And crave

Butter tarts Pizza Peameal bacon

Getting to and staying in Toronto.

Here’s what you can expect to pay for flights, hotels and dining.

$357

Average round-trip

flight price

$334

Average hotel price

per night

7.2

Average hotel rating

from solo travelers

$58

Average cost of a

meal per person

Start planning

Eat here.

OpenTable’s top picks for Toronto.

Quetzal

Mexican

4.8/5

$$$$

Prime Seafood Palace

Steak

4.8/5

$$$$

Don Alfonso 1890

Contemporary Italian

4.8/5

$$$$

Mamakas Taverna

Greek

4.7/5

$$$$

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Curious about our ranking? Here’s the proof.

The top cities have been selected based on the largest share of solo travel searches made on KAYAK and the share of solo dining at OpenTable restaurants.

The solo travel share has been identified based on the hotel searches for one person conducted from the 1st January 2024 to 31st July 2024 for the travel period between 7th January 2024 and 30th November 2024.

To identify solo dining share, OpenTable looked at solo seated diners from phone, online and walk-in reservations from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024 in cities with over 10 restaurants containing POS data, as of 1st January 2024.

KAYAK considered hotel clicks to determine nightly prices for a standard double room in 3 and 4-star hotels with the search period between the 1st January 2024 to 31st July 2024 and the travel period between 7th January 2024 and 30th November 2024. Prices are on average in Canadian dollars.

KAYAK considered flight clicks to determine prices for the return flights in economy class departing from the Canada for searches from the 1st January 2024 to 31st July 2024 for the travel period 7th January 2024 – 30th November 2024. Prices are on average in Canadian dollar.

The average rating of hotels in a given city given by solo travellers is collected over the period of 1st January 2020 – 30th April 2024 from the English reviews. The reviews come from KAYAK and partner websites.

OpenTable looked at seated diners from online, phone, and walk-in reservations from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024 looking at restaurants on the platform during this period.

The number of tagged museums, theatres and concert halls in a city per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: OpenStreetMap (Sourced on 19.08.2024)

Safety Index by City Source: Numbeo (Sourced on 19.08.2024) https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings.jsp

Values within each factor were firstly normalised using formulas: score = (x – min(X)) / (max(X) – min(X)) and score = 1 – (x – min(X)) / (max(X) – min(X)) for inverted values (e.g.average hotel price, where the lower price is better) and then the final score of the factors has been calculated for each city.