134 Funny Travel Quotes That Will Make You Laugh 2024

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Looking for a laugh? Check out this bumper collection of the funniest and most relatable travel quotes out there.

Designed to put a smile on your face and inspire your next travel adventure, these funny travel quotes will banish boredom and keep you entertained whilst you wait for your next trip to roll around. They are created to be shared, so make sure you send your favorite ones onto your friends!

Fun Quotes About Traveling When You’re Broke

  • Stuck somewhere between “I need to save” and “you only live once”. 
  • Friend: Let’s go to Bora Bora. Me: Man, I wanna go, but I’m pora pora.
  • My favorite childhood memory is my parents paying for my holidays.
  • When you’re trying to save money for a house, but end up with a one-way ticket to some tropical island.
  • If traveling was free, BYE!

Funny Quotes about Travel

  • I need a reasonably paid job. Something like $2000 an hour. Nothing too wild…
  • Me: “I want to travel more”, the bank account: “Like, to the park?”
  • Me before vacation: “I’m going to be responsible with my money. This is a low budget trip. I’m gonna stay in a hostel and everything.”Me on vacation: *orders fancy drinks, rides a jetski, goes skydiving, buys souvenirs for the uncle’s new girlfriend and adopts an alpaca.*
  • I wish that road trips could pay my bills.

Funny Travel Instagram Captions

  • At the end of the day…I’d rather like to have a lot of stories to tell, than a full bank account.
  • I wish I was a postcard. For under $2 you can travel the world to any location in the world. 
  • Do you ever stress about money and then accidentally book another flight?
  • I wish travel therapy was covered by my health insurance. 
  • Backpacking is money spent on Education.
  • Bank account nice and empty. Starting the new year on a clean slate.

Funny Captions on Travel For When You’re At Work

  • How can people my age plan spontaneous trips to Thailand, I can barely afford a spontaneous soft pretzel.
  • I love when people say “just quit your job and travel.” Taking an Uber from the bar to my home is the only travel I can afford. 
  • Go to work. Open computer. Scroll for plane tickets for 6 hours. Close computer. Go home.
  • I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords!

Funny Holiday Quotes

  • Work tip: Stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport. Get on a plane. Never return.
  • Yeah, working is great…but have you tried travelling. 
  • There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.
  • Physically I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito. 
  • Ironing boards are surfboards that gave up their dreams and got a boring job. Don’t be an ironing board.

Funny Captions for Trip with Friends

  • Life is short. Call in sick and book that last minute flight. 
  • I feel like most of my work problems could be solved with a trip to…anywhere.
  • I googled my symptoms. Turns out I just needed to go on a vacay.
  • I’m getting tired of waking up and not being at the beach.

Travel Quotes About Funny But True Life Priorities

  • Everyone is pregnant, engaged or getting married. I just wanna lose weight and travel.
  • Forget champagne and caviar – Taste the world instead
  • I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine
  • I just want to travel the world, overspend at IKEA and drink coffee while cuddling puppies.
  • Friend 1: I’m getting a house. Friend 2: I’m having a baby. Friend 3: I’m getting married Me: I’m headed to the airport. 

Holiday Quotes Funny

  • People having babies…and I’m like: What country am I going to next?
  • I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.
  • I don’t want a house. I just want to travel and pet a lot of dogs.
  • Screw the caviar, I want to travel the world!
  • Reality called, so I hung up.

Funny Quotes For Vacation Obsessed Globetrotters

  • I need 6 months of vacation. Twice a year.
  • I’m a travel fiend on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m headed to the airport.
  • I’ve got 99 problems. But I’m on vacation so I’m ignoring them all!
  • “You can’t buy happiness” Okay, explain travel then…
  • Travsessed ( n .) An obsession with travel. When all you talk or think about is your past or future trips

Vacation Quotes Funny

  • It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.
  • Good things come to those, who book flights. 
  • I heard an airplane passing overhead. I wished I was on it.
  • Tripophobia (n.) The fear of not having any travel trips currently booked.
  • You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets, which is kind of the same thing.

Funny Quotes on Travel

  • Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas and take your next trip in kilometers. – George Carlin
  • A coconut a day keeps the doctor away.
  • “Be strong”, I whisper to my WiFi signal
  • Jetlag is for amateurs

Funny Vacation Captions You Can Relate To

  • My parents complain I travel too much. I mean, I could be a dr*ggie, do they realize how lucky they are?
  • A plane ticket is the answer. Who cares what the question is.
  • Don’t speak the language. Already said 3 times “what”. Now just smile and nod and hope for the best.
  • Me travelling. Person: “Un Cafe?” Me: “Oui” Person: “Sucre” Me: “Non” Person: “You speak very good french” Me: “Gracias”
  • You’ve never felt true fear until your passport isn’t where you think you left it.

Travel Captions Funny

  • Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is into me?
  • Education is important. But travel is importanter!
  • If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I wear a size 7-day Caribbean cruise.
  • Me thinking about how many flights I can book for the cost of a new iPhone 14 Pro.
  • I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m going. Are you coming with me?

Funny Quotes about Traveling

  • Europeans: I drove 40 minutes to spend the weekend in Paris, then popped to Germany to visit family on the way home. Australians: I was in Queensland and drove for 18 hours. Now I’m still in Queensland.
  • That moment when you’re asked where you got something and you answer with the name of the country, not the name of the store.
  • Travelling is like a chocolate box. Don’t matter what you get. All is good.

Funny Quotes On Travel And Love

  • Girls don’t wait for the prince anymore, they pack and travel the world.
  • All you need is  love  a passport.
  • I followed my heart and it led me to the airport. 
  • If you had to choose between true love or travelling the world, which country would you visit first? 
  • All I want for Christmas is  you  forever vacation.

Travel Funny Quotes

  • Imagine falling in love with someone and then finding out they clap their hands when the plane lands.
  • Some people spend their life searching for “the one”. I’m just searching for the one good travel deal.
  • I’ve got a crush on the world.
  • I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel magazine!

Funny Travel Memes About The Life Goals Of A Traveller

  • Birds literally just eat, travel, and make a mess on things they don’t like. I don’t know about you, but that’s the lifestyle I’m striving for.
  • By 35, if I’m not engaged or already starting a family, I declare myself the aunt who’s always travelling & comes to family events tipsy.
  • High five if you don’t know what you’re doing with your life and just want to travel the world.
  • I want to live in the world where searching for plane tickets burns calories.
  • Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should be on the beach drinking Margaritas.

Short Funny Travel Quotes

  • Be afraid. And do it anyway.
  • Can we just skip to the part in my life where I travel the world?
  • I just need a large coffee, a plane ticket and a bag full of cash. 
  • Getting out of bed would be 10x easier if there was a Caribbean ocean and 30 degree weather waiting outside for you.
  • I love those days when my only decision is whether to go to the beach in the morning or in the afternoon.
  • Live a life you don’t need a vacation from.

Funny Quotes about Vacation

  • Work hard. Travel harder.
  • I need a holiday. And by “holiday” I mean I need to move away and find a job. On the beach. With cocktails. 
  • The temptation to go to the airport, buy a one-way ticket, leave the country and live on my own has never been so real.
  • Ladies, imagine this. It’s 15 years from now, and you have no kids. You’re the cool wine aunt that occasionally comes back to the country for a brief visit before leaving for another long exotic vacation. You have no commitments, and a suspicious amount of money.

Funny Vacation Quotes About Packing

  • Packs 2 hours before leaving for a trip. Unpacks 3 months after coming home.
  • Going on a trip. Need about 5 outfits. I’ve packed 35 just to be safe.
  • Me: triple checked packing list Also me: *forgets underwear, contact solution, and favorite chapstick*.
  • Watches Netflix happily. Remembers you need to pack. Watches Netflix stressfully.

Funny Traveling Quotes

  • Me: I’m not going to overpack this time. Inner me: I need this. I will need that as well. I need everything.
  • Procrastapacking (n.) the act of thinking about packing a suitcase instead of actually doing it.
  • Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.

Funny Adventure Quotes

  • I haven’t worn these trousers since I bought them. I should definitely pack them for my 3 day vacation. Just in case.
  • So, do I live out of a suitcase for the next month? Do I unpack just to repack again? Do I put my toothbrush back in the bathroom? I’m a visitor in my own house what the heck.
  • My favorite thing to pack on trips are all the clothes I never wear at home and then find fun, flirty and exciting ways to not wear them while I’m away.

Funny Captions for Travel

  • Normal life: Wears the same top every day for a week. Packing for 3-day vacation: I’ll probably change a few times a day so I’ll take 21 tops.
  • I have been to almost as many places as my luggage.
  • Me getting ready for vacation: manicure and pedicure, buy new Sephora products, spray tan, get waxed, get hair done, work out for a month, live off kale and veggies, try on 30K swimsuits and cry in dressing rooms. Husband getting ready for vacation: packs a bathing suit, flip-flops, a T-shirt, and calls it a day.

Funny Travel Captions About Airports

  • Running to the gate is my cardio.
  • Airports: the only place where drinking 8 AM is socially acceptable.
  • The airport is a lawless place. 7 am? Drink a beer. Tired? Sleep on the floor. Hungry? Chips now cost 17$.
  • A passport holder sounds like a great idea until you get to the airport and have to remove it 4 billion times.

Funny Adventure Captions

  • Worrying you’ve accidentally packed 3 kilos of dr*gs and an animal carcass as you walk through “nothing to declare” at the airport.
  • I love those days when my only decision is window or aisle.
  • “Be right back…” Just running away from Monday and going straight to the airport. 

Traveling Quotes That Are Funny

  • If you look like your passport picture, you probably need a trip.
  • Vacation calories don’t count, right?
  • What’s that medical condition called where you constantly need to have a trip booked? 
  • Should I book another flight to go abroad? Brain: no. Wallet: no. Mom: no. Dog: no. Universe: no…I think I’m gonna book the flight.
  • You can’t make everyone happy. You are not a plane ticket.

Vacation Funny Quotes

  • TIP: You won’t get the holiday blues if you just keep booking holidays.
  • You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license…
  • In desperate need of a full body massage, 4 days of sleep and a ticket to the Bahamas.
  • Can’t decide if I need a hug, an XL coffee, 6 ounces of vodka, or 2 months of travel.
  • Travitude (n.) when you start to feel grumpy and sassy because you haven’t travelled in a while.
  • My mom watches a special type of news program that only reports on horrible incidents happening in places I’m about to visit.

Funny Travel Captions for Instagram

121. “Jet lag is for amateurs.” — Dick Clark

122. “Worst thing about being a tourist, is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist!” – Russell Baker

123. “You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.” – Paul Theroux

124. “I’m getting used to wearing flip flops everywhere. It’s a dangerous place to be. Next thing you know, I’m gonna show to a board meeting in sandals.”

Travel Funny Captions

125. “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” —  Al Gore

126. “Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything.” – Steve Martin 

127. “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

128. “Don’t worry about the world ending today; it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles M. Schulz

129. “Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by stark moments of terror.” – Al Boliska

130. “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them” – Mark Twain

131. “Drink heavily with the locals whenever possible.” – Anthony Bourdain

132. “I travel light but not at the same speed.” – Jarod Kintz

133. “A hotel room all to myself is my idea of a good time.” – Chelsea Handler

134. “I crossed a time zone and I feel younger already. If I keep traveling west, I can become immortal.” – Jarod Kintz

That’s 134 Best Funny Trip Quotes

That’s a wrap on my hand picked selection of the best funny travel quote and witty puns out there. I hope they’ve entertained you and brought a smile to your face.

If so, I’d love to know which of these funny quotes about adventure were your favorites and if you know of any more I need to add to this list please comment below!

Remember, if you loved these funny travel quotes and want more inspiration and motivation check out the other travel captions and quotes I’ve compiled:

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218 Ridiculously Funny Travel Quotes That Travelers Can Relate To

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Don’t they say laughter is the best medicine? Well, it is, besides traveling of course.  Here I have compiled a list of 218 funny travel quotes that will knock your socks off your feet. I am pretty sure if you’re an avid traveler like me you can relate to each one of these hilarious funny travel quotes if not all.

Give yourself a good chuckle with these insanely funny travel captions for your Instagram until you’re on the next jet plane.

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Funny Travel Quotes

Quote on image reads "travitude when you start to feel grumpy and sassy because you haven't traveled in awhile." Image of a plane wing in the sky during sunset

1| “Travitude (n.) when you start to feel grumpy and sassy because you haven’t travelled in a while”- Unknown

2| “ You’ve never felt true fear until your passport isn’t where you think you left it.- Unknown 

3| “What’s that medical condition called where you constantly need to have a trip booked?” 

4|“Should I book another flight to go abroad? Brain: no. Wallet: no. Mom: no. Dog: no. Universe: no…I think I’m gonna book the flight.”- Unknown

5| “Birds literally just eat, travel, and shit on things they don’t like. I don’t know about you, but that’s the lifestyle I’m striving for.”- Unknown

6| “Friend 1: I’m getting a house. Friend 2: I’m having a baby. Friend 3: I’m getting married.  Me: I’m headed to the airport.”- Unknown

7|“The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling

8| “Imagine falling in love with someone and then finding out they clap their hands when the plane lands.”- Unknown

9| “I feel like most of my problems could be solved with a trip to…well, anywhere.” – Anonymous

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10| “When you’re trying to save money for a house, but end up with a one-way ticket to some tropical island.”- Unknown

11| “I get pretty much all the exercise I need walking down airport concourses carrying bags.” – Guy Clark

12| “Traveling’s not something you’re good at. It’s something you do. Like breathing.” – Gayle Foreman

13| “If you’re upset when traveling, just thing about a T-Rex trying to drink a martini…”- Unknown

14| “Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?” – Erma Bombeck

15| “What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on?” – George Carlin

16| “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a plane ticket and that’s kind of the same thing.”-Unknown

17| “There’s nothing American tourists like more than the things they can get at home.”-Stephen Colbert

18|  “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” — Al Gore

19| “A hotel room all to myself is my idea of a good time.” – Chelsea Handler

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20| “Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.” –Unknown

21| “The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.” – Britney Spears

22| “Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia.”-Charles M. Schulz

23| “Adventure, yeah. I guess that’s what you call it when everybody comes back alive.” – Mercedes Lackey

24| “People complain there’re delays on flights. Delays, really? New York to California in five hours, that used to take 30 years”- Louis C.K.

25| “Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station. ” – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

26| “Any time you fly somewhere, don’t pay your credit card bill. If the plane crash lands, those people will never stop looking for you.” -Kelkulus

27| “Me: I want to travel more. Bank account: like, to the park?”- Unknown

28| “Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything!” –Steve Martin

29| “I wish travel therapy was covered by my health insurance.” – Unknown

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30|“There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.” – Orson Welles

31| “I don’t want a house. I just want to travel and pet a lot of dogs.” 

32| “No matter where you go, there you are.” – Buckaroo Banzai

33| “There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane. Either you have diarrhea, or you’re anxious to meet people who do.” – Rich Jeni

34| “The major advantage of domestic travel is that, with a few exceptions such as Miami, most domestic locations are conveniently situated right here in the United States.” –Dave Barry

35| “How is it that the first piece of luggage on the airport carousel never belongs to everyone?” – George Roberts

36| “I’m getting tired of waking up and not being on the beach .”-Unknown

37| “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” – James Michener

38| “Imagine being on a plane and NOT eating every item presented to you as if you will never again have ready access to food in your life.” – Jia Tolentino

39| “When I go To Travel, I changed my password to incorrect. So whenever I forget my password, the login tells me, the password is incorrect.”-Unknown

Funny Travel Instagram Captions

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40| “Catch flights not feelings.” -Unknown 

41| “I want to live in the world where searching for plane tickets burns calories.”- Unknown

42| “High five if you don’t know what you’re doing with your life and just want to travel the world.”- Unknown 

43| “You can’t make everyone happy. You are not a plane ticket.”- Unknown

44|  “TIP: You won’t get the holiday blues if you just keep booking holidays.”- Unknown

45| “Procrastapacking (n.) the act of thinking about packing a suitcase instead of actually doing it.”- Unknown

46| “Airports: the only place where drinking at 8 AM is socially acceptable.”- Unknown

47| “Running to the gate is my cardio.”- Unknown

48| “Work hard, travel harder.” -Unknown

49| “If you had to choose between true love or traveling the world, which country would you visit first?- Unknown

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50| “A plane ticket is the answer. Who cares what the question is.”-Unknown

51| “Me traveling. Person: “Un cafe?” Me: “Oui.” Person: “Sucre.” Me: “Non.” Person: “You speak very good French.” Me: “Gracias.”-Unknown

52| “Tripophobia (n.) The fear of not having any travel trips currently booked.”- Unknown

53| “Suitcases are for princesses!”- Unknown

54| “Travessed (n.) An obsession with travel. When all you talk or think about is your past or future trips.” -Unknown

55| “People having babies…and I’m like: What country am I going to next?”-Unkown

56| “Go to work. Open computer. Scroll for plane tickets for 6 hours. Close computer. Go home.” -Unknown. 

57| “I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel magazine!”-Unknown

58| “Work tip: stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport. Get on a plane. Never return.”- Unknown

59| “Yeah, working is great…but have you tried traveling.”- Unknown

Text reads “ “All you need is love (strikethrough) a passport.” Lady holding a passport.

60| “All you need is  love  a passport.”- Unknown

61| “Life goal: Create a life that people assume you have anyway based on your Instagram account!”-Unknown

62| “Reality called so I hung up.”- Unknown

63| “A change of latitude would help my attitude.”- Unknown

64| “If at some point you don’t ask yourself “What have I gotten myself into?” then you’re not doing it right. – Roland Gau

65| I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe. – Jon Ronson

66| “I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding, I’m on the road to the airport.” – Anonymous

67| “ I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag

68| “Work, save, travel, repeat.” -Unknown

69| “The best way to know a city is to eat it.” – Scott Westerfeld

70| “”Traveling is like a box of chocolates. Don’t matter what you get, all is good!”-Unknown

Funny travel Instagram caption "“I would totally give up travel, but I’m not a quitter.” Photo of a toy plane, camera and other various objects.

71| “I would totally give up travel, but I’m not a quitter.” – Anonymous

72| “I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.”-Caskie Stinnett

73| “ Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is addicted to me?”- Unknown.

74| “Screw the caviar, I want to travel the world!” –Unknown

75| “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in an office or mowing your lawn. Climb that damn mountain.”– Jack Kerouac

76| “If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I’m a size window seat in plane tickets.” – Anonymous

77| “Girls don’t wait for the prince anymore, they pack and travel the world.” – Unknown

Funny Vacation Quotes

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78| “All I want for Christmas is you forever vacation.”- Unknown

79| “Me getting ready for vacation: manicure and pedicure, buy new Sephora products, spray tan, get waxed, get hair done, work out for a month, live off kale and veggies, try on 30K swimsuits and cry in dressing rooms. Husband getting ready for vacation: packs a bathing suit, flip-flops, a T-shirt, and calls it a day.”- Unknown 

80| “Be right back…” Just running away from Monday and going straight to the airport. “- Unknown

81| “A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.” – Robert Orben

82| “The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.” –Russel Baker

83| “It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.” – Anonymous

84| “You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your drivers license”-Unknown

85| “I heard an airplane passing overhead. I wished I was on it.”- Unknown

86| “Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?” – Zig Ziglar

87| “I crossed a time zone and I feel younger already. If I keep traveling west, I can become immortal.” – Jarod Kintz

Photo of a camera, toy plane, and white sunglasses and text reads  “I need a vacation of 6 months. Twice a year!”

88| “I need a vacation of 6 months. Twice a year!” – Unknown

89| “The devil himself had probably redesigned hell in the light of information he had gained from observing airport layouts.” – Anthony Price

90| “My goal is to hit the gym every day I’m on vacation. Usually I just end up sleeping and drinking beer.” – Gary Allan 

91| “Me before vacation: “I’m going to be responsible with my money. This is a low budget trip. I’m gonna stay in a hostel and everything.”Me on vacation: *orders fancy drinks, rides a jetski, goes skydiving, buys souvenirs for the uncle’s new girlfriend and adopts an alpaca.*”- Unknown

Funny Vacation Captions

Funny vacation caption that says  “I need a vacation so long that I forget my passwords!” Image of an airplane wing in the sky.

92| “I need a vacation so long that I forget my passwords!” -Unknown

93| “Just a reminder that I’m going on vacation and you’re not.”-Unknown 

94| “I haven’t worn these trousers since I bought them. I should definitely pack them for my 3 day vacation. Just in case.” – Unknown

95| “I can’t afford vacation, so I am just going to drink until I  don’t know where I am.”- Unknown

96| “Life is a trip, plan your next vacation.” – Matthe Fryer

97| “Ladies, imagine this. It’s 15 years from now, and you have no kids. You’re the cool wine aunt that occasionally comes back to the country for a brief visit before leaving for another long exotic vacation. You have no commitments, and a suspicious amount of money.”- Unknown

98| “Live a life you don’t need a vacation from.”- Unknown 

99| “I need a holiday. And by “holiday” I mean I need to move away and find a job. On the beach . With cocktails. “ – Unknown

100| “There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.” Unknown

101| “Vacation calories don’t count, right?”- Unknown

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102|“I need a vacation, not a stupid weekend.”- Unknown

103| “My favorite place to vacation is anyplace by the ocean.” – Nina Arianda

104| “Laughter is an instant vacation.” – Milton Berle

105| “ I’ve got 99 problems. But I am on vacation and I am ignoring them all! “-Unknown

Funny Quotes About Traveling With Friends

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106|  “You and me, we are more than friends. We are like a small travel gang!”- Unknown

107|  “You can pack for every occasion, but a good friend will always be the best thing you could bring!” – Unknown

108| “Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion.”– Leigh Hunt “Only the people you don’t know well enough seem normal. Every person you know well enough is odd, weird and different. This is called friendship!”- Unknown

109| “There is a whole world out there. Pack your backpack, your best friend and go.”- Unknown

110| “ I need a friend I can call in the middle of the night, tell him we have to leave, and the only sentence coming back is “when do we leave?“- Unknown 

111| “ I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” –Mark Twain

112| “Life is about doing things that don’t suck with people who don’t suck.”- Unknown

113| “The more I traveled, the more I realized fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine“There are no strangers in this world, only friends I haven’t met yet.”- Unknown

Friends sitting on a ledge of a rooftop with a travel quote reading “Let's always vacay together.”

114| “Let’s always vacay together.”- Unknown

115| “In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with.” -Charles Schultz

116| I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m going. Are you coming with me?”- Unknown

117|  “Sometimes all you need is a great friend and thirst for adventure.”- Unknown

118| “A good friend listens to your adventures. Your best friend makes them with you.”- Unknown

119| “Friend: Let’s go to Bora Bora. Me: Man, I wanna go, but I’m pora pora.”-Unknown

Funny Road Trip Quotes

Funny road trip quote saying “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” Image of an empty road on a sunny day.

120| “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” – Jerry Seinfeld

121| “I wish that road trips could pay my bills.” –Unknown

122|“If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” – Yogi Berra

123| “Life is beautiful if you are on the road somewhere.”- Orhan Pamuk

124| “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.”- Babs Hoffman

125| “On the road again…”- Unknown

126| “A tourist is a fellow who drives thousands of miles so he can be photographed standing in front of his car.”-Emile Ganest

127| “Let’s go on a road trip.”- Unknown

128| “Road trips require a couple of things: a well-balanced diet of caffeine, salt and sugar and an excellent selection of tunes – oh, and directions.” – Jenn McKinlay

129| “It’s a road trip! It’s about adventure! . . . It’s not like we have somewhere to go.” – John Green

130| “Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.”-George Carlin

Funny Travel Quotes From Movies

Man standing on a ledge overlooking the clouds and text reads funny travel quote from a movie that says “Adventure is out there.”

131| “Adventure is out there.” – Up

132| “To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.” – The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

133| “You only get one life. It’s actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.”- Me Before You

134| “I want adventure in the great, wide somewhere.”- Into The Wild

135| “The world is not in your books and maps, it’s out there.”- The Hobbit

136| “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

137| “We travel just to travel.” – The Motorcycle Diaries

138| “Adventure waits for no one.” – The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

Short Funny Travel Quotes

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139| “Jet lag is for amateurs.” –Unknown

140| “I just need a large coffee, a plane ticket and a bag full of cash. “- Unknown

141| ”Can we just skip to the part in my life where I travel the world?”- Unknown

142| “Don’t be a tourist, be a traveler.” – Unknown

143| “If traveling was free, BYE!”

144| “I’ve got a crush on the world.-Unknown

145| “If an ass goes traveling, he’ll not come home a horse.” – Thomas Fuller

146| “I love those days when my only decision is window or aisle.”-Unknown

147| “If traveling was free, you would never see me again.”-Unknown

148| “Buy the ticket, take the ride.”- Unknown

Funny travel quote that says “People don't take trips - trips take people" with an image of a lady in heels and a pencil skirt holding her carry on suitcase.

149| “People don’t take trips – trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

150| “The journey, not the arrival, matters.” – T.S. Eliot

151| “I love my job only when I’m on vacation.”- Unknown

152| “He who would travel happily must travel light.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

153| “Hey, people who travel with their bed pillow. You look insane.” – Jim Gaffigan

154| “When in doubt, travel.”- Unknown

155| “I regret traveling said nobody ever!”- Unknown

156| ”I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.” –Bob Hope

Airplane on the runway during sunset and quote reads  ”Education is important. But travel is importanter!”

157| ”Education is important. But travel is importanter!”-Unknown

158| “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.” – Unknown

159| “Backpacking is money spent on education.” –Unknown

160| “Good things come to those who book flights.”-Unknown

161| “If traveling was free, you would never see me again.”-Unknown

162| “Adventure without risk is Disneyland.” – Doug Coupland

Funny Cruise Quotes

Image of a cruise ship on the water with a funny cruise quote that says "time to get ship faced."

163| “Time to get ship faced.”- Unknown

164| “If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I wear a size 7-day Caribbean cruise.”-Unknown 

165| “I bought my wife a ticket to go on a cruise. It’s no Titanic, but I’m optimistic.”- Unknown

166| “Bad girls don’t drink and drive…they sip and cruise.”- Unknown

167| “Seas the day and book cruise!”- Unknown

168| “On cruise mode!”- Unknown

169| “Cruise is my favorite season.”- Unknown

170| “The main point of a cruise is to eat until you weigh at the same as the boat.” – Maxine Humor

171| “Shipfaced!”- Unknown

172| “I work to support my cruising addiction.”- Unknown

Open sea with travel quote “Work sucks, I’m going on a cruise.”

173| “Work sucks, I’m going on a cruise.”- Unknown

174| “People drink on cruises so that they think the swaying is normal.” –Melanie White

175| “Warning! I bought the drink package.”- Unknown 

176| “Is it cruise o’clock yet?”- Unknown

177| “Living life one cruise at a time.”- Unknown

178| “Eat. Sleep. Boat. Repeat.”- Unknown

179| “Only on a cruise ship will you pay hundreds of dollars a day to sleep in a closet.”- Maxine Humor

180| “Let’s keep it classy on the cruise and promise we won’t dare anyone to jump off the ship.”- Unknown

181| “Honey, pack your “fat pants.” We’re going on a cruise!”- Unknown

Funny Family Vacation Quotes

Photo of someones arm outside the car on a sunny day and empty road with a funny family vacation quote on image that says “Help me! I’m on a family vacation.”

182| “Help me! I’m on a family vacation.”- Unknown

183| “A family that travels together stays together.”- Unknown

184| “Family Vacation (n.) A time for you to remember why your family never spends any time together.” – Unknown

185| “Being on vacation with my family has brought me so much closer to my iPad.”- Unknown

Funny Relatable Quotes About Travel

Funny related quote about travel that says "I wish I was a postcard. For under a dollar, I could travel to any location in the world" with a photo of many postcards.

186| “I wish I was a postcard. For under a dollar, I could travel to any location in the world.” – Anonymous 

187| “My mom watches a special type of news program that only reports on horrible incidents happening in places I’m about to visit.”- Unknown

188| “Me: I’m not going to overpack this time. Inner me: I need this. I will need that as well. I need everything.

189| “A passport holder sounds like a great idea until you get to the airport and have to remove it 4 billion times.”- Unknown

190| “By 35, if I’m not engaged or already starting a family, I declare myself the aunt who’s always traveling and comes to family events tipsy.”- Unknown

191|“Packs 2 hours before leaving for a trip. Unpacks 3 months after coming home.”

192| “Some people spending their life searching for “the one.” I’m just searching for the one good travel deal.”-Unknown

193| “Me: triple checked packing list Also me: *forgets underwear, contact solution, and favorite chapstick*”- Unknown

194| “So, do I live out of a suitcase for the next month? Do I unpack just to repack again? Do I put my toothbrush back in the bathroom? I’m a visitor in my own house what the heck.”- Unknown

195| “That moment when you’re asked where you got something and you answer with the name of the country, not the name of the store.- Unknown

funny travel quote that says “Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before" with picture of Switzerland's green mountains and a river.

196| “Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.” -The Dalai Lama

197| “My parents complain I travel too much. I mean, I could be a drug addict, do they realize how lucky they are?” –Unknown

198| “Do you ever stress about money and then accidentally book another flight?”- Unknown

199| “At the end of the day…I’d rather like to have a lot of stories to tell, then a full bank account.”

200| “Nothing says ‘vacation’ like spending $72 on food and booze at the airport before even reaching your destination.” – Ashley Fern

201| “How can people my age plan  spontaneous trips to Thailand, I can barely afford a spontaneous soft pretzel.”-Unknown

202| “Going on a trip. Need about 5 outfits. I’ve packed 35 just to be safe.” – Unknown

203| “My favorite thing to pack on trips are all the clothes I never wear at home and then find fun, flirty and exciting ways to not wear them while I’m away.” – Adam Rippon

204| “My fear of flying starts as soon as I buckle myself in and then the guy up front mumbles a few unintelligible words then before I know it I’m thrust into the back of my seat by acceleration that seems way too fast and the rest of the trip is an endless nightmare of turbulence, of near misses. And then the cabbie drops me off at the airport.” – Dennis Miller

205| “The airport is a lawless place. 7 am? Drink a beer. Tired? Sleep on the floor. Hungry? Chips now cost 17$.” – Alyssa Limperis

206| “I just want to travel the world, overspend at IKEA and drink coffee while cuddling puppies.”- Unknown

Photo of the back of a plane with quote saying “My favorite memory from childhood is my parents paying for my holidays.”

207| “My favorite memory from childhood is my parents paying for my holidays.” – Unknown

208| “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

209| “I love when people say “just quit your job and travel.” Taking an Uber from the bar to my home is the only travel I can afford.”- Unknown

210| “Please remain seated until we’ve reached the gate, then feel free to stand hunched over weirdly sideways for 15 minutes while we do whatever.” – ContritePerson

211| “The temptation to go to the airport, buy a one way ticket, leave the country and live on my own has never been so real.” – American Nomad

212| “You want to know what it’s like to be on a plane for 22 hours? Sit in a chair, squeeze your head as hard as you can, don’t stop, then take a paper bag and put it over your mouth and nose and breathe your own air over and over and over.” –Lewis Black

213| “You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.” – Paul Theroux

214| “When you hand someone a camera, why do they act like you just asked them to disassemble a bomb? They take it and they’re like, ‘What do I do … I don’t really … ha-huh …’ Yeah, it’s the button on the top right where it always is since the beginning of #*@! time!”-Dane Cook

Pink piggy bank with a few coins and funny travel quote “Stuck somewhere between “I need to save” and “you only live once.”

215| “Stuck somewhere between “I need to save” and “you only live once.” – Unknown

216| “Normal life: Wears the same top every day for a week. Packing for 3-day vacation: I’ll probably change a few times a day so I’ll take 21 tops.”- Unknown

217| “If you think adventure is dangerous try routine, it’s lethal.” -Paulo Coelho

218| “Everyone is getting pregnant, engaged or getting married. I just wanna lose weight and travel.”- Unknown

Funny Travel Quotes & Funny Travel Captions Conclusion 

I hope you enjoyed this extensive list of funny travel quotes I compiled for you. Did these funny travel quotes tickle your fancy? Let me know which funny travel captions were your favorite? If you have a hilarious quote, leave it in the comments below. No need to let it waste. I will mix it in with the other funny travel quotes with credit!

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20 Comments

Love this quotes! They’re super unique.

Thank you Bliss, glad you enjoyed them 🙂

Haha these gave me a laugh, I especially love 98! Thanks so much for sharing!

Hello Jasmine. I am glad they gave you a good laugh!

Some fantastic quotes here! I definitely laughed aloud at some of these! My personal favourite is always “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” I’m not sure how those machines manage to make me look SO bad in the photo, but it is definitely an accurate representation of how I look when I get off a plane!

Hi Hannah! I am so happy you enjoyed the quotes. That is a good one. They make me look bad too! lol

These quotes are so cute! And there are so many I haven’t heard before -they kept me entertained for a while! Thanks for putting a smile on my face 🙂

I am so happy I could put a smile your face Coni. I love funny travel quotes and so thrilled you enjoyed them.

These are great for a giggle!!

Thanks so much for reading Roshni! Glad they gave you a giggle 🙂

Love a good travel quote 🙂 The one about the airport being a lawless place… so true. haha thanks for sharing 🙂

So true Lora. The airport is a lawless place lol!

These are great. I love a good quote but the funny ones are the best. Awesome list!

Thank you so much Emma. So happy you enjoyed them!

Thank you for sharing. This put a smile on my face 🙂

So glad you enjoyed them!

I love love love this list, it is so great for my travel photo books!

Oh travel books are soooo much fun! I am sure you have a nice one Rebecca!

Fun collection of quotes. #31 about not wanting a house, just to travel and pet a lot of dogs – that could have been said by one of my daughters.

Hi Rhonda! I feel the exact same way as your daughter. She sounds wise! Thanks for reading!

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50 Funny Travel Quotes to Inspire Your Wanderlust

Traveling the world can be an adventure filled with unforgettable experiences, and sometimes, it’s the funny moments that make the journey even more memorable.

Whether you’re backpacking across Europe, cruising the Caribbean, or exploring the mysteries of Asia, a good laugh is a universal language that connects us all. So, pack your sense of humor and enjoy these humorous travel quotes that will hopefully bring a smile to your face, no matter where you are on the globe.

50 Hilarious Travel Quotes

To change it up, I included my own spin to these quotes, sharing a snippet of my own adventures and memories after each, bringing these words to life with tales from my travel diary.

“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag

For the insatiable traveler, this quote is a witty nod to the never-ending bucket list. We’ve decided that our travel bucket list isn’t actually in a bucket anymore. It’s more like an expandable pocket dimension.

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” – Mark Twain

So true! Traveling together non-stop for a year is how Micki and I learned marriage could work for us. If you can survive months living in a tiny van and still enjoy their company, you can likely get along forever.

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal”-  Paulo Coelho

It’s only funny because it’s true. Statistically, train connections in the USA are safer than getting out of bed every day. When in doubt, ride a train!

Birds literally just eat, travel, and shit on things they don’t like. I don’t know about you, but that’s the lifestyle I’m striving for. – Anonymous

Who knew that birdbrained might actually be a complement to some people. Having wings would be handy at times though.

“Jet Lag is for Amateurs.” – Dick Clark

This playful quip reminds us that true globetrotters know how to handle time zone changes with a grin. While it affects us all one way or another, pushing through it means you can get on with your journey sooner. Onward and upward!

“Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” – Al Gore

A humorous observation about the less-than-glamorous side of air travel. It’s why we always laugh when people go out of their way to look good on their passport pictures. We’ve found it’s better to look so run down that no matter how badly you’re doing on your day of travel that they won’t think something is wrong with you. Same logic applies to your driver’s license.

“I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” – Caskie Stinnett

Routine is just one of the many things nomads and wanderers try to avoid. Why have a repeat of yesterday when tomorrow can be anything?

“I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding, I’m headed to the airport.” – Anonymous

For those who find the allure of the airport irresistible, this quote is a humorous nod to our wanderlust. We purposely bought a house on one side of the city just to be closer to the airport. Just saying…

“Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth, it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.” – John Green

For me, this is a clever observation on the liberating spirit of travel and the adventures we’ll find when embracing that freedom. If the devil on your shoulder wins over the angel, that’s on you and not your destination. 😉

“There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.” – Anonymous

We’ve all felt the post-vacation blues, and this quote captures that sentiment perfectly.

“Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.” – George Carlin

A humorous take on the metric system by the legendary comedian, encouraging us to think differently about distances. One trick to happiness when traveling is to always round up or down until the number seems palatable. If you’re on a tight budget, forget I said that though.

“I follow my heart… and it usually leads me to the airport.” – Anonymous

Another witty testament to the heart’s desire for new adventures and experiences. While some people dread airports, we’ve always loved them.

“No place is ever as bad as they tell you it’s going to be.” – Chuck Thompson

Whether it’s travel, a movie, a book or a meal, always take other peoples opinions with a grain of salt. Most experiences are unique and we’ve both hated a city and loved it, with our expectations being the only difference between visits. Finding a nice place to sleep and a good restaurant goes a long way too.

“I’ve got 99 problems, but I’m on vacation and I’m ignoring them all!” – Anonymous

The perfect motto for anyone looking to temporarily escape the stresses of everyday life. Or, sell all your belongings and move your problems to another country where at least they’ll have a different accent.

Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything. – Steve Martin

A good reminder that there is no word for sorrow or regret in Timatuathian. Of course that language itself doesn’t exist so why would those two words exist anyway?

“Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” – Michael Palin

Ah, the joy and pain of the travel bug. It has a ferocious bite and often refuses to let go no matter how many miles you’ve put on or the amount of countries you’ve seen. The more you see, the more you realize there is to see and therein lies the problem.

Witty travel quotes, the second half

Remember, as St. Augustine once said, the world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. So turn the page, explore, and don’t forget to laugh along the way!

“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a plane ticket, and that’s kind of the same thing.” – Anonymous

A lighthearted reminder of how travel can bring joy into our lives. While it doesn’t take a lot of money to travel, more certainly never hurts.

“My favorite thing to do is go where I’ve never been.” – Diane Arbus

A simple yet profound statement about the essence of exploration and discovery. While it’s often the new that drives some, sometimes it can also be the old that they prefer to see in their rear view mirror.

“I would give up traveling but I’m not a quitter” – Anonymous

This quote is another playful turn on the hard work ethic and how sometimes when faced with adversity, it’s best to just bear down and keep at it, even if it’s enjoyable.

“A tourist is someone who drives thousands of miles to get a photo in front of their car.” – Anonymous

A playful jab at the classic tourist photo, this quote pokes fun at humans often absurd travel habits. Don’t worry, we have dozens of those pics as well. For instance, here we are in front of…

“The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.” – Russell Baker

This quote humorously captures the irony of trying to blend in, only to be spotted a mile away. We have tons of pics over the years wearing certain clothing from Thai pants in Thailand to an Outback hat in Australia and all they scream at us now is tourist in bright letters.

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

A funny reminder that travel can render us speechless with its beauty before filling us with tales to tell.

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu

This ancient wisdom reminds us that sometimes the journey is more important than the destination. While I’m guessing Lao wasn’t spanning the globe, pretty sure he enjoyed his travels and was secretly prophesizing about his luggage never arriving.

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

While not overly humorous in it’s own right, it does remind me of a story about a friend who decided to forge his own path once on a hike and ended up needing to be cut down from a tree hours later. It was a thing but definitely adds to the adage that a good journey can be made great with a little extra humor thrown in.

Hilarious and inspiring travel quotes, the third half

Sometimes all you need to add to a travel memory is a dash of humor to make it unforgettable. Here are some more funny travel quotes to awaken your wanderlust.

“People don’t take trips, trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

While the imagery of a trip as a literal persona kidnapping a person, throwing them on a plane and making them have fun makes me laugh, this is in truth a thought-provoking quote that suggests travel has the power to transform us.

Side note: A Transformer named Trip would be just as amusing to me.

“A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse and dreams of home.” – Carl Burns

This ironic quote captures the contrasting perspectives of the traveler and the stay-at-home dreamer. While we often dream of things we miss, having the ability to miss them in the first place is reason enough to jump on a plane and go someplace for a while. Perspective often needs distance to achieve itself.

“Travel is like an endless university. You never stop learning.” – Harvey Lloyd

A reminder that travel educates us in ways that go beyond traditional learning. I recall our trip to the Galapagos Islands where we not only learned about Charles Darwin’s thoughts on evolution but also the fact to get to the ferry early so we don’t have to sit in the open back for 2 hours getting soaked from the rain…

“A road trip is a way for the whole family to spend time together and annoy each other in interesting new places.” – Tom Lichtenheld

This funny quote definitely highlights the trials and tribulations of traveling with family. While new places and activities can hold some interest, 2 snippy children will argue no matter what’s in front of them. However, now they get to do it in another country!

“ If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

Winston obviously knew what it was like driving in LA but I digress, the truth is that a journey isn’t over until it’s over and even then, you might not end up where you thought you would. The unknown is half the fun.

“Live your life by a compass not a clock.” – Stephen Covey

Obviously Covey wasn’t a clock maker, but his adage remains. It’s the direction we take in life that determines our situation and that can’t always be done on a set timetable. Inflexibility in travel means inflexibility in life. Bending a little sometimes gives you a different view on where you are and where you’re heading. It’s also good for the back and knees.

“Your body is not a temple, it’s an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”- Anthony Bourdain

Anthony loved travel, meeting new people and trying new foods. Sure, that 2000 calorie piece of cake shouldn’t be on your everyday menu but are you seriously not going to try it once? Live a little.

“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you travelled.” – Mohammed

The difference between knowledge and wisdom can often be measured by the amount of footsteps we’ve taken to get there. While the scholar reads about it, the traveler experiences it, tastes it, smells it, and digests it in such a way that they’re forever changed . The willingness to put oneself out there continually and the wisdom gained from such actions can speak volumes about a person.

“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.” – Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss’ characters strode the globe in their pursuits to teach and entertain and often found humor in the most unlikely places. I once found it in a sock, under a rock, in a shoe, surrounded by goo and so can you.

“It is not the destination where you end up but the mishaps and memories you create along the way.”- Penelope Riley

Another quote not so humorous in it’s wording but funny in the mishaps department. Some of our most memorable moments on the road happened due to one mishap or another. Even our worst travel day ended with us saying “at least it will be an entertaining story one day.”

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd

A classic example of a travel metaphor implying that we aren’t meant to stay in one place forever. We need movement to fulfill our purpose, regardless of the outcome. Though imagining all of us as little ships with legs walking around everywhere is also pretty funny to me.

“The further I go, the closer to me I get.” – Andrew McCarthy

Me is a person on the other side of the world doing something amazing at any moment. The closer to me I get, the more me I become. While I can’t always be me, I get solace in knowing that me is out there and I look forward to the day I get to be me again.

“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck

As Micki and I get closer to celebrating our 20th anniversary, the truth of this statement hits me. It’s all about the journey. Preventing the boat from capsizing isn’t about control, it’s about paying attention, watching out for hidden rocks and moving and changing with the river as opposed to fighting against it. Like a journey or a marriage, a river will take you where rivers take you. Enjoy the ride.

“ That moment when you’re asked where you got something and you answer with the name of the country, not the name of the store.” – Anonymous

We’ve been guilty of this dozens of times. For a while, everything we displayed was from another country or another trip. These days we’ve packed and unpacked our things too many times to even bother showcasing them anymore but we do own some nice boxes. That one we filled in Thailand, that one in Australia, that one in South America…

“ Going on a trip. Need about 5 outfits. I’ve packed 35 just to be safe.” – Anonymous

We’ve all done it though now we’ve learned from our mistakes and realize that in life we often dress to impress. The beauty of travel is most people don’t see you every day. Learn to get creative with your outfits. Maybe buy a nice hat and look out the window more often.

“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” – Erol Ozan

When you’re too busy following the path, sometimes you don’t realize you’re actually missing the journey. Explore beyond the path, there is always more to experience. More usually meaning beer, wine, food, music, art, dance and all the other good things in life worth pursuing.

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”- Terry Pratchett

We travel not only to see new things but also to be able to return to things we miss. Like distance, absence also gives perspective.

“ Ironing boards are surfboards that gave up their dreams and got a boring job. Don’t be an ironing board.” – Anonymous

Don’t be an ironing board is my new mantra. For the record, I also don’t want to be an anchor (it holds people back), a yesterday (it’s never in the present) or a sock (nothing funny, I just dislike socks).

“The world is waiting for you. Good Luck. Travel Safe. Go!” – Phil Keoghan

While travel isn’t always an amazing race, sometimes it can feel that way. Slow it down, explore, enjoy! Now Go!

“ Nothing lasts forever, except the day before you start your vacation.” – Gayland Anderson

No truer words have been spoken! Anticipation of an upcoming trip is still high on my list of things I look forward to.

“ You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.” – Paul Theroux

The beauty of a new thing isn’t that it’s perfect or that it will instantly replace everything that was similar that came before. It’s the start of a new branch of something that can one day become amazing and transformative. Air travel started out rough (both figuratively and literally) and has gotten to the point where it can be a joy to sit down on a flight. I am grateful for that.

“You can’t control the past, but you can control where you go next.” – Kirsten Hubbard

Again we talk about control. While our journey should be allowed to happen as it happens, that doesn’t mean that sometimes you can’t point it in another direction. As winter approaches here, south seems prudent to me right now.

“I wonder if the ocean smells different on the other side of the world.” – J.A. Redmerski

Take it from me, it does. Everything does. Expectation often colors our reality. Color away my friends, color away.

“And that’s the wonderful thing about family travel: it provides you with experiences that will remain locked forever in the scar tissue of your mind.” – Dave Barry

Haha, family travel is a great way to experience the exact same trip from multiple points of view. A parent and a toddler can have the exact same day yet have very different takes on a situation. Same can be said for travel. Want to see the world differently? Explore it via your children and you’ll have a whole new understanding of the world. Hopefully it’s a positive experience for everyone but if not, at least there’s probably a good story in there somewhere.

May your travels be filled with laughter and joy. Remember, every journey is an opportunity for new stories and a good chuckle. Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer, especially when it comes with a side of laughter!

223 Funny Travel Quotes to Put A Smile On Your Face

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  • Quotes , Travel Tips
  • November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020
  • 19 min read

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Humor will help you transform a bad day, cheer you up and keep you going. That’s one reason we love these funny quotes and wanted to pick some for you.

We hope you enjoy, smile, love and share these funny quotes.

A Full List of Funny Travel Quotes

Let’s start this list of funny travel quotes with a quote Matt likes to use.

1. “Forget champagne and caviar – Taste the world instead!”– Hostelgeeks

2. Me: “I want to travel more”, the bank account: “”Like, to the park?”

3. “I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords!”

4. “Men to the left because woman are always right”.”

5. “The journey, not the arrival, matters.”– T. S. Eliot

6. “Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.”– The Dalai Lama

7. It’s bad manners to let vacation wait!

8. “Have a fun(tache)tic day!.”

9. “Most things in life people are worried about, never happen anyway!.”

10. “Never stop doing things for the first time.”

11. “I can’t control the wind but I can adjust the sail.”– Ricky Skaggs

12. “A journey is measured in friends rather than miles.”– Tim Cahill

13. “Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson

14.  “Laugh more, worry less!”

15. “I want to make memories all over the world.”

16. “If you are upset just think about a T-Rex trying to drink a Martini.”

17. “Don’t be a tourist, be a traveler.”

18. “Buy the ticket, take the ride.”

19. “If you think adventure is dangerous try routine, it’s lethal.”– Paulo Coelho

20. “Quit your job, buy a ticket, get a tan, fall in love, never return.”– Anonymous

21. “I’m in love with places I’ve never been to.”

22. “Free Boobs! Just kidding – Free Fruit!”– by Swanky Hostel , the 5 Star Hostel in Zagreb.

22. “When life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars.”

23. “If you don’t belong, don’t be too long.”

24. “I need vitamin SEA.”

25.“The people who made you laugh are more beautiful than beautiful people.”

26. “People don’t take trips. . . trips take people.”– John Steinbeck

27. “Make salsa, not war!”

28. “I hate traveling, no traveler ever said”

29. “Don’t look for love. Look for good coffee!”

30. You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license…

31. Life goal: Create a life that people assume you have anyway based on your instagram account!

32. “I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.”– Caskie Stinnett

33. There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.

34. If traveling was free, BYE!

35. “I’ve got 99 problems. But I am on vacation and I am ignoring them all!”

36. “Worst thing about being a tourist, is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist!”– Russell Baker

37. “And then I went to the Sangria Familia…!”

38. “Jet Lag is for Amateurs”

39. “Work hard, travel harder”

40. I will conquer the world. Like, from here to the post box.

41. If travel would be free, you would never see me again. But it isn’t, so….what do we do tonight?

42. Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.– George Carlin

43. If you are going through hell, keep going.– Winston Churchill

44. A change of latitude would help my attitude.

45. Suitcases are for princesses!

46. “The best things in life are free. The 2nd best things are super expensive!”

47. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”– Susan Sontag

48.Reality called, so I hung up.

49.Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, “What! You Too? I thought I was the only one.”

50.Kinda classy, kinda hood.

51. I need a vacation of 6 months. Twice a year!

52. I changed my password to incorrect. So whenever I forget my password, the login tells me, the password is incorrect.

53. Whenever you feel sad, remember, that somewhere in the world there is a guy pulling a door that says push.

54. All I want in life is pancakes!

55. “Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets.”

56. “The gladdest moment in human life, me thinks, is a departure into unknown lands.”

57. “Every day can be an adventure.”- Hostelgeeks

58. Stuck somewhere between “I need to save” and “you only live once”. 

59. Friend: Let’s go to Bora Bora. Me: Man, I wanna go, but I’m pora pora.

60. My favourite childhood memory is my parents paying for my holidays.

61. When you’re trying to save money for a house, but end up with a one-way ticket to some tropical island.

62. Me before vacation: “I’m going to be responsible with my money. This is a low budget trip. I’m gonna stay in a hostel and everything.”Me on vacation: *orders fancy drinks, rides a jetski, goes skydiving, buys souvenirs for the uncle’s new girlfriend and adopts an alpaca.*

63. I need a reasonably paid job. Something like $2000 an hour. Nothing too wild…

64. Me: “I want to travel more”, the bank account: “Like, to the park?”

65. If traveling was free, BYE!

66. I wish that road trips could pay my bills.

67. At the end of the day…I’d rather like to have a lot of stories to tell, than a full bank account.

68. I wish I was a postcard. For under $2 you can travel the world to any location in the world. 

69. Do you ever stress about money and then accidentally book another flight?

70. I wish travel therapy was covered by my health insurance. 

71, Backpacking is money spent on Education.

72. Bank account nice and empty. Starting the new year on a clean slate.

73. How can people my age plan spontaneous trips to Thailand, I can barely afford a spontaneous soft pretzel.

74. I love when people say “just quit your job and travel.” Taking an Uber from the bar to my home is the only travel I can afford.

75. Go to work. Open computer. Scroll for plane tickets for 6 hours. Close computer. Go home.

76. I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords!

77. Work tip: Stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport. Get on a plane. Never return.

78. Yeah, working is great…but have you tried travelling. 

79. There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.

80. Physically I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito. 

81. Ironing boards are surfboards that gave up their dreams and got a boring job. Don’t be an ironing board.

82. Life is short. Call in sick and book that last minute flight. 

83. I feel like most of my work problems could be solved with a trip to…anywhere.

84. I googled my symptoms. Turns out I just needed to go on a vacay.

85. I’m getting tired of waking up and not being at the beach.

86. Everyone is pregnant, engaged or getting married. I just wanna lose weight and travel.

87. Forget champagne and caviar – Taste the world instead

88. I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine

89. I just want to travel the world, overspend at IKEA and drink coffee while cuddling puppies.

90. Friend 1: I’m getting a house. Friend 2: I’m having a baby. Friend 3: I’m getting married Me: I’m headed to the airport.

91. People having babies…and I’m like: What country am I going to next?

92. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.

93. I don’t want a house. I just want to travel and pet a lot of dogs.

94. Screw the caviar, I want to travel the world!

95. Reality called, so I hung up.

96. I need 6 months of vacation. Twice a year.

97. I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m headed to the airport.

98. I’ve got 99 problems. But I’m on vacation so I’m ignoring them all!

99. “You can’t buy happiness” Okay, explain travel then…

100. It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.

101. Travsessed (n.) An obsession with travel. When all you talk or think about is your past or future trips

102. Good things come to those, who book flights.

103. I heard an airplane passing overhead. I wished I was on it.

104. Tripophobia (n.) The fear of not having any travel trips currently booked.

105. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets, which is kind of the same thing.

106. Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas and take your next trip in kilometers.

107. A coconut a day keeps the doctor away.

108. “Be strong”, I whisper to my WiFi signal

109. Jetlag is for amateurs

110. My parents complain I travel too much. I mean, I could be a drug addict, do they realize how lucky they are?

111. A plane ticket is the answer. Who cares what the question is.

112. Don’t speak the language. Already said 3 times “what”. Now just smile and nod and hope for the best.

113. Me travelling. Person: “Un Cafe?” Me: “Oui” Person: “Sucre” Me: “Non” Person: “You speak very good french” Me: “Gracias”

114. You’ve never felt true fear until your passport isn’t where you think you left it.

115. Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is addicted to me?

116. Education is important. But travel is importanter!

117. If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I wear a size 7-day Caribbean cruise.

118. Me thinking about how many flights I can book for the cost of a new iPhone 11 Pro.

119. Europeans: I drove 40 minutes to spend the weekend in Paris, then popped to Germany to visit family on the way home. Australians: I was in Queensland and drove for 18 hours. Now I’m still in Queensland.

120. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m going. Are you coming with me?

121. That moment when you’re asked where you got something and you answer with the name of the country, not the name of the store.

122. Travelling is like a chocolate box. Don’t matter what you get. All is good.

123. Girls don’t wait for the prince anymore, they pack and travel the world.

124. All you need is love a passport.

125. I followed my heart and it led me to the airport. 

126. If you had to choose between true love or travelling the world, which country would you visit first? 

127. All I want for Christmas is you forever vacation.

128. Imagine falling in love with someone and then finding out they clap their hands when the plane lands.

129. Some people spend their life searching for “the one”. I’m just searching for the one good travel deal.

130. I’ve got a crush on the world.

131. I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel magazine!

132. Birds literally just eat, travel, and shit on things they don’t like. I don’t know about you, but that’s the lifestyle I’m striving for.

133. By 35, if I’m not engaged or already starting a family, I declare myself the aunt who’s always travelling & comes to family events tipsy.

134. High five if you don’t know what you’re doing with your life and just want to travel the world.

135. I want to live in the world where searching for plane tickets burns calories.

136. Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should be on the beach drinking Margaritas.

137. Be afraid. And do it anyway.

138. Can we just skip to the part in my life where I travel the world?

139. I just need a large coffee, a plane ticket and a bag full of cash. 

140. Getting out of bed would be 10x easier if there was a Caribbean ocean and 30 degree weather waiting outside for you.

141. I love those days when my only decision is whether to go to the beach in the morning or in the afternoon.

142. Live a life you don’t need a vacation from.

143. Work hard. Travel harder.

144. I need a holiday. And by “holiday” I mean I need to move away and find a job. On the beach. With cocktails. 

145. The temptation to go to the airport, buy a one-way ticket, leave the country and live on my own has never been so real.

146. Ladies, imagine this. It’s 15 years from now, and you have no kids. You’re the cool wine aunt that occasionally comes back to the country for a brief visit before leaving for another long exotic vacation. You have no commitments, and a suspicious amount of money.

147. Packs 2 hours before leaving for a trip. Unpacks 3 months after coming home.

148. Going on a trip. Need about 5 outfits. I’ve packed 35 just to be safe.

149. Me: triple checked packing list Also me: *forgets underwear, contact solution, and favourite chapstick*.

150. Watches Netflix happily. Remembers you need to pack. Watches Netflix stressfully.

151. Me: I’m not going to overpack this time. Inner me: I need this. I will need that as well. I need everything.

152. Procrastapacking (n.) the act of thinking about packing a suitcase instead of actually doing it.

153. Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.

154. I haven’t worn these trousers since I bought them. I should definitely pack them for my 3 day vacation. Just in case.

156. So, do I live out of a suitcase for the next month? Do I unpack just to repack again? Do I put my toothbrush back in the bathroom? I’m a visitor in my own house what the heck.

157. My favourite thing to pack on trips are all the clothes I never wear at home and then find fun, flirty and exciting ways to not wear them while I’m away.

158. Normal life: Wears the same top every day for a week. Packing for 3-day vacation: I’ll probably change a few times a day so I’ll take 21 tops.

159. I have been to almost as many places as my luggage.

160. Me getting ready for vacation: manicure and pedicure, buy new Sephora products, spray tan, get waxed, get hair done, work out for a month, live off kale and veggies, try on 30K swimsuits and cry in dressing rooms. Husband getting ready for vacation: packs a bathing suit, flip-flops, a T-shirt, and calls it a day.

161. Running to the gate is my cardio.

162. Airports: the only place where drinking 8 AM is socially acceptable.

163. The airport is a lawless place. 7 am? Drink a beer. Tired? Sleep on the floor. Hungry? Chips now cost 17$.

164. A passport holder sounds like a great idea until you get to the airport and have to remove it 4 billion times.

165. Worrying you’ve accidentally packed 3 kilos of cocaine and a dead goat as you walk through “nothing to declare” at the airport.

166. I love those days when my only decision is window or aisle.

167. “Be right back…” Just running away from Monday and going straight to the airport.

168. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need a trip.

169. Vacation calories don’t count, right?

170. What’s that medical condition called where you constantly need to have a trip booked? 

171. Should I book another flight to go abroad? Brain: no. Wallet: no. Mom: no. Dog: no. Universe: no…I think I’m gonna book the flight.

172. You can’t make everyone happy. You are not a plane ticket.

173. TIP: You won’t get the holiday blues if you just keep booking holidays.

174. You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license…

175. In desperate need of a full body massage, 4 days of sleep and a ticket to the Bahamas.

176. Can’t decide if I need a hug, an XL coffee, 6 shots of vodka, or 2 months of travel.

177. Travitude (n.) when you start to feel grumpy and sassy because you haven’t travelled in a while.

178. My mom watches a special type of news program that only reports on horrible incidents happening in places I’m about to visit.

179. “The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.” – Russell Baker

180. “On a New York subway you get fined for spitting, but you can throw up for nothing.” – Lewis Grizzard

181. “Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything.” – Steve Martin

182. “”I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.” –Bob Hope

183. “”Spain travel tip: If bathroom genders are indicated by flamingos, the boy flamingo is the one with a hat. I learned this the hard way.” – Dave Barry

184. “Two great talkers will not travel far together.” – Spanish Proverb

185. “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – Unknown

186. “Las Vegas is sort of how God would do it if he had money.” – Steve Wynn

187. “Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs.”–Susan Sontag

188. “Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” – Mark Twain

189. “You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.” – Margaret Thatcher

190. “The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau

191. “You want to know what it’s like to be on a plane for 22 hours? Sit in a chair, squeeze your head as hard as you can, don’t stop, then take a paper bag and put it over your mouth and nose and breath your own air over and over and over.” –Lewis Black

192. “Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror.” – Al Bolisk

193. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Guide

194. “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them”. –Mark Twain

195. “The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.” – Britney Spears

196. “In America, there are two classes of travel— first class, and with children.” –Robert Benchley

197. “I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc

198. “Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.” – Elizabeth Drew

199. “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.” – Helen Keller

200. “Hey, people who travel with their bed pillow. You look insane.” – Jim Gaffigan

201. “A tourist is a fellow who drives thousands of miles so he can be photographed standing in front of his car.” –Emile Ganest

202. “You know you’re in India when you hear yourself telling your driver as he is backing up, “Careful, there is a cow behind you.” – Lydia Ramsey

203. “Travelling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station. ” – Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

204. “It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, ‘As pretty as an airport.” – Douglas Adams

205. “Adventure, yeah. I guess that’s what you call it when everybody comes back alive.” – Mercedes Lackey

206. “Los Angeles is where you go when you want to be somebody. New York is where you go when you are somebody. Miami is where you go when you want to be somebody else.” – Billy Corben

207. “If you come to a fork in the road, take it.” – Yogi Berra

208. “Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” – Charles M. Schulz

209. “There is nothing safer than flying – it’s crashing that is dangerous.” – Theo Cowan

210. “The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.” – Rudyard Kipling

211. “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” – Al Gore

212. “If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

213. “When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.” – Clifton Fadiman

214. ” is the tiniest food I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Any kind of meat that you get – chicken, steak, anything – has grill marks on each side, like somehow we’ll actually believe there’s an open-flame grill in the front of the plane.” – Ellen DeGeneres

215. “A good holiday is one that is spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours.” – J.B. Priestley

216. “Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.” – George Carlin

217. “Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God.” – Kurt Vonnegut

218. “I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn’t. I decided that whatever trip I was on, they were going with me. You’re looking at a real daddy.” – Barry White

219. “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

220. “If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home.” – James Michener

221. “I get pretty much all the exercise I need walking down airport concourses carrying bags.” –Guy Clark

222. “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it’s lethal.” – Paulo Coelho

223. “You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.” – Paul Theroux

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101 Funny Travel Quotes

The one thing you should always pack when traveling is your sense of humor. Things may not always go as planned, and in the end, the difference between an inconvenience and an adventure is a question of attitude.

The pandemic had us all stranded at home for way too long, so let’s check out some fun travel quotes to help lift your spirits and give that old funny bone a good workout.

For a good giggle, or a funny travel quote to accompany your Insta post, we’ve hunted high and low to pull together this list of some of the funniest travel quotes for your enjoyment. Check them out!

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1. Work tip: Stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport. Get on a plane. Never return.

Our opening travel quote is a real gem. Don’t we all wish we could do this? If only it were that simple! In theory, it is, but the reality is that life happens to us all.

2. “You can’t buy happiness” Okay, explain travel then..

3. all you need is love and a passport..

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4. A plane ticket is the answer. Who cares what the question is.

5. i googled my symptoms. turns out i just needed to go on a vacay..

I googled my symptoms

6. Tripophobia (n.) The fear of not having any travel trips booked.

7. stuck somewhere between “i need to save” and “you only live once.”.

Boy, isn’t this the truth! The desire to throw caution to the wind is strong in many of us, but reality, however small and softly spoken, weighs in to keep us in check. On the one hand, the more you save, the more places you can go and the more luxuriously you can travel. But on the other, you can always figure it out as you go. Which one are you?

8. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets – which is kind of the same thing.

9. a coconut a day keeps the doctor away..

A coconut a day keeps the doctor away

10. Backpacking is money spent on education.

They say the best way to learn is to do, and what better way to do than to head off into the great unknown with only the essentials on your back? Backpacking is undoubtedly the most outstanding teacher. You’ll learn about the world, about people, and the most valuable lessons about yourself.

11. I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m going. Are you coming with me?

12. i’m getting tired of waking up and not being at the beach., 13. yeah, working is great.. but have you tried traveling, 14. “kilometers are shorter than miles. save gas and take your next trip in kilometers.” – george carlin..

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15. At the end of the day, I’d rather have a lot of stories to tell than a full bank account.

Those epic stories of places you’ve been and things you’ve seen will warm your heart when you’re old and grey in a way that a loaded bank account will not.

16. Forget champagne and caviar – taste the world instead.

17. i need six months of vacation. twice a year..

I need six months of vacation

18. Physically, I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito.

19. i’m a travel fiend on the road to recovery. just kidding. i’m headed to the airport., 20. good things come to those who book flights..

If you don’t stand at the bus stop, you’re not likely to catch the bus. Similarly, if you don’t put yourself on adventure’s path, you won’t have any. Book the flight. Put yourself out there and see what happens.

21. I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords!

22. i’ve got 99 problems. but i’m on vacation, so i’m ignoring them all.

I’ve got 99 problems

23. Don’t speak the language? Already said “what?” three times. Just smile, nod and hope for the best.

24. me: “i want to travel more.” my bank account: “like, to the park”.

The struggle is so real for many of us! This funny travel quote reminds us that many of us have champagne dreams on a water budget. You only need to scroll on Instagram to see incredible places and beautiful people living their very best life to remind you that your bank account is totally holding you back.

25. My favorite childhood memory is my parents paying for my holidays.

26. reality called, so i hung up., 27. me traveling: person: “un cafe” me: “oui” person: “sucre” me: “non” person: “you speak very good french” me: “gracias.”, 28. there should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after a vacation..

We couldn’t agree more with this funny travel quote. Reality hits like a speeding train after a glorious escape. It’s the return to the same old , a mountain of emails, and the unpacking that bring on the blues after traveling.

29. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.

I thought I wanted a career

30. I wish I was a postcard. For under $2 you can travel the world to any location in the world.

31. i feel like most of my work problems could be solved with a trip to.. anywhere., 32. i travel a lot; i hate having my life disrupted by routine..

Life is what happens when you’re traveling, and everything else is just a means to an end. A true wanderer thrives on the unexpected, and ever-changing scenery. Going to the same job every day to earn money is simply a way to afford the trips that remind you that you’re truly alive.

33. Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is into me?

34. how can people my age plan spontaneous trips to thailand i can barely afford a spontaneous soft pretzel., 35. education is important. but travel is importanter, 36. friend: let’s go to bora bora. me: man, i wanna go, but i’m pora pora..

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37. If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I wear a size 7-day Caribbean cruise.

38. people having babies and i’m like; what country am i going to next.

We know this feeling all too well! Not everyone’s journey needs to look the same. Follow your heart.

39. Do you ever stress about money and then accidentally book another flight?

Do you ever stress about money

40. Europeans: I drove 40 minutes to spend the weekend in Paris, then popped to Germany to visit family on the way home. Australians: I was in Queensland and drove for 18 hours. Now I’m still in Queensland.

41. friend 1: i’m getting a house. friend 2: i’m having a baby. friend 3: i’m getting married. me: i’m headed to the airport., 42. ironing boards are surfboards that gave up their dreams and got a boring job. don’t be an ironing board..

It’s just a funny travel quote on the surface, but so true. If your dream is to travel, don’t let anyone stop you. Don’t deny the lure of the open road. Else you risk living out your days always wondering what if , and regretting those adventures you never took. You could be riding epic waves or stuck in a dark corner and doing a mindless job every day. Choose wisely!

43. I followed my heart, and it led me to the airport.

44. if you had to choose between true love or traveling the world, which country would you visit first, 45. imagine falling in love with someone and then finding out they clap their hands when the plane lands., 46. i’ve got a crush on the world..

And what’s not to love? There’s so much to see and explore!

47. I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel magazine!

Is there a gaze more full of desire than a traveler flipping through a travel magazine? It’s a love affair like no other.

48. Birds literally just eat, travel, and make a mess on things they don’t like. I don’t know about you, but that’s the lifestyle I’m striving for.

49. high five if you don’t know what you’re doing with your life and just want to travel the world..

There was a time when a nomadic lifestyle was frowned upon, or at the least regarded with suspicion. Air travel and technology have made it so much easier to chase the life of which you’ve always dreamed.

50. Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should be on the beach drinking Margaritas.

Everyone should believe in something

51. Can we just skip to the part in my life where I travel the world?

52. getting out of bed would be 10x easier if there was a caribbean ocean and 30-degree weather waiting outside for you., 53. live a life you don’t need a vacation from..

Ok, this one isn’t the funniest travel quote, but it’s true – and we included it because everyone needs to be reminded. If your life makes you feel like you want to escape, you can change it. It might take time and planning, but it’s worth chasing.

54. Work hard. Travel harder.

55. packs two hours before leaving for a trip. unpacks three months after coming home..

We all know this person. Maybe you are this person. Unpacking is always such a chore. Once you unpack, the holiday is well and truly over. We can see why you’d put it off.

56. Me: triple-checked packing list. Also, me: forgets underwear, contact solution, and favorite chapstick.

57. procrastapacking (n.) the act of thinking about packing a suitcase instead of actually doing it..

And invariably, this ends with a mad scramble to get everything stuffed in a bag mere hours before your flight. You’ll have forgotten something important – it’s a given. Passport? Ticket? Money? You’ll figure the rest out.

58. Normal life: Wears the same top every day for a week. Packing for 3-day vacation: I’ll probably change a few times a day, so I’ll take 21 tops.

59. i have been to almost as many places as my luggage..

Oh, boy! Lost luggage woes. Who hasn’t had an awful experience of their luggage going missing? It’s all part of the adventure, though!

60. Running to the gate is my cardio.

61. the airport is a lawless place. 7 am drink a beer. tired sleep on the floor. hungry chips now cost $17., 62. i love those days when my only decision is window or aisle..

 I love those days

63. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need a trip.

Yikes! Find us one person who actually likes how they look in their passport pictures. It’s like the people taking those pictures are specifically instructed to make the subject look as awful as possible while still being vaguely recognizable.

64. What’s that medical condition called where you constantly need to have a trip booked?

65. you can’t make everyone happy. you are not a plane ticket., 66. in desperate need of a full body massage, four days of sleep, and a ticket to the bahamas., 67. “worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist” – russell baker., 68. “you define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. so you are grateful.” – paul theroux., 69. “airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” — al gore..

A strong contender on our list of funny travel quotes. Why is it that no matter how uneventful and smooth the flight, you always arrive at your destination looking like you were hanging onto the landing gear the whole way?

70. “Don’t worry about the world ending today; it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” ~ Charles M. Schulz.

71. don’t be a tourist, be a traveler..

Oooh, deep! Tourists take pictures of all the major sites and attractions, tick a destination off their list, and move on. A traveler feels a place, tastes a place, and wants to get below the surface.

72. I need Vitamin Sea.

73. “i have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” ~ mark twain..

This quote has stood the test of time. Even in our modern world of speedy air travel and high-tech gadgets, traveling with others will make or break your relationship.

74. Work, save, travel, repeat.

Words to live by, if you ask us. Life summed up in one neat, funny travel quote.

75. Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.

Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now

76. “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” ~ John Steinbeck.

77. “drink heavily with the locals whenever possible.” ~ anthony bourdain., 78. i wish i had never gone traveling, said no one ever..

It’s funny because it’s true. You’ll always gain more than you lose.

79. Let’s wander where the WiFi is weak.

We’re all so overly connected that it’s essential to disconnect so that we reconnect to the things that really matter. Don’t miss the moments that count because you’re too busy trying to get the perfect picture to post online.

80. A change of latitude would help my attitude.

81. travel – because money returns, time doesn’t..

Travel because money returns

82. That moment when you’re asked where you got something, and you answer with the name of the country, not the name of the store.

83. “sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” – jerry seinfeld., 84. “a hotel room all to myself is my idea of a good time.” – chelsea handler., 85. “airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by stark moments of terror.” – al boliska., 86. “adventure without risk is disneyland.” – douglas coupland., 87. “backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take.” – sheridan anderson..

Backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take

88. “I travel light but not at the same speed.” – Jarod Kintz.

89. “if you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal.” – paulo coehlo..

Another famous quote offering a snappy piece of life advice. Get out there now. There’s plenty of time to settle down into a routine later in life.

90. “I would totally give up travel, but I’m not a quitter.” – Anonymous.

91. “when preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – susan heller..

Great advice wrapped up in a funny travel quote. You never need as much clothing as you think you will, and you always need more money than you budgeted.

92. “Once in a while, it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told.” – Alan Keightley.

93. “i feel like most of my problems could be solved with a trip to.. well, anywhere.” – anonymous., 94. “the gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad. i speak now, of course, in the supposition that the gentle reader has not been abroad, and therefore is not already a consummate ass.” – mark twain., 95. “the best way to know a city is to eat it.” – scott westerfeld..

Eating local foods is one of the best things about travel. Depending on the location, this may require a stronger stomach or a tongue immune to spice.

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96. “Travel like Gandhi, with simple clothes, open eyes, and an uncluttered mind.” – Rick Steve.

97. “this is the first year i’m not going to fiji because of covid-19. normally, i do not go because i am poor.” — brooke miller..

We love this funny travel quote. Most of us usually aren’t able to travel because of budgetary reasons, but the recent pandemic gave us a new reason for not going anywhere. We’re so glad the hard lockdowns and travel bans seem to be behind us, and we can go back to blaming our bank accounts.

98. “I’ve had entire relationships that didn’t get as far as these airport security checkpoints.” — Michael LeRoux.

99. “thanks, tsa, i haven’t been touched like that since prom night.” — meaghan o’connell..

Airport security can be a real drag. Having to open up your bags and have your things rifled through. It’s never fun, but this funny travel quote puts a whole new spin on it.

100. “Airports are gonna go from being the meanest place to be to the nicest once we’re allowed to fly again. Check my bag? Go ahead. Screaming baby? Sit right next to me, buddy.” — Ashley Fern Rothberg.

We’re so grateful to be able to travel again. So thankful that all those petty annoyances we hated before seem to be like old friends welcoming us home. Happy post-pandemic travels!

101. Airports: the only place where drinking at 8 am is socially acceptable.

Final thoughts.

We stayed at home for way too long, and now that we can travel again, we hope you’re out there making plans, exploring, and chasing your wanderlust. If not, maybe these funny travel quotes will pep you up enough to get back out there.

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125 Hilariously Funny Travel Quotes + Pictures

Are you looking for some hilariously funny travel quotes? Then you have come to the right place! Lets face it, we all need a laugh from time to time and funny travel quotes can help to brighten the mood whatever the weather! Whether you are in search of a funny travel caption for Instagram , a funny travel quote for a presentation or a funny travel quote for a written document, I have you covered in this post. Read on for some funny travel quote inspiration!

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Lets start off this post by taking a lo0ok at some of the very best funny travel quotes. Here are my top picks-

I wish I had never gone travelling. Said no one ever.

I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel magasine!

I’m not lost, I’m exploring.

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All you need is  love  a passport

Tan lines and unforgettable times.

Lets wander where the WiFi is weak.

I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords.

There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.

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The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever.

Good things come to those, who book flights. 

I followed my heart and it led me to the airport. 

There are many famous funny travel quotes that we hear quoted regularly, here are some of the best-

Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia . – Charles M. Schulz

I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. – Mark Twain

Jet lag is for amateurs. – Dick Clark

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it. – John Steinbeck

I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places. – Henry Youngman

“There is nothing safer than flying, it’s crashing that is dangerous.” – Theo Cowan

You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.– Paul Theroux

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Drink heavily with the locals whenever possible. – Anthony Bourdain

I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine. – Caskie Stinnett

The worst thing about being a tourist, is having other tourists recognise you as a tourist! – Russell Baker

Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo. —Al Gore  

Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything. – Steve Martin 

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What are the most popular funny travel quotes? I have summarised them for you here-

I need Vitamin Sea

I need a vacation of 6 months. Twice a year!

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Work, save, travel , repeat.

Life’s a beach.

I have not travelled everywhere, but it’s on my list.

Life is better at the beach.

Work hard, travel harder.

People having babies.. and I’m like: “What country am I going to next?”

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I’m in love with places I’ve never been to.

I googled my symptoms. Turns out I just needed to go on a vacation.

I’m a travel fiend on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m headed to the airport.

You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets, which is kind of the same thing.

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Beer. Beach. Sunset. What more could you want?!

Fifty shades of.. red, orange, pink, and purple?

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Girls just want to have.. sun?

I wish I was a postcard. For under $2 you can travel the world to any location in the world. 

Backpacking is money spent on Education.

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I feel like most of my work problems could be solved with a trip to…anywhere.

I’m getting tired of waking up and not being at the beach.

I’ve got 99 problems. But I’m on vacation so I’m ignoring them all!

A plane ticket is the answer. Who cares what the question is.

If you had to choose between true love or travelling the world, which country would you visit first? 

Some people spend their life searching for “the one”. I’m just searching for the one good travel deal.

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Vacation calories don’t count, right?

I want to live in the world where searching for plane tickets burns calories.

Running to the gate is my cardio.

If you look like your passport picture, you probably need a trip.

These funny travel quotes are sure to make you giggle too-

Me: “I want to travel more”, the bank account: “Like, to the park?”

When life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars.

I love those days when my only decision is whether to go to the beach in the morning or in the afternoon.

Sun of a  beach  that’s a nice sunset

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Airports: the only place where drinking 8 AM is socially acceptable

What’s that medical condition called where you constantly need to have a trip booked? 

“Be right back…” Just running away from Monday and going straight to the airport. 

This is me, walking down the aisle (of the airplane).

Getting out of bed would be 10x easier if there was a Caribbean ocean and 30 degree weather waiting outside for you.

Do you ever stress about money and then accidentally book another flight?

Life is short. Call in sick and book that last minute flight.

Everyone is pregnant, engaged or getting married. I just wanna lose weight and travel.

Should I book another flight to go abroad? Brain: no. Wallet: no. Mom: no. Dog: no. Universe: no…I think I’m gonna book the flight.

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Screw the caviar, I want to travel the world!

Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should be on the beach drinking Margaritas.

I’ve got a crush on the world.

Tripophobia (n.) The fear of not having any travel trips currently booked.

You’ve never felt true fear until your passport isn’t where you think you left it.

All I want for Christmas is  you  forever vacation.

Imagine falling in love with someone and then finding out they clap their hands when the plane lands.

I love those days when my only decision is window or aisle.

Can we just skip to the part in my life where I travel the world?

I just need a large coffee, a plane ticket and a bag full of cash. 

The airport is a lawless place. 7 am? Drink a beer. Tired? Sleep on the floor. Hungry? Crisps now cost £12.

Some funny travel quotes are just silly, but in a good way, of course! Here are my favourites-

Don’t be a tourist, be a traveller.

Not all who wander are lost. They’re just looking for coffee.

By 35, if I’m not engaged or already starting a family, I declare myself the aunt who’s always travelling & comes to family events tipsy.

My parents complain I travel too much.  I mean, I could be a drug addict, do they realise how lucky they are?

High five if you don’t know what you’re doing with your life and just want to travel the world.

Worrying you’ve accidentally packed 3 kilos of dr*gs and an animal carcass as you walk through “nothing to declare” at the airport.

Don’t make me slap you with my flip flop.

You can’t make everyone happy. You are not a plane ticket.

Sandy toes and salty kisses.

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Kilometres are shorter than miles. Save gas and take your next trip in kilometres.

Birds literally just eat, travel, and make a mess on things they don’t like. I don’t know about you, but that’s the lifestyle I’m striving for.

I wish travel therapy was covered by my health insurance. 

I love when people say “just quit your job and travel.” Taking an Uber from the bar to my home is the only travel I can afford. 

Ironing boards are surfboards that gave up their dreams and got a boring job. Don’t be an ironing board.

Forget champagne and caviar – Taste the world instead.

I don’t want a house. I just want to travel and pet a lot of dogs.

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“You can’t buy happiness” Okay, explain travel then…

Travelling is like a chocolate box. Don’t matter what you get. All is good.

And here are some of the best funny vacation quotes-

I have been to almost as many places as my luggage.

Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.

It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.

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Physically I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito.

You won’t get the holiday blues if you just keep booking holidays.

Packs 2 hours before leaving for a trip. Unpacks 3 months after coming home.

I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.

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I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m going. Are you coming with me?

Live a life you don’t need a vacation from.

Going on a trip. Need about 5 outfits. I’ve packed 35 just to be safe.

I need a holiday. And by “holiday” I mean I need to move away and find a job. On the beach. With cocktails. 

Normal life: Wears the same top every day for a week. Packing for 3-day vacation: I’ll probably change a few times a day so I’ll take 21 tops.

There are some funny travel quotes that can be seen as being a bit sarcastic (and you know us Brits love our sarcasm!). Here are some of the most common-m

Can we just skip to the part of my life where I travel the world?

Can’t decide if I need a hug, an XL coffee, 6 ounces of vodka, or 2 months of travel.

I wish that road trips could pay my bills.

Instead of driving a Mercedes to work,  I’d rather ride on a bike to the beach.

The temptation to go to the airport, buy a one-way ticket, leave the country and live on my own has never been so real.

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You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license.

I’m busy.

Go to work. Open computer. Scroll for plane tickets for 6 hours. Close computer. Go home.

Work tip: Stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport. Get on a plane. Never return.

Travitude (n.) when you start to feel grumpy and sassy because you haven’t travelled in a while.

Friend 1: I’m getting a house. Friend 2: I’m having a baby. Friend 3: I’m getting married Me: I’m headed to the airport. 

Reality called, so I hung up.

Travsessed ( n .) An obsession with travel. When all you talk or think about is your past or future trips.

Girls don’t wait for the prince anymore, they pack and travel the world.

Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is into me.

Europeans: I drove 40 minutes to spend the weekend in Paris, then popped to Germany to visit family on the way home. Australians: I was in Queensland and drove for 18 hours. Now I’m still in Queensland.

And last but not least, here are some of the best funny travel quotes for Instagram-

I stayed up all night to see where the sun went.. Then it dawned on me.

Sunsets. Life’s way to saying: ‘good job, you survived another day. Here’s something pretty!

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You weren’t born to just pay bills and die.

Work hard. Travel harder.

A coconut a day keeps the doctor away.

At the end of the day.. I’d rather like to have a lot of stories to tell, than a full bank account.

Me thinking about how many flights I can book for the cost of a new iPhone 11 Pro.

I know there is a flight leaving today that could bring me far, far away!

I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.

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I just want to travel the world, overspend at IKEA and drink coffee while cuddling puppies.

If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I wear a size 10-day Caribbean cruise.

Me getting ready for vacation: manicure and pedicure, buy new Sephora products, spray tan, get waxed, get hair done, work out for a month, live off kale and veggies, try on 30K swimsuits and cry in dressing rooms. Husband getting ready for vacation: packs a bathing suit, flip-flops, a T-shirt, and calls it a day.

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101 Funny Travel Quotes & Captions to Brighten up Your Day (with Images)

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Some of the best and most funny travel quotes are the ones that make you crack a smile or burst out laughing, especially when you’re not in a good mood, having a bad day, or just in need of cheering up.

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1. “Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” ~ Charles M. Schulz

2. “Don’t be a tourist, be a traveler.”

3. I need Vitamin Sea.

4. I need a vacation of 6 months. Twice a year!

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5. Can we just skip to the part of my life where I travel the world?

6. “Not all who wander are lost. They’re just looking for coffee.”

7. My parents complain I travel too much. I mean, I could be a drug addict, do they realise how lucky they are?

8. I wish that road trips could pay my bills.

9. I stayed up all night to see where the sun went.. Then it dawned on me..

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10. “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” ~ Mark Twain

11. Work, save, travel , repeat.

12. Don’t make me slap you with my flip flop.

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13. I have been to almost as many places as my luggage.

14. Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.

15. Life’s a beach.

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16. I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel magazine!

17. Tan lines and unforgettable times.

18. I’m not lost, I’m exploring.

19. Beer. Beach. Sunset. What more could you want?!

20. Me: “I want to travel more”, the bank account: “Like, to the park?”

21. “Jet lag is for amateurs.” ~ Dick Clark

22. Sandy toes and salty kisses.

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23. It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.

24. Instead of driving a Mercedes to work, I’d rather ride on a bike to the beach.

25. Sunsets. Life’s way to saying: ‘good job, you survived another day. Here’s something pretty!’

26. “I have not travelled everywhere, but it’s on my list.”

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27. There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.

28. You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license..

29. Life is better at the beach.

30. “Work hard, travel harder”

31. “You weren’t born to just pay bills and die.”

32. “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” ~ John Steinbeck

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33. “I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.” ~ Henry Youngman

34. People having babies.. and I’m like: “What country am I going to next?”

35. When life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars.

36. Fifty shades of.. red, orange, pink, and purple?

37. Drink heavily with the locals whenever possible.” ~ Anthony Bourdain

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38. “There is nothing safer than flying, it’s crashing that is dangerous.” ~ Theo Cowan

39. I wish I had never gone travelling. Said no one ever.

40. All you need is love a passport

41. Lets wander where the WiFi is weak.

42. Girls just want to have.. sun?

43. Sun of a beach that’s a nice sunset!

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44. “I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords

45. “I’m in love with places I’ve never been to.”

46. I’m busy.

47. “I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.” ~ Caskie Stinnett

48. Kilometres are shorter than miles. Save gas and take your next trip in kilometres.

49. A coconut a day keeps the doctor away.

50. This is me, walking down the aisle.

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51. At the end of the day.. I’d rather like to have a lot of stories to tell, than a full bank account.

52. I know there is a flight leaving today that could bring me far, far away!

53. The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever.

54. I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords.

55. I have a love-hate relationship with airports. Love the excitement, hate the security.

56. I don’t need therapy, I just need a beach.

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57. I’m not lost, I’m on an unplanned adventure.

58. Jet lag is my cardio.

59. I followed my heart, and it led me to the airport.

60. Me: ‘I want to travel more’, the bank account: ‘Like, to the park?

61. Me before vacation: ‘I’m going to be responsible with my money. This is a low budget trip.

62. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to trade my work emails for beach cocktails.

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63. Life is short. Book the ticket, pack the flip-flops, and let’s get lost!

64. My goal is to run out of pages in my passport, not money in my bank account.

65. Jet lag is my spirit animal.

66. I’m not lost. I’m exploring alternative routes.

67. I travel because my bucket list is too long for just one lifetime.

68. Vacation calories don’t count, right?

69. I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my WiFi list.

70. I’m in a committed relationship with my passport.

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71. Adventure awaits, and I’ve packed extra snacks.

72. My travel plans? Mostly just wander around and eat all the food.

73. I don’t need a hairstylist; I have a travel fan.

74. Take only memories, leave only footprints, and avoid stepping on seagulls.

75. Exploring the world, one WiFi connection at a time.

76. If travel were free, you’d never see me again… until I ran out of clean clothes.

77. I have a passport full of stamps and a heart full of wanderlust.

78. Jet lag: the souvenir that keeps on giving.

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79. I’m on a seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it…especially when I’m traveling!

80. I’m not lost. I’m exploring unplanned destinations.

81. Traveling is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get…but it’s usually delicious!

82. I travel because my bucket list won’t fit on a to-do list.

83. Jet lag is my spirit animal…and coffee is my savior!

84. Life is short. Take the trip. Buy the shoes. Eat the dessert.

85. My sense of direction is so good that even GPS gets confused.

86. I’m in a long-distance relationship with my suitcase.

87. I travel not to escape life but for life not to escape me…and for the amazing food!

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88. My favorite travel souvenir is the extra weight I gain from all the delicious local food.

89. I believe in the healing power of vitamin sea and a good cocktail.

90. I’m not a tourist; I’m an adventurer with a camera.

91. I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list…right after I finish this nap.

92. My travel philosophy: Go with the flow and the Wi-Fi.

93. I don’t need a therapist; I need a vacation…and a margarita.

94. Traveling is the only time where being lost is a good thing.

95. Adventure is out there, but so is pizza. It’s a tough choice!

96. I have a passport full of stamps and a mind full of wanderlust.

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97. Current status: Not lost, just exploring alternative routes and local snacks.

98. Traveling is my therapy. The only side effect is an addiction to new experiences.

99. Traveling: The only time it’s acceptable to be constantly out of office.

100. I wander because my phone reception is terrible and I have no choice but to talk to strangers.

101. I’m in a committed relationship with my passport. Sorry, not sorry.

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Here are some commonly asked questions about funny and awesome travel quotes:

What is the best caption for travel?

Some of the best travel captions for Instagram include: “Traveling the world exposes you to beauty in all things.” “Having an ultimate destination is really optional. Sometimes all you need is to be on the way to somewhere, anywhere.” “Go, see, leave no trace.” “Journey with an open heart, and the world’s treasures are yours.” “Oh, to be at the place where the land meets the ocean.”

What are the funny couple travel captions?

Here are some funny couple travel captions for your Instagram posts: “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” – Al Gore “Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything.” – Steve Martin “People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D “Islanded in your arms. insert palm tree emoji .” “We go together like passport stamps and jet lag.”

What is a quote about the value of traveling?

“To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.” – Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love. This quote emphasizes that the value of traveling goes beyond monetary expenses. It highlights the transformative and enriching nature of travel, suggesting that the experiences and personal growth gained from exploring the world are invaluable.

What are some funny insta captions for travelling?

Here are a few funny Instagram captions for traveling: “I don’t always travel, but when I do, I take pictures to prove it!” “Having a great time exploring the world and pretending to be a responsible adult!” “I travel because it adds spice to my life, and by spice, I mean food!” “Jet lag is my spirit animal. We have a love-hate relationship.” Remember, humor is subjective, so choose a caption that resonates with your own sense of humor and the context of your travel experience!

How do you give catchy captions?

To create catchy captions, consider the following tips: Start with a killer first line to grab attention and engage your audience. Use humor, wordplay, or puns to add a playful and memorable element to your caption. Incorporate relevant pop culture references or trending topics to make your caption timely and relatable. Keep it concise and to the point, using impactful words and phrases. Use emojis to add visual appeal and express emotions. Ask questions or encourage interaction to prompt comments and engagement. Remember to tailor your caption to the context of your post and your target audience. Experiment with different styles and techniques to find what works best for you!

What are good short quotes?

Here are some good short quotes: “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth “The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.” – Toni Morrison “The writer is an explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson These quotes convey powerful messages and inspire creativity, growth, and self-expression.

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So there you have it – 101 of the most hilarious, cheeky and witty travel quotes to brighten up your day.

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80+ Short Funny Travel Quotes to Make You Smile & Laugh

By: Author Charles

Posted on April 20, 2023

80+ Short Funny Travel Quotes to Make You Smile & Laugh

Some of the best funny travel quotes are the ones that brighten your day and fill you with laughter. When traveling to destinations all over the world, there are often funny sayings and quotes to put a smile on your face.

Whether in the airport, on the beach, in the city streets, or other random places, you are sure to come across situations where a funny travel quote can be used. Not all days of travel are easy, sometimes a good short funny travel quote is all you need to cheer you up and get you ready for the next adventure.

Adventures can make for the funniest stories and most memorable moments. While out on the road, nothing is better than some laughter and happiness. Read on, have a good laugh, and get ready for some of the best short funny travel quotes that will knock your socks off.

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The Best Short Funny Travel Quotes 

Looking for a good laugh while abroad? Or maybe you just need a little encouragement while out on the open road? Laughter is always the best medicine. Here are the absolute best short funny travel quotes.

“I have 99 problems and traveling is not one of them.”

“I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe.” – Jon Ronson

“Adventure without risk is Disneyland.” – Doug Coupland

“I forgot I would have to climb back down.”

“If you had to choose between true love or traveling the world, which country would you visit first?”

“I don’t know the question, but travel is definitely the answer.”

“Statuettes of drunken sailors, velvet pictures of island maidens, plastic seashell lamps made in Taiwan. What contempt the people who think up souvenirs have for other people.” – Diane Johnson

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Flying & Airports Funny Travel Quotes

It’s almost impossible to travel abroad without hitting at least one airport to get to your destination. Flying allows you to venture to distant and faraway places and is often the first step of your next big journey.

Airports are the gateway between you and a totally new world, making them some of the most diverse and comical places. Here are some of the best short funny travel quotes related to flying and airports. 

“The airport is a lawless place. 7am? Drink a beer. Tired? Sleep on the floor. Hungry? Chips now cost $17.”

“Running to the gate is my cardio.”

“I just need a large coffee, a plane ticket, and a bag full of cash.”

“Sometimes, you just need a change of altitude.”

“Up in the clouds is my favorite place to be.”

 “Running to the boarding gate is my favorite workout.”

“Such a small window, such a big world.”

“I’ve got my head in the clouds…literally.”

“I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding! I’m on my way to the airport.”

“Jetlag is for amateurs.” – Dick Clark

“I may not be able to buy happiness, but I can buy plane tickets and that’s pretty much the same thing.”

“I only collect one thing: stamps on my passport.”

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Funny Travel Food & Drink Quotes

Food is a worldwide language. Many travelers go to far-off destinations, just to taste their unique and delicious cuisine.

A night on the town or an early brunch with friends are often the funniest moments of a trip. You never know what can happen! Here are some of the best short funny travel quotes relating to food and drink. 

“Vacation calories don’t count.”

“Can’t decide if I need a hug, XL coffee, 6 shots of vodka, or 2 months of traveling.”

“I am not a great book, I am not a great artist, but I love art and I love food; so I am the perfect traveler.” – Michael Palin

“You can handle just about anything that comes at you out on the road with a believable grin, common sense, and whiskey.” – Bill Murray

“Will travel for food.”

“The only thing I love more than traveling is eating. So, why not do both at the same time?”

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Funny Travel Quotes for Vacation

Vacation is the time to let loose, relax, and spend your time smiling and having a good time. A little laughter goes a long way on vacation, as it spreads and expands to knee-slapping comedy.

Whether you are traveling with your best friends, as a family, or with the one you love, vacations are a time to laugh with the ones you love most. Here are some of the best short funny vacation travel quotes. 

“I googled my symptoms. Turns out I just need a vacation.”

“It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.”

“Calories don’t count when you’re on vacation.”

“Nothing last forever, except the day before a vacation.”

“No point in unpacking…I’m ready to hit the road again soon.”

“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” – Susan Heller

“When there is no wifi; you might be about to have a great adventure.”

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Sarcastic Short Funny Travel Quotes 

Everyone has a little sarcasm in them, some just show it better than others. Remember when you travel, not everyone will understand your way of life.

Sometimes looking at things from a new perspective, or making a sarcastic comment just to lighten the mood can make a journey even more memorable than before. Here are the best sarcastic short funny travel quotes. 

“Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is addicted to me?”

“What’s the medical condition called when you constantly need to have a trip booked?”

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It’s lethal.”

“My favorite memory from my childhood is my parents paying for my holidays.”

“Adventure, yeah, I guess that’s what you call it when everybody comes back alive.” – Mercedes Lackey

“Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.” – Charles Kuralt

“I work so hard so my passport will have a good time.”

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Short Funny Punny Travel Quotes 

Who doesn’t love a good pun? Travel lovers and adventures of all kinds are always ready for a good laugh, especially when it comes to geography. For making friends abroad, sometimes all you need is a good ice-breaker or a ‘punny’ joke to bring a smile to their face. Here are some of the best funny travel quote puns.

“You told me it was Chile in South America. I don’t Bolivia you.”

“What’s so great about Switzerland? Well, the flag is a big plus.”

“This goulash soup will make you Hungary.”

“I’m Tallin you, this place is awesome.”

“I want to go to Bora Bora, but I’m poora poora.”

“Eiffel in love with Paris.”

“How Kenya leave this place?”

“Needed to visit Tehran before Iran out of time.”

“A good glass of wine is never Faro way in Portugal.”

“I was gonna share a time travel joke, but you guys didn’t like it.”

“Greetings from [insert location]. I live here now.”

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Short Funny Outdoor Travel Quotes 

Traveling in nature can be a magical experience. Whether you are hiking through the forest, snorkeling in the reefs, or camping on top of the highest mountain. Traveling in nature can be some of the most memorable times, and can lead to some funny stories as well.

Here are some of the best short funny quotes about nature and the great outdoors. 

“There’s no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this.” – John Ruskin

“Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should be on the beach drinking margaritas.”

“Life should have more mountains and less stress.”

“I’m getting tired of waking up and not being at the beach.”

“Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should go to the beach.”

“Watch more sunsets than Netflix.”

“Do you think the beach misses me as much as I miss it?”

“I like being at the top of the mountain. One can’t get lost here.” – Wislawa Szymborska

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Funny Quotes About Quitting Work to Travel 

Do you ever think about quitting your job and buying a one-way ticket to paradise? Rest assured, you aren’t the only one. It’s actually becoming quite common to ditch your 9-5 and travel the world as remote opportunities have paved the way for digital nomads.

To inspire you to follow your dreams, here are some of the best short funny quotes about quitting your job to travel. 

“Yeah, working is great. But have you tried traveling?”

“There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.”

“Work tip: stand up, stretch, take a walk, go to the airport, get on a plane, never return.”

“Take me as I am, or watch me as I go.”

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.” – Outon Brown 

“I travel so my life is not disrupted by routine.”

“All I need is a 3-month vacation, 4 times a year. That’s really not asking for much.”

“It’s a road trip! It’s about adventure!.. It’s not like we have somewhere to go.”

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Classic Short Funny Travel Quotes 

You can never go wrong with a great classic. Some of the most cherished quotes are known to make you crack a smile or at least a little chuckle.

When you travel, not all days are easy, some are really hard. For motivation, inspiration, and encouragement when things get rough, here are some of the best short funny travel quotes.

“You’re off to great places, today is your day, your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” – Dr. Suess

“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.” – G.K Chesterton

“When life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars.”

“You cannot control the past, but you can control where you go next!”

“A camera teaches you how to see without a camera.”

“I’ve got a bad case of wanderlust.”

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More Funny Travel Quotes 

Can’t get enough and looking for even more funny travel quotes? No worries! Here are a few more quotes to finish off this list of the funniest quotes about traveling and seeing the world. 

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Barbara Hoffman

“Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” – Mae West

“Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from god.” – Kurt Vonnegut

“Travel is the healthiest addiction.”

“At the end of the day, it’s all about dirty feet, messy hair, and sparkling eyes.”

“Backpacking is money spent on education.”

Short Funny Travel Quotes Smile

Whether you are having a bad day of traveling, or just looking for a good laugh. I hope that this list of short funny travel quotes has brought a smile to your face and you are ready for that next trip! Check out some short travel quotes for Instagram for even more inspiration!

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70 Funny Travel Quotes That Will Make You Laugh

by Melissa Giroux | Last updated Aug 2, 2022 | Quotes , Travel Tips

Looking for inspiration and funny travel quotes ? You’ll get plenty of ideas if you just need to laugh or if you’re searching for a funny travel caption.

Make sure to bookmark this page so you can come back to this list quickly. Let’s look at the best funny travel quotes without further ado.

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  • I travel a lot. I hate having my life disrupted by routine. 
  • You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a plane ticket, and that’s kind of the same thing.
  • I googled my symptoms. It turns out I just need a vacation.
  • Not all those who wander are lost. They are just looking for a good coffee.
  • I thought I wanted a career. It turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.
  • I need a six-month vacation twice a year.
  • I wish travel therapy was covered by my health insurance. 
  • It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.
  • Physically I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito. 
  • When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.
  • TIP: You won’t get the holiday blues if you just keep booking holidays.
  • I’m stuck somewhere between “I need to save” and “you only live once.”
  • Do you ever stress about money and then accidentally book another flight?
  • A journey is like marriage. A sure way to be wrong is to think you control it.
  • The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.
  • I have discovered that there isn’t a surer way to determine whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.
  • If you had to choose between true love or traveling the world, which country would you visit first? 
  • People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.
  • Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is addicted to me?
  • Good things come to those who book flights. 
  • I followed my heart, and it led me to the airport. 
  • When you’re trying to save money for a house but end up with a one-way ticket to some tropical island.
  • Education is important. But travel is importante!
  • When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.
  • I love my job, but only when I’m on vacation!
  • If at some point you don’t ask yourself, “What have I gotten myself into?” then you’re not doing it right.
  • Go to work. Open computer. Scroll on the internet for plane tickets for six hours. Close the computer. Go home.
  • Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?
  • I want someone who looks at me the way I look at a travel magazine.
  • You’ve never felt genuine fear until your passport isn’t where you think you left it.
  • There should be sympathy cards for returning to work after vacation.
  • My favorite childhood memory is my parents paying for my holidays.
  • Me: “I want to travel more,” the bank account: “Like, to the park?”
  • Work tip: Stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport. Get on a plane. Never return.
  • Should I book another flight to go abroad? Brain: no. Wallet: no. Mom: no. Dog: no. Universe: no… I think I’m gonna book the flight.
  • Life is short. Call in sick and book that last-minute flight. 
  • Ironing boards are surfboards that gave up their dreams and got a boring job. Don’t be an ironing board.
  • Packs 2 hours before leaving for a trip. Unpacks 3 months after coming home.
  • I wish I had never gone traveling. Said no one ever.
  • Airports: the only place where drinking at 8 AM is socially acceptable.
  • Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should be on the beach drinking Margaritas.
  • Tripophobia (n.) The fear of not having any travel trips currently booked.
  • Birds literally just eat, travel, and shit on things they don’t like. I don’t know about you, but that’s the lifestyle I’m striving for.
  • You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license.
  • Forget champagne and caviar – Taste the world instead!
  • That moment when boarding is complete and the seat next to you is empty.
  • All my friends are having babies, and I’m like: “What country am I going to next?”
  • By 35, if I’m not engaged or already starting a family, I declare myself the aunt who’s always traveling & comes to family events tipsy.
  • A passport holder sounds like a great idea until you get to the airport and have to remove it 4 billion times.
  • Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.
  • Someone asked me if I was stranded on a desert island, what book would I bring… How to build a boat.
  • I love those days when my only decision is window or aisle.
  • Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?
  • My mom watches a particular type of news program that only reports on horrible incidents happening in places I’m about to visit.
  • The closer you are to nature, the further you are from idiots.
  • Girls don’t wait for the prince anymore; they pack and travel the world.
  • Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.
  • Travitude (n.) when you start to feel grumpy and sassy cause you haven’t been traveling.
  • If traveling was free, BYE!
  • I need a vacation so long that I forget all my passwords!
  • I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding, I’m headed to the airport.
  • If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I wear a size 7-day Caribbean cruise.
  • A plane ticket is the answer, who cares what the question is.
  • I want to live in a world where searching for plane tickets burns calories.
  • You can’t make everyone happy. You’re not a plane ticket.
  • Time is precious; waste it wisely. 
  • Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are sandy.
  • Yeah, working is great. But have you tried traveling?
  • I would totally give up travel, but I’m not a quitter.
  • We don’t stop traveling because we grow old; we grow old because we stop traveling.

Final Thoughts On Hilarious Travel Quotes

This list of funny travel quotes should give you all the inspiration you need to create travel content or funny Instagram travel captions .

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The 41 Funniest Travel Quotes

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Traveling can be pretty funny. You’ve got to deal with long flights, different cultures, and sometimes you even have to spend a little time on the toilet (believe me I know).

But that’s ok, because it’s almost always worth it.

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The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist. Russell Baker
I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them. Mark Twain
Two great talkers will not travel far together. Spanish Proverb
Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God. Kurt Vonnegut
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything. Charles Kuralt
When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money. Susan Heller
The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it. Rudyard Kipling
Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations. Elizabeth Drew
People don’t take trips. . .trips take people. John Steinbeck
Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else. Lawrence Block
Hey, people who travel with their bed pillow. You look insane. Jim Gaffigan
Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers. George Carlin
Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs. Susan Sontag
Adventure, yeah. I guess that’s what you call it when everybody comes back alive. Mercedes Lackey
If you are going through hell, keep going. Winston Churchill
There’s only four ways to get unraveled; One is to sleep and the other is travel. Jim Morrison
A good holiday is one that is spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. J.B. Priestley
Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror. Al Boliska
[Airline food] is the tiniest food I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Any kind of meat that you get — chicken, steak, anything — has grill marks on each side, like somehow we’ll actually believe there’s an open-flame grill in the front of the plane. Ellen de Generes
You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars. Charles Kuralt
Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo. Al Gore
Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything. Steve Martin
Travel is only glamorous in retrospect. Paul Theroux
People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home. Dagobert D. Runes
What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on? George Carlin
You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful. Paul Theroux
Travel’ is the name of a modern disease which became rampant in the mid-fifties and is still spreading. The disease – its scientific name is travelitis furiosus – is carried by a germ called prosperity. George Mikes
When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. Clifton Fadiman
Travelling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station. Lisa St. Aubin de Teran
Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey. Fitzhugh Mullan
A tourist is a fellow who drives thousands of miles so he can be photographed standing in front of his car. Emile Ganest
When you hand someone a camera, why do they act like you just asked them to dissemble a bomb? They take it and they’re like, ‘What do I do … I don’t really … ha-huh …’ Yeah, it’s the button on the top right where it always is since the beginning of #*@! time! Dane Cook
There is nothing safer than flying – it’s crashing that is dangerous. Theo Cowan
Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go. Truman Capote
It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, ‘As pretty as an airport. Douglas Adams
If you’ve seen one redwood tree, you’ve seen them all. Ronald Reagan
You want to know what it’s like to be on a plane for 22 hours? Sit in a chair, squeeze your head as hard as you can, don’t stop, then take a paper bag and put it over your mouth and nose and breath your own air over and over and over. Lewis Black
My fear of flying starts as soon as I buckle myself in and then the guy up front mumbles a few unintelligible words then before I know it I’m thrust into the back of my seat by acceleration that seems way too fast and the rest of the trip is an endless nightmare of turbulence, of near misses. And then the cabbie drops me off at the airport. Dennis Miller
Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia. Charles M. Schulz

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40+ Funny Travel Quotes to Make You Laugh

By: Author Hannah Cooper

Posted on Last updated: January 3, 2024

40+ Funny Travel Quotes to Make You Laugh

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There’s nothing like chortling over funny travel quotes to beat the in-between-trips blues. Check out this bumper collection of the funniest, silliest, and most relatable travel quotes out there.

We’ve also included funny travel quotes from movies, TV, and books to inspire your watchlist and next read. 

Short, funny travel quotes

Short and sweet, these funny quotes about travel will have you scrambling for the travel brochures!

“A coconut a day keeps the doctor away.”

“Have you ever stopped to think, maybe travel is addicted to me?”

“Yeah, working is great. But have you tried traveling?” 

“Running to the gate is my cardio.”

“People having babies. And I’m like…what country am I going to next?”

Me: “I want to travel.” 

My bank account: “Like, to the park?”

Friend: “Let’s go to Bora Bora. 

Me: I wanna, but I’m pora pora.”

“When you’re supposed to take the 8 a.m. train to the office but miss the stop and end up at the airport”

“I love those days when my only decision is whether to go to the beach in the morning or in the afternoon.”

“ I’ve got 99 problems and travel could solve literally all of them .”

“I love my job, but only when I’m on vacation.”

funny travel quote over the top of a photo of a beach.

Down-to-earth funny travel quotes

These silly travel quotes are relatable. 

Europeans: “I drove 40 minutes to spend the weekend in Paris, then popped to Germany to visit family on the way home.” Australians: “I was in Queensland and drove for 18 hours. Now I’m still in Queensland.”

“Physically I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito.”

“I Googled my symptoms. Turns out I just needed to go on a vacation.”

“I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.”

Friend 1: “I’m getting a house.” Friend 2: “I’m having a baby.” Friend 3: “I’m getting married.” Me: “I’m going to the airport.”

Wise and funny quotes about travel

We can learn from traveling and reading wise yet funny quotes about travel when we’re at home. 

“Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.”  ― Michael Palin

“When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.”  ― Helen Hayes

“Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas and take your next trip in kilometers.” ― George Carlin

 “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ― Helen Keller

“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” ― Jack Kerouac

“Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.” ― Oscar Wilde

michael Palin quote over the top if a photo of two women in italy.

Funny quotes about traveling with kids

Unsurprisingly, most of these funny travel quotes remain anonymous. 

“A road trip is a way for the whole family to spend time together and annoy each other in interesting new places.”  ― Tom Lichtenheld

“Parents don’t really go on holidays. They just look after their kids in a different country for a while.”

“Being on vacation with my family has brought me so much closer to my iPad.”

“You call it chaos. We call it a family vacation.”

“Summer vacations are a time when parents realize that teachers are grossly underpaid.”

Funny anecdotes on X (formerly Twitter)

The bluebird has flown the nest but X, formerly known as Twitter, is still a treasure trove of travel wit and snappy one-liners. Here are the cleverest and funniest plucked from the wittiest social media platform. 

“Hike in groups. Bears like to have options.” ― National Park Service

“Security at every level of the airport is insane until you get to the baggage claim. Then it’s like, take whatever bag you want.” ― Wandering Nick

“The fancier the hotel, the more likely I am to sleep with a towel on my face because I can’t figure out how to turn out all the lights.” ― Jen Rose Smith

“Got to love that final hour of a trip before the airport transfer, when you’re dressed for a flight to London but you’re still in a tropical country so you just… sit there, sweating profusely.”  ― Sarah J C Gillespie

“You know you’re getting older when you arrive at an airport two hours before the flight.” ― James Stewart

“Got an email saying I should get to the airport three hours early because of an update with the security systems. Got here and was through in five minutes. Can’t help feeling my dad is behind all this.”  ― Alexandra Haddow

“If I’m understanding correctly, in Italy, the norm is:

No breakfast, just espresso or cappuccinos.

Have a carb-heavy lunch/multi-hour meal from 1-3.

Take a 4-5 hour nap. Start dinner at 8.

Finish dinner at ~midnight

Drink wine all day.” ― David But In Survival Mode

“My kids mix their languages all the time but my favorite combo is Spanish and Scottish. Asking where a waiter had gone in a restaurant earlier: ‘Dónde está el wee mannie?’” ― Sophie Cameron

“When I worked in an office I asked a younger girl if she’d had a nice time in Ibiza on her first day back and she said, ‘aye it was brilliant we had an amazing time, one of my pals I went with died when we were out there but we still made the most of it.’ ” ― Natalie O’Donoghue

funny travel quote over the top of a woman rolling a suitecase.

Sarcastic travel quotes

Not forgetting that Twitter is the home of sarcastic travel quotes.

“Baffled by suitcase shops at airports. Are there people who arrive at the airport with piles of clothes in their arms and bunches of underwear slung around their necks, and think, blimey I knew I forgot something?” ― Rory Boland

I tried to take peanut butter through airport security.

TSA: “Sorry, no liquids, gels, or aerosols.”

Me: “I want you to tell me which of those things you think peanut butter is.” ― Patrick Neve

“If you’re at the London fireworks and managed to get a recording on your phone, please make sure to share it. Would love to take a look.” ― Sam Bowman

Silly travel quotes inspired by pop music

Your favorite songs will never be the same again. 

“Oops!… I Traveled Again.”

“Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh,

Caught in bad turbulence…”

“If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my itinerary.”

“Hello suitcase, my old friend…”

“Cause if you liked it then you should have put an air tag on it.”

“Oh girls just wanna have trips.”

Funny travel quotes from movies

Watching a travel-themed film is a classic way to buck yourself up when you’re counting down (and saving up) for your next adventure. Especially if it’s a comedy. Let these funny travel quotes from movies inspire you. 

“Great! Where are we going?” ― The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

“Sir , sir? Sir, excuse me. I know this is your cab, but I’m desperately late for a plane, and I was wondering if I could appeal to your good nature and ask you to let me have it.” ― Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)

“First rule of India: there’s always room.” ― The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2004)

Joe Bradley: “Where do you live?”

Princess Ann: “…the Colosseum.”

Joe Bradley [to the taxi driver]: “She lives in the Colosseum.”

Taxi Driver: “Is wrong address!” ― Roman Holiday (1953)

“Just keep swimming.” ― Finding Nemo (2003)

“I’m just completely lost.” ― Lost in Translation (2003)

M. Gustave: “ How fast can you pack ?” Zero: “ Five minutes .” M. Gustave: “ Do it, and bring a bottle of the Pouilly-Jouvet ‘26 in an ice bucket with two glasses, so we don’t have to drink the cat piss they serve in the dining car .” ― The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

“For the last six months, he’s gone to Harvard and Berkeley. I’m betting he can get a passport.”  — Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Pippin: “ What about breakfast ?” 

Aragorn: “ Haven’t you had that already ?” 

Pippin: “ We’ve had one, yes. What about second breakfast? ” ― The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Jack: “What did he say?”

Peter: “He said the train is lost”

Jack: “How can a train be lost? It’s on rails.” ― The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

Oscar Wilde travel quote over the top of an image of the city of arts and sciences in Valencia.

Funny travel quotes from TV

Not forgetting TV.

“Sicily can be very seductive”. ― ‘That’s Amore’, The White Lotus , Season 2 (2022)

“I’m going to have to go into the map.” ― ‘The One With Ross’s Wedding’, Friends , Season 4 (1998)

“You go to St. Tropez to party, not to work. It’s like going to Ibiza to do your taxes.” ― ‘Do You Know the Way to St. Tropez?’ Emily in Paris , Season 2 (2021)

Funny travel quotes from books

Bookworms and bibliophiles, these will give you something to giggle over. 

“Queuing is a rarity in India but if you are the next in line, you do not stand behind the person being served. You stand next to him. If possible, you stand next to him with one elbow lightly touching his ribs, so that when he moves you are guaranteed your spot.” ― Monisha Rajesh, Around India in 80 Trains

“I think the world divides neatly into those who are excited by the managed induction of terror and those who are not. I do not find terror exciting : I find it terrifying.” ― David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again

“It used to be a good hotel, but that proves nothing – I used to be a good boy.” ― Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad

“Being an immigrant is not for the admin-phobic.” ― Helen Russell, The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country

“Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!” ― J. R. R. Tolkein, The Hobbit 

Funny travel quotes from Bill Bryson

The eternal expat himself, Bill Bryson deserves his own segment.

“I sat thinking what an odd thing tourism is. You fly off to a strange land, eagerly abandoning all the comforts of home and then expend vast quantities of time and money in a largely futile effort to recapture the comforts you wouldn’t have lost if you hadn’t left home in the first place.” ― Bill Bryson, Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe

“Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain . Every last bit of it, good and bad – Marmite, village fetes, country lanes, people saying ‘mustn’t grumble’ and ‘I’m terribly sorry but’, people apologizing to me when I conk them with a nameless elbow, milk in bottles, beans on toast, haymaking in June, stinging nettles, seaside piers, Ordnance Survey maps, crumpets, hot-water bottles as a necessity, drizzly Sundays – every bit of it.” ― Bill Bryson, Notes from a Small Island

*Experience these phenomena in the Peak District , Lake District , and the Yorkshire Dales *

 “I was heading to Nebraska. Now there’s a sentence you don’t want to say too often if you can possibly help it.” ― Bill Bryson, The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America

*Check out alternative US travel destinations *

Funny travel quotes from articles

Closing with some travel stories worth a read for their wit.

“ We had unpacked and gone down into the lobby for a cocktail when it happened. The rain had begun. It rained all night, and all day, and all night again. This was not mild, polite British rain, but a rumbustious, glutinous, violent downpour in the dark, soon accompanied by lightning and thunder which, again, went on interminably, like hours of strobe lighting followed by aerial bombing .” ― Hanif Kureishi, The Guardian

“No, there’s nowt fancy on ferries. They are classless places, for all sorts. This is something you can take in at your leisure, as ships are the only mode of transit I can think of on which you can take a proper stroll.” ― Adrian Chiles, The Guardian

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100 Funny Travel Quotes and Instagram Captions to Fuel Your Adventure

Fuel your adventures with these funny (and a bit inspirational) quotes about travel.

One of the things I love about travel is that it adds a touch of fun to everyday life!

Use these quotes for your own inspiration, captions, and more.

These witty sayings can ignite your wanderlust and bring a smile to your face as you start planning or leave for your next journey around the globe.

Get ready to be entertained by the humorous side of travel!

Quotes, Captions, and Puns for Your Next Adventure

Image with text "I need a six month vacation, twice a year" and a background of the ocean with "oahutravelsecrets.com" at the top.

1. I need six months of vacation, twice a year.

Who doesn’t?

2. I followed my heart and it led me to the airport.

3. the best things in life are free. the second best are very expensive, like plane tickets..

Very, very expensive.

4. I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.

Routine, shmoutine

5. In a complicated relationship with my suitcase.

Always trying to get me to go back out with it.

6. “Jet lag is a choice” – Taylor Swift

7. if traveling was free, you’d never see me again..

Image with text "catch flights not feelings" and a background of greenery and blue sky, with the website "oahutravelsecrets.com".

8. Catch flights, not feelings.

I prefer walking down the airplane aisle than the wedding aisle.

9. Swapped my deadlines for departure times.

Sorry, boss!

10. I don’t get fashion runways. Airport runways are where the real action is.

True style is in the journey, not the catwalk.

11. I don’t always travel, but when I do, I pack everything I own.

It’s better to be over-prepared than to miss an adventure.

12. Ate all my snacks before I got on the plane.

The pre-flight munchies are real

13. I’ve got 99 problems, but I’m on vacation ignoring them all.

14. it’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting..

Time to answer!

15. Airports: where fashion goes to die.

Nobody’s judging your style here.

Image with text "traveling is just bad planning with a great story" on a light yellow background with "oahutravelsecrets.com" at the bottom.

16. Traveling is just bad planning with a great story.

Embrace the chaos.

17. I googled my symptoms. Turns out I just need a vacation.

Googles always right, right?

Image with text "You can't buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets, and that's kind of the same thing" on a light yellow background with "oahutravelsecrets.com" at the bottom.

18. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets, and that’s kind of the same thing.

*runs to get credit card*

19. I haven’t been everywhere but it’s on my list.

and somehow the list keeps growing

20. Out of office: If I don’t return, don’t worry. I just didn’t want to come back.

Is coming back optional?

21. Feelin’ fly ✈️

22. why fall in love when you can fall asleep on the beach.

Image with text "Does insurance cover travel therapy? ...asking for a friend" on a light yellow background with "oahutravelsecrets.com" at the bottom.

23. Does insurance cover travel therapy?

Asking for a friend…

24. Yes, I do need a new pair of shoes for every day of the trip.

25. reality called, so i hung up..

Ttyl, reality!

26. A change of latitude would help my attitude.

Yes, please.

27. The only baggage I carry is my own.

Leave the worries behind!

28. Good things come to those who book flights.

Safe to say the universe rewards adventure!

29. I travel for the experiences. And the Instagram likes.

Sharing your adventures makes them even sweeter.

Image with text "travel now adult later" and a background of greenery and blue sky, with the website "oahutravelsecrets.com".

30. Travel now, adult later.

Responsibilities can wait.

31. Seas the day.

32. jet set, ready yet.

My favorite way to get around .

33. Just plane fun.

Punny right

34. Adventure is out there. Unfortunately, so is my lost luggage.

Navigating travel challenges with humor.

35. Packing for vacation is like preparing for a fashion show no one will see.

Overpacking is an art form – just call me da Vinci.

36. Girls just wanna have sun.

Sun and smiles all the time.

37. The airport is the only place you can buy a $5 bottle of water and feel like you got a good deal.

Stay hydrated, no matter the cost?

38. Why do airports always smell like pretzels and stress?

Aroma of travel tension.

39. Beach please.

No summertime sadness here.

40. Traveling: where you discover new places and new ways for things to go wrong.

Expect the unexpected.

41. Sea-sing the day.

Catch the waves!

42. A plane ticket is the answer. The question doesn’t even matter.

Wait what was the question?

43. My favorite memory is my parents paying for my vacations.

Parental sponsorship at its finest.

44. TSA should stand for ‘Taking Sweet All-my-time’.

Patience, grasshopper.

45. Go to work. Open computer. Plan my next vacation for 8 hours. Close computer. Go home.

46. not all who wander are lost…but i’m really not sure how to get back to my hotel..

Is this part of the fun?

47. When in doubt, travel it out.

48. don’t be salty., 49. i’ve got 99 problems but a beach ain’t one., 50. simply sand-sational., 51. nothing ‘beach’ the feeling of a day in the sand..

Maui or Oahu ?

52. Sun of a beach.

53. airports are like limbo: you’re not quite here, not quite there..

Navigating the in-between.

54. Life’s a beach.

55. i’m shore you’d love it here., 56. physically i’m here. mentally i’m on a beach halfway across the world..

Circling Oahu with the top down.

57. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted money to travel.

Funding adventures, one paycheck at a time.

Image with text "Don't look for love. Look for cheap plane tickets" and a background of the ocean with "oahutravelsecrets.com" at the top.

58. Don’t look for love. Look for cheap plane tickets.

That sounds better.

59. Collect moments, not things.

60. traveling is just my excuse to eat airport snacks., 61. i have two moods. on vacation and thinking about my next vacation., 62. my bucket list is longer than my grocery list., 63. an adventure a day keeps the blues away., 64. for those who are lost, there will always be cities that feel like home.” -simon van booy, 65. if you think travel is dangerous, try routine. it’s lethal..

Routine is monotonous

66. If airports had frequent napper miles, I’d be a millionaire.

Master of naps.

67. There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after a vacation.

Reality is hard.

68. “Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the trip.” – Babs Hoffman

69. vacation is my favorite time of year., 70. are we there yet, 71. grab life by the passport., 72. < destination > left me speechless…and broke..

Worth every penny

73. Adventure is out there, and so are mosquitoes.

I don’t like the bugs but I’ll deal with them.

74. I want to vacation for so long my boss forgets my name.

Boss said take a hike . I took them literally.

75. My travel plans? Just winging it ✈️

I prefer to go with the flow.

76. Travel for the experiences stay for the food.

Too much food.

77. Traveling: it’s cheaper than therapy.

I’d rather spend my money that way.

78. Travel far and wide – just don’t forget the snacks.

Who doesn’t love snacks.

79. I didn’t quit my job; I gave my wanderlust the promotion it deserved.

I’m exceeding expectations.

80. Airports: where you hurry up and wait.

Do you get to the gate 2 hours before boarding or when they start boarding?

81. Airports: where you pay to leave your luggage and hope to see it again.

Thank goodness for air tags.

82. Flying: hours of boredom interrupted by moments of sheer panic.

I’ve lost days of my life panicking at the airport, probably.

83. My favorite part of the airport is leaving it.

84. i love the smell of jet fuel in the morning..

Better than freshly baked cinnamon buns.

85. They say do what you love. So, I quit my job and started traveling.

Can I get health insurance with that?

86. My airport outfit is one step above pajamas.

Why are all these flights so early?

87. I told my boss I was going on an extended ‘business trip’… permanently.

See you…never?

88. I need a vacation to recover from my vacation.

A few more days of PTO, please.

89. Packed like I was gonna be stranded on a deserted island for a year…wore the same three outfits I wear every day.

Why do I do this every time???

90. I’ve got a mountain of adventures to climb.

91. a job fills your pockets but traveling fills your soul..

Guess which one I like more?

92. I don’t need an inspirational quote, I need a plane ticket.

Get out of here and go book your next trip!

A woman smiles sitting on a sandy beach, with waves in the background, wearing sunglasses and a braid adorned with a hawaiian flower scrunchie.

A few more of my favorites

  • “You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place.” Miriam Adeney.
  • Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. And sometimes, in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.
  • “To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen
  • “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell
  • “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
  • “Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.” – Thomas Fuller
  • “To travel is to take a journey into yourself.” – Danny Kaye

And last but certainly not least…

“Oh, the places you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss

Final Thoughts

There’s no better way to get your adventure on than with a few funny quotes. Save your favorites and start snapping pics for the perfect insta captions! Have any favorites I missed?

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30 Best Funny Travel Quotes

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Embark on a laughter-filled journey with our “30 Best Funny Travel Quotes” list! From sarcastic takes to hilarious insights, we cover all your travel moods. Perfect for vacation inspiration or sharing laughs with friends. Discover the lighter side of travel now!

Welcome to the ultimate compendium of “Funny Travel Quotes,” a treasure trove that promises to make your sides split while fueling your wanderlust.

If you’ve ever muttered, “I need a vacation quotes funny,” under your breath while daydreaming of a hilarious escape, this collection is for you.

Whether you’re in the market for sarcastic travel quotes funny enough to make even a TSA agent chuckle, or simply seeking some travel meme inspiration to spice up your Instagram feed, we’ve got you covered.

Ah, yes, the joys of going away with your squad! Our curated list also features travel-with-friends quotes funny enough to reflect the chaos and beauty of hitting the road with your favorite people.

And let’s not forget those moments when you’re actually on vacation, and you realize the comedic goldmine you’ve just walked into; for those moments, we present our funny going-on vacation quotes and vacation funny quotes.

After all, what’s travel without a little laughter?

So buckle up, because it’s time to embark on a journey through fun travel quotes that’ll make your day and maybe even inspire your next great adventure—with a side of humor, of course.

In the spirit of belly laughs and boarding passes, we bring you this one-stop-shop for all things witty and wanderlust-filled: funny vacation quotes included!

30 Best Funny Travel Quotes

Table of Contents

1. “Make salsa, not war!”

2. “I hate traveling; no traveler ever said.”

3. “I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine.”

– Caskie Stinnett

4. I need a vacation so long, I forget all my passwords!”

5. “My favorite childhood memory is my parents paying for my holidays.”

6. “Quit your job, buy a ticket, get a tan, fall in love, never return.”

– Anonymous

7. “The journey, not the arrival, matters.”

– T. S. Eliot

8. “Once a year, go somewhere you’ve never been before.”

– The Dalai Lama

9. “I can’t control the wind but I can adjust the sail.”

– Ricky Skaggs

10. “I need vitamin SEA.”

30 Best Funny Travel Quotes

More Funny Travel Quotes

11. “I wish I was a postcard. For under $2, you can travel the world to any location in the world.

12. “You don’t like the outdoors? Unbe-leaf-able.”

13. “Work, save, travel, repeat.”

14. “People don’t take trips. . . trips take people.”

– John Steinbeck

15. “When life knocks you down, roll over and look at the stars.”

16. “I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.” –Bob Hope

17. “Ironing boards are surfboards that gave up their dreams and got a boring job. Don’t be an ironing board.”

18. “Vacation calories don’t count. Right?”

19. “I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.”

20. “Everyone is pregnant, engaged, or getting married. I just wanna lose weight and travel.”

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21. “Get ready, (jet)set, and go.”

22. “Travel, because money returns. Time doesn’t.

23. Go to work. Open computer. Scroll for plane tickets for 6 hours. Close computer. Go home.

24. “Girls just wanna have sun.”

25. “I want someone to look at me the way I look at a travel brochure.”

26. “If traveling was free… bye.”

27. “Nothing about this trip is plane.”

28. “Physically, I’m here. Mentally, I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito.”

29. “There should be sympathy cards for returning to work after vacation.”

30. “I’m getting used to wearing flip-flops everywhere. It’s a dangerous place to be. Next thing you know, I’m gonna show to a board meeting in sandals.”

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A mom of six through birth and adoption, family travel specialist, self-proclaimed chocolate chip cookie connoisseur, Disney lover, and, I hope to be, your new best friend.

As you know, traveling is a staple of our lives. Sometimes, travel can get stressful (especially with 5 kids) even for the most wanderlust-filled people among us. Usually, those times of stress or sometimes disaster are often the times we look back and laugh at the most. Here are 75 funny travel quotes that remind me of so many of our journeys, plus many funny travel tips that are all too relatable. 

75 Incredibly Funny Travel Quotes that Every Traveler Can Relate To

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Funny Travel Tips & Quotes

There is a whole lot of truth to some of these travel quotes. This includes some incredibly funny travel tips that are all too true. 

Funny Travel Tips

  • “Spain travel tip: If bathroom genders are indicated by flamingos, the boy flamingo is the one with a hat. I learned this the hard way.” –Dave Barry
  • “Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.” –Jerry Seinfeld
  • “When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” –Unknown
  • “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” –Oscar Wilde
  • “On a New York subway you can get fined for spitting, but you can throw up for nothing.” –Lewis Gizzard
  • “When you come to a fork in the road…take it.” –Yogi Berra
  • “Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.” –George Carlin
  • “You can knock anyone down in Spain and then just pretend there are a bunch of bulls chasing you.” –Guy Endore-Kaiser
  • “Buy the ticket, take the ride.” -Unknown
  • I think everyone has had a trip like this. “It’s easier to find a traveling companion than to get rid of one.” –Art Buchwald
  • “Be advised that there is no parking in Europe.” –Dave Barry
  • “Two great talkers will not travel far together.” –Spanish proverb
  • “Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” –Mark Twain
  • My philosophy on vacations (and that is why I have dessert every night on vacay) “Vacation calories don’t count!” -Unknown
  • “I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” –Mark Twain
  • “My parents complain I travel too much. I mean, I could be a drug addict, do they realize how lucky they are?” -Unknown

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Airplanes & Airports Travel Quotes

Oh the “joy” of flying. Here are some of my favorite funny travel quotes that relate to those many hours in very uncomfortable seats. If you are looking for some not so funny travel tips, check out my best travel tips for booking cheap flights.

  • “Airplane travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photo.” –Al Gore
  • “The only way to explain how some people dress for the airport is they think no one else will be there.” –Andy Borowitz
  • “Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror.” –Al Bolisk
  • “It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, ‘As pretty as an airport’.” –Douglas Adams
  • “There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have diarrhea, or you’re anxious to meet people who do.” –Rich Jeni
  • “I suspect that LaGuardia is an elaborate prank, and New York has a real airport nearby that only locals know about.” –Dave Barry
  • “I love it when the flight attendant says, ‘Your seat cushion becomes a flotation device’. Well, why doesn’t the plane just become a boat?” –Steve Shaffer
  • “In flying, the probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival.” –Neil Armstrong
  • “You want to know what it’s like to be on a plane for 22 hours? Sit in a chair, squeeze your head as hard as you can, don’t stop, then take a paper bag and put it over your mouth and nose and breathe your own air over and over and over.” –Lewis Black
  • “Any time you fly somewhere, don’t pay your credit card bill. If the plane crash lands, those people will never stop looking for you.” -Kelkulus

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Inspirational Travel Quotes

Ok, as you all know I am all about inspiration. Here is a mixture of inspirational and funny travel quotes.

  • “Your vibe attracts your tribe!” –Unknown
  • “The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” –Henry David Thoreau
  • “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” –Andre Guide
  • “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” –Marcel Proust
  • “If you don’t have a stupid travel story to tell, you did something terribly wrong!” -Unknown
  • “I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” – Hilaire Belloc
  • “Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.”  – Elizabeth Drew
  • “Work hard, travel harder.” –Unknown
  • “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” –Susan Sontag
  • “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” –Lawrence Block
  • “The tans will fade, but the memories will last forever.” –Unknown
  • “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” –Tim Cahill
  • “Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs.” –Susan Sontag
  • “Can we just skip to the part of my life where I travel the world?” -Unknown

Funny Quotes About Travel & the Excruciating Cost

Oh, how a trip can cost quite the fortune. We have been pretty lucky with my husband always on a search to find free flights with miles or score some amazing hotel deals. 

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  • “Screw the caviar, I want to travel the world!” –Unknown
  • “To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.” –Elizabeth Gilbert
  • “At the end of the day…I’d rather like to have a lot of stories to tell, than a full bank account.” -Unknown
  • “Backpacking is money spent on education.” –Unknown
  • “I wish that road trips could pay my bills.” –Unknown
  • “Work, save, travel, repeat.” -Unknown

Packing Travel Quotes

Packing for travel is probably everyone’s least favorite thing about traveling. Well, except for lost bags which happened to us on our way to Banff . 

Packing for Vacation

  • “Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.” –Unknown
  • “Orville Wright said to his brother, ‘Wilbur, you were only in the air for 12 seconds. How could my luggage be in Cleveland?” –Red Buttons
  • “I’ve been to almost as many places as my luggage.” –Bob Hope
  • “How is it that the first piece of luggage on the airport carousel never belongs to everyone?” –George Roberts
  • “The inventor of cobblestones was clearly not communicating with the inventor of luggage wheels.” -foodandwhining
  • “I love that we squeeze so much into out luggage that we have to sit on it to make it close, but then are outraged when the zipper breaks” Anonymous

Funny Travel Quotes about Destinations & More

  • “Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed.” – Phyllis Diller
  • “The Spanish government, having run completely out of money, secretly sold the Pyrenees to China, and is now separated from France only by traffic cones.” –Dave Barry
  • “If you’re going to America, bring your own food.” –Fran Lebowitz
  • “People drink on cruises so that they think the swaying is normal.” –Melanie White
  • “Las Vegas is sort of how God would do it if he had money.” –Steve Wynn
  • “When it’s three o’ clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.” –Bette Midler
  • “Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything!” –Steve Martin
  • “When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is.” –Fran Lebowitz
  • You know you’re in India when you hear yourself telling your driver as he is backing up, “Careful, there is a cow behind you.” – Lydia Ramsey
  • “A cruise ship is a floating town of lazy people.” –Garrison Keillor
  • “Recently I found myself arguing with a British friend of mine over which tastes better: English cooking or dirt”. –Bruce Cameron
  • “Life is not a fairytale. If you lose your shoes at midnight, you are drunk!” -Unknown
  • “You and I come by road or rail, but economists travel on infrastructure.” –Margaret Thatcher
  • “No matter how many times I visit NYC, I am always struck by the same thing- a yellow taxicab.” –Scott Adams

What the Heck, Funny Travel Quotes

  • “I need 6 months of vacation, twice a year.” -Unknown
  • Education is important, but travel is importanter!” -Unknown
  • “All you need is love   and a passport.” –Unknown
  • “The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.”  – Britney Spears
  • “The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.” –Russel Baker
  • “There are two classes of travel: first class and with children.” –Robert Benchley
  • “I want someone to look at me the way I look at travel magazines!” -Unknown
  • “I need a vacation so long that I forget my passwords!” -Unknown

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Travel quotes are a great way to get inspired. There is a simple reason for that: they keep the travel-mojo going! Some travel quotes are very inspirational , other are cheesy and so overused.

109 Best Travel Quotes to Inspire every Traveler!

There are moments we all need some travel inspiration or extra strength during our travels (especially after doing some common travel mistakes ).

We had a look at the endless number of travel quotes out there. There are even plenty of awesome travel-themed decoration as well.

The result is this summary of 109 travel-related inspiration quotes.

Some of the phrases will help you to keep focus, or just give you some positive extra energy. Whether you are right now hitting the road or wishing you would, here is our piece of inspirational travel quotes.

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1. “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Lao Tzu

2. “Everything you do is based on the choices you make” – Wayne Dyer

3. “Travel like Gandhi, with simple clothes, open eyes and an uncluttered mind.” – Rick Steve

4. “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine

5. “Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn” – Dr. Maxwell

6. “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

7. “Don’t be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.”

8. “Wake up and be awesome!” – Code Hostel Edinburgh, a cool hostel in Edinburgh.

Wake up and be awesome!

9. “Travel far enough you meet yourself.” – David Mitchell

10. “Life is better when you smile!”

My favorite smile? Yours! A beautiful travel quote at Yim Huai Khwang Hostel

11. “A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu

12. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” –Mark Twain

13. “I want/ I love/ I do/ I can is the best way to build your phrases, your days, and all your life!”

14. “The urgent things are not the most important ones.”

15. “Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” – Paul Brandt

16. “Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner of traveling”. – Margaret Lee Runbeck

17. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” –Wayne Gretzky

"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take". –Wayne Gretzky

18. “And I said to myself: “What a wonderful world”. ”

19. “Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux

20. “Do all things with love!”

Do All Things With Love!

21. “When you give yourself to places, they give you yourself back.”

22. “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” –Charles Swindoll

23. “A ship in a harbor is safe, but it not what ships are build for.” – John A. Shedd

24. “A traveler without observation is a bird without wings.” – Moslih Eddin Saadi

25. “Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.”

26. “Create a life you don’t need a vacation from.”

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27. “The journey is my home.”

28. “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” — Oscar Wilde

29. “Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” –Jim Rohn

30. “Life is a journey, not a destination.”

31. “A wise traveler never despises his own country.” – Carlo Goldoni

32. “I can’t change yesterday, but I can change today!”

33. “Don’t count every day, make every day count.”

34. “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

35. “Today is your day! Your mountain is awaiting! So… get on your way. ” – Dr. Seuss

36. “Never stop exploring.”

Never Stop Exploring!

37. “Better to see something once than to hear about it hundred times.”

38. “Not all those who wander are lost” – J.R.R. Tolkien

39. “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.”

40. “There are a lot of adventures out there waiting for you to live them.” – Matt

41. “A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” – George M. Moore Jr.

42. “Discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

43. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart!” – Confucius

44. “The most beautiful in the world is, of course, the world itself.” – Wallace Stevens

45. “Enjoy the little things”

46. “Own only what you can always carry with you: known languages, known countries, known people. Let your memory be your travel bag” – Alexandr Solzhenitsyn

47. “Don’t listen to what they say. Go see.”

48. “Choose to make a difference. – its the way we work, the way we live, and the way we are!” We at Hostelgeeks are big fans of this travel quote.

49. People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.

50. “Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen.”

– Johan Wolfgang von Goethe

51. “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”

– Suzanne Collins

52. Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends

53. “Life is like a camera: you focus on what is important, capture the good times, develop from the negative and if things do not work out, take another shot”

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54. “Little by little, one travels far.”

– J.R.R. Tolkein

55. “Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.”

56. “You know all those things you always wanted to do? You should go do them. ”

57. “If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you got.”

58. It was love at first flight.

It was love at first flight.

59. “Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrate it for everything that it is.”

– Mandy Hale

60. “Home is where your story begins.”

Home is where your story begins

61. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

62. “Raise your words not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunders.”

63. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell

64. Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.

65. “At the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.”

66. “Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.”

67. “We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone.”

68. “Don’t try to be perfect, just try to be better than yesterday.”

69. “Add life to your days, not days to your life.”

70. “Quit your job, buy a ticket, get a tan, fall in love, never return.”

71. “We all start as strangers.” – great instagram caption for hostels and hotels!

72. “If you want something you never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.”

73. “Life is short and the world is wide.”

74. “I don’t know the question, but travel is definitely the answer.”

75. “Go where your dreams take you.”

76. “I always wonder why birds stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth. Then I ask myself the same question.”

– Harun Yahya

77. “Take every chance you get in life, because some things only happen once.”

78. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent in the office or moving your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”

– Jack Kerouac

79. “Don’t call it a dream, call it a plan.”

80. “It feels good to be in the right direction.”

81. “I’d rather have a passport full of stamps than a house full of stuff.”

82. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go further, go together .”

– african proverb (and travel quote we love).

83. Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.

84. “Once a year go someplace you’ve never been before.”

– Dalai Lama

85. “I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.”

86. “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

– Neale Donald Walsch

87. “Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.”

– Izaak Walton

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.

88. “It is not down in any map, true places never are”

– Herman Melville

89. “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”

– robert louis stevenson.

90. “To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries. ”

– travel quote by Aldous Huxley

91. “In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”

92. “Travel leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

– Ibu Battuta

93. “If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try.”

– Seth Godin

94. “If not now, when?”

95. “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a plane ticket.”

96. “If I loose myself, I loose it all.”

If I loose myself, I loose it all - Travel Quote to get inspired!

97. “I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world”

98. “Travel can be the most rewarding forms of introspection.”

– Lawrence Durrel

99. “You are limited only by your imagination”

100. “There are seven days in the week and someday isn’t one of them”

101. “Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions”

102. “Find joy in the ordinary”

103. “It’s called present. Open & use it!”

It's called present - open it & use it!

105. “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.”

– Samuel Johnson

106. “We can’t choose where we come from, but we can chose where we go from there.”

107. “Travel is still the most intense mode of learning. ”

– kevin kelly.

108. “Of all the books in all the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport”

109. Is life not a process?

Life is a process!

110. Work Travel Save Repeat

111. Hostels are the home away from home.

112. The Journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

113. Not all those who wander are lost

114. “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”

– Anthony Bourdain

115. It is not down in any map; true places never are.

116. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

117. “You can shake the sand from your shoes, but it will never leave your soul.”

118. The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

119. “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”

120. Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living

121. A true traveler’s journey is never complete

122. If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.

123. If there is no way, create one.

124. Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.

125. Die with memories, not with dreams.

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We love travel quotes! We get inspired by wise solo travel quotes , but there are also funny travel quotes that make us laugh and relate with those unique moments and situations of traveling. And who doesn’t like a good old laugh?

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Whether you’re saving for your next trip or trying to stick to your budget abroad, take a look at these funny quotes about a famous love-hate relationship: money and travel.

“My favorite childhood memory is my parents paying for my holidays.”

Those times are surely missed.

“If traveling was free, BYE!”

Just one word left to say: Book that flight.

“Me before vacation: I’m going to be responsible with my money. This is a low budget trip. I’m gonna stay in a hostel and everything. Me on vacation: *orders fancy drinks, rides a jetski, goes skydiving, buys souvenirs for the uncle’s new girlfriend and adopts an alpaca.*”

Sometimes you get crazy while traveling. You only live once, right?!

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“Do you ever stress about money and then accidentally book another flight?”

Oops! It happened again.

“Backpacking is money spent on Education.”

The best way to spend money!

“Me: I want to travel more , the bank account: Like, to the park? ”

Sometimes, the only trip our wallets can afford.

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Funny quotes about work & travel

Work pays travel bills! We know work is tightly related to travel in this and many other ways. That is why we added this section with a funny take on work and travel . Because nothing makes work better than a funny travel quote to go with it.

“Go to work. Open computer. Scroll for plane tickets for 6 hours. Close computer. Go home.”

Wouldn’t this be a great job to have?

“Work tip: Stand up. Stretch. Take a walk. Go to the airport. Get on a plane. Never return.”

Best work advice we’ve ever heard.

“I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just want a paycheck to buy plane tickets.”

All travel lovers and addicts will identify themselves with this funny travel quote.

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“There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation.”

It’s harder than it looks. We all know that vacations have many benefits that carry over after we return, but it does not mean we want to return!

“I love my job, only when I’m on vacation.”

Are we the only ones looking for jobs that give us the freedom to do what we want including going on vacation?

“Travel mode ON. Do not disturb.”

Travel mode ON, the rest doesn’t matter, work can wait, emails can wait, messages can wait.

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Amusing travel quotes about holidays

Going on a vacation is one of the best feelings in the world. Check out these funny quotes about vacations. For extra laughs, check out our vacation travel memes .

“Most of my work problems could be solved with a trip to…anywhere.”

Travel is important and is a simple solution to all problems.

“I’m getting tired of waking up and not being at the beach.”

Nothing more exhausting than not being on holiday.

“I need 6 months of vacation. Twice a year.”

This is a life or death matter. 

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“I’ve got 99 problems. But I’m on vacation so I’m ignoring them all!”

Gotta love vacations.

“It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.”

It’s incredibly rude!

“If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I wear a size 7-day River cruise.”

Send this funny quote to someone who needs to know, some subliminal marketing never killed nobody.

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“I googled my symptoms. Turns out I just needed to go on a vacay.”

It;s the right prescription for those who have headaches, anxiety, burnout, stress, lack of creativity and basically, any other ailment.

“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station. ”

It’s a complicated relationship, yet it fills our souls. 

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Funny quotes about travel & happiness

Travel is full of ups and downs, but the whole experience will always boost our mood in a good way. These are the funniest travel quotes related to happiness.

“You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets, which is kind of the same thing.”

They’re practically synonyms. 

“A plane ticket is the answer. Who cares what the question is.”

We’re certain a plane ticket will always make everything better.

“Traveling is like a chocolate box. It doesn’t matter what you get. All is good.”

What matters is to go on an adventure.

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“Girls don’t wait for the prince anymore, they pack and travel the world.”

Indeed! We love to empower women to travel the world solo , safely and on their own terms. Check out our online course Empowerful to find the tools to travel solo.

“All I want for Christmas is you forever vacation.”

The song lyrics got it all wrong. 

“Everyone should believe in something. I believe I should be on the beach drinking margaritas.”

Having principles and something to hold on to as truth is important. But as this humorous travel quote illustrates, your beliefs could be as simple as a vacation.

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“You can’t make everyone happy. You are not a plane ticket.”

Because who isn’t happy about going on a trip? We have never met anyone who wasn’t excited to travel.

“Fifty shades of.. red, orange, pink, and purple?”

Watching sunsets abroad brings us back to life!

“I just want to travel the world, overspend at IKEA and drink coffee while cuddling puppies.”

Serious life goals, does it get any better? While you may think this is a hilarious travel quote, IKEA is indeed therapeutic, as is cuddling a puppy. They are both proven to improve your mood and calm you down. Well, maybe just the puppy, IKEA can also be maddening and stressful!

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Witty quotes about travel & life

What is life without travel? Travel inspires us, makes us grow, builds up our confidence, and has many other benefits . Laugh with these witty quotes on travel and life.

“I travel a lot, I hate having my life disrupted by routine.”

This is a bit of an inspirational quote also, but it’s also a reminder to not let your life be absorbed by routine. We encourage you to always make room for spontaneity, curiosity and, of course, travel! 

“Friend 1: I’m getting a house. Friend 2: I’m having a baby. Friend 3: I’m getting married. Me: I’m headed to the airport.”

Travel can be as much a life goal as anything else. After all, having a family or getting a house are but amazing adventures and what is more exciting than boarding a plane to an undiscovered destination?

“I hate traveling, no traveler ever said”

Have you ever heard anyone say that? Neither have we!

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You know it’s time for a vacation when you start looking like the person on your driving license…

This comical travel quote has made you check your ID photo, haven’t you? So what’s the verdict? Do you need a trip ASAP?

“Can we just skip to the part of my life where I travel the world?”

Fast forward to that part…

“If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal.” – Paulo Coehlo

Another great quote about routine to inspire us and set off on that adventure to an amazing destination !

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“There ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them”. – Mark Twain

This is 100% true! If you really want to get to know somebody, be his/her travel buddy once. That will be enough.

“Physically I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali ordering my third mojito.”

That mental state sounds great. If you find a way to replicate it, let us know!

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Comical and relatable travel quotes

Whether it’s complaining about packing or suffering during a flight, every traveler will relate to some of these funny quotes about travel.

“You’ve never felt true fear until your passport isn’t where you think you left it.”

We don’t want to ever feel that level of fear again.

“Europeans: I drove 40 minutes to spend the weekend in Paris, then popped to Germany to visit family on the way home. Australians: I was in Queensland and drove for 18 hours. Now I’m still in Queensland.”

Our Co-Founder Meg is an Aussie and can testify this.

“Going on a trip. Need about 5 outfits. I’ve packed 35 just to be safe.”

If you always overpack, we’ll help you learn how to pack wisely .

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“Packs 2 hours before leaving for a trip. Unpacks 3 months after coming home.”

Unpacking is harder than it looks like. The next quote tells us why:

“Having to unpack my suitcase after a vacation is like the ultimate emotional baggage.”

We don’t want to let go of that vacation feeling.

“My favorite thing to pack on trips are all the clothes I never wear at home and then find fun, flirty and exciting ways to not wear while away.”

Why do we do it? Because we always want to make sure we will have a ball gown in case we are invited to a gala, and cute dresses for that special date with a local handsome guy and three changes of clothes for our Instagram photoshoot. Just in case…

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“Airports: the only place where drinking at 8 AM is socially acceptable.”

The great thing about airports is there are no rules and it is always 5pm at some destination.  

“Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by stark moments of terror.” – Al Boliska

Did you identify with this one? Or do you like flying? Our first time flying tips article may be helpful to tame those nerves.

“Babies: cry all flight long. Fall asleep during landing.”

It’s like they have it all planned out to make us suffer.

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“Running to the gate is my cardio.”

Worried about not doing exercise during your travels? Believe us when we say you will do lots of it, whether it’s running to the gate to catch your flight or walking thousands of steps a day to see all your favorite landmarks. Travel is the best exercise there is!

“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” – Dagobert D. Runes

Isn’t this a comical travel quote? But oh so true! There’s something about being abroad that makes it more exciting, even if you are surrounded by the same people you find down the street. 

“This is the first year I’m not going to Fiji because of COVID-19. Normally, I do not go because I am poor.” — Brooke Miller

COVID gave us a new excuse to postpone that lifelong dream. Don’t wait anymore, start saving for travel now! 

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30 funny travel quotes to make you smile.

T HE USUAL COLLECTION of travel quotes tend to focus on inspiration and reflection . These, however, are meant to tickle your funny bone, and remind you of the inherent humor of the journey.

“When you come to a fork in the road…take it” -Yogi Berra

“Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.” -George Carlin

“If you’ve seen one redwood tree, you’ve seen them all.” – Ronald Reagan

“I’ve been to Paris. And it ain’t that pretty at all.” – Warren Zevon , from the song Ain’t That Pretty At All

“Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversations.” -Elizabeth Drew

“Another well-known Paris landmark is the Arc de Triomphe, a moving monument to the many brave women and men who have died trying to visit it.” – Dave Barry

“The major advantage of domestic travel is that, with a few exceptions such as Miami, most domestic locations are conveniently situated right here in the United States.” – Dave Barry

“Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.” – Charles Kuralt

“The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist.” – Russell Baker

“You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars.” – Charles Kuralt

“You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.” – Yogi Berra

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“France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can’t tear the toilet paper.” – Billy Wilder

“Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything.” – Steve Martin

“Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube. There are some things one would rather have done than do.” – Edward Abbey

“There is science, logic, reason; there is thought verified by experience. And then there is California.” – Edward Abbey

“If you are going through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill

“I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places”. -Henny Youngman

“Two great talkers will not travel far together.” -Spanish Proverb

“Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.” – Yogi Berra

“I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.” -George Bernard Shaw

“I had a prejudice against the British until I discovered that fifty percent of them were female.” – Raymond Floyd

“Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun every year.” -Unknown

“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money”. -Unknown

“Knock Knock! Who’s there? Tibet! Tibet who? Early Tibet and early to rise!” – Aha Jokes

“Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.” – Mark Twain

Add your favorite funny travel quotes in the comments section below!

Partly inspired by this article and its thousands of readers, Matador published No Foreign Lands . The book takes 100 of the most memorable quotes ever spoken or written about travel, and juxtaposes them over striking travel images from Matador’s extended community of photographers.

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Laugh Out Loud: The Best Funny Travel Quotes for Family Trips

  • By Heather Cunningham
  • May 24, 2023

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As parents, travelling with kids can be stressful, and that’s why you need to have a sense of humor to keep things light. There’s no better way to do that than with some funny travel quotes that can help you look at the brighter side of things. In this blog, we will share some of the best funny travel quotes for family trips that are sure to make you and your loved ones laugh out loud.

Funny Travel Quotes

1. “traveling with kids is like being in a frat party. nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up.” – ray romano.

Ray Romano quote about travelling with kids

Ray Romano hilariously captures the chaos of family travel in this quote. From sleepless nights to the occasional mishap, it’s all part of the adventure when you’re on the road with the little ones.

2. “Jet lag is for amateurs.” – Dick Clark

Travelling can leave you tired and cranky, but this quote by Dick Clark makes light of the situation. It’s a reminder that you’re not the only one who’s tired, and it’s okay to be a little bit grumpy. So, if you find yourself struggling with jet lag on your family trip, just remember that you’re not alone.

3. “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag

Traveling is all about exploring new places, experiencing different cultures, and making memories that last a lifetime. This quote is a reminder to keep expanding your horizons and to always keep exploring the world. So, don’t be afraid to add new destinations to your bucket list, and make sure you check them off one by one.

4. “Vacation calories don’t count. Especially when they’re consumed while explaining to your kids why you’re lost for the third time.” – Unknown

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It’s a universal truth that vacation calories simply vanish into thin air, but the calorie-burning debates with kids over directions are a workout in themselves. Who knew getting lost could be so entertaining?

5. “Traveling with kids is a great way to test your patience… and your bladder.” – Unknown

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Any parent who has embarked on a road trip with the little ones can attest to the delicate balance between maintaining one’s patience and strategically planning restroom breaks.

6. “I travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape me.” – Unknown

Sometimes, life can get overwhelming, and that’s why we need to take a break from it all and go on a family trip. This funny travel quote reminds us that travel isn’t about running away from your problems, but about enriching your life and creating new experiences. So, make the most of every opportunity, and travel as much as you can.

7. “Are we there yet?” – Every Child Ever

Are we there yet?  Things kids say

A classic line that has stood the test of time. No family road trip is complete without the timeless question that echoes through the car. It’s a rite of passage for both parents and children alike.

8. “I’m not lost, I’m just exploring.” -Jana Stanfield

Getting lost is just part of the adventure when you’re travelling, and this quote by Jana Stanfield reminds us to embrace it. Don’t stress about taking the wrong turn or not knowing where you’re going; just enjoy the journey and see where it takes you. Sometimes the best memories are made when you’re lost in a new place.

9. “A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.” -Earl Wilson

funny vacation quote for family trips

This funny travel quote by Earl Wilson is a reminder that sometimes, we just need a break from the daily grind. Going on a family trip can be a great way to recharge your batteries and come back refreshed and ready to take on anything. So, if you’re feeling burnt out, it might be time to plan a family vacation.

10. “Family trips are the only time when ‘rest and relaxation’ means watching the kids from a comfortable beach chair.” – Unknown

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11. “Family vacations: where ‘are we there yet?’ is the theme song and ‘I need to use the bathroom’ is the encore.” – Unknown

12. “never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – ernest hemingway.

This hilarious quote is perfect for traveling with families and loved ones. It shows that traveling is not just about the destination, but about spending quality time with the people who matter most to us.

13. “I don’t need a travel agent; I need a therapist.” – Unknown

Sometimes, planning a family vacation can feel like a psychological rollercoaster. From conflicting preferences to last-minute changes, the need for a therapist might just be the most relatable aspect of travel planning.

14. “Family vacations: where the best memories are made and the worst meltdowns are survived.”

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15. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller

This travel quote invites us to step outside of our comfort zone and embrace the unknown. It challenges us to be fearless in our travels and to trust the journey that lies ahead. Family travel is all about making memories and embracing new experiences with your loved ones.

16. “Life is short and the world is wide.” – Simon Raven

This quote is a reminder that life is too short to not explore all that the world has to offer. Don’t let fear or worry hold you back from creating unforgettable family memories.

17. “A road trip is a way for the whole family to spend time together and annoy each other in interesting new places.” – Tom Lichtenheld

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18. “Traveling with family is like trying to fold a fitted sheet. It may seem impossible at times, but the end result is worth the effort.” – Unknown

Ah, the age-old struggle of folding a fitted sheet, much like navigating through the complexities of family dynamics during a trip. The challenges may be many, but the joy that comes from conquering them is immeasurable.

19. “The best part about a family road trip is after it’s over.” – Unknown

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We’ve all had moments when we’re simply glad to get back home! While the journey itself may be filled with laughter and shared experiences, the sigh of relief upon reaching the destination is undeniably sweet.

20. “Traveling with kids is the only time you’ll hear someone say, ‘I’m bored’ while surrounded by wonders of the world.” – Unknown

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21. “Traveling with kids is like trying to fold a fitted sheet – chaotic, confusing, and guaranteed to make you laugh at the absurdity of it all.” – Unknown

22. “the inventor of the snooze button never traveled with children.” – unknown.

Indeed, the concept of a snooze button loses all meaning when you’re on a family trip. Those extra few minutes of sleep are a rare luxury when your morning alarm is a child’s excited chatter about the day’s adventures. It’s a gentle reminder that, on family vacations, the pace is set by the smallest and most eager explorers. This relentless energy is what transforms a simple trip into an unforgettable expedition, filled with early mornings and action-packed days.

23. “Traveling with kids is like trying to blend a smoothie in a room full of monkeys – messy, unpredictable, and somehow still a lot of fun.” – Dave Barry

24. “the closest thing to a survival game: a family vacation without wi-fi.”.

In today’s digital age, being disconnected can seem like a daunting challenge, particularly for the younger tech-savvy generation. This quote playfully compares family vacations to survival games, emphasizing the adventure that comes from unplugging and connecting with each other instead of the internet. It’s a reminder that, sometimes, the best way to recharge is by going off the grid.

25. “The only thing more exhausting than traveling with kids is pretending you’re not exhausted while traveling with kids!”

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26. “Who needs a workout when you’ve got kids to chase at the airport?”

Airports can feel like obstacle courses, especially with children. From sprinting to gates to lifting kids for a better view of the planes, it’s an unintentional workout that can exhaust even the most seasoned athlete. This quote highlights the comedic side of navigating through airports with a family, transforming stressful moments into opportunities for laughter and bonding.

27. “A family that travels together, navigates through chaos together”

Traveling with family is like being part of a well-oiled (sometimes rusty) machine. From frantic last-minute packing sprees to navigating foreign public transport, it’s the perfect recipe for chaos. Yet, amidst the missed turns and language barriers, families find a unique rhythm. This quote celebrates the beautiful, organized chaos of traveling with the ones you love.

28. “Family vacations are like a box of chocolates: full of surprises, sometimes sticky, and occasionally you end up with one you didn’t quite expect.”

29. “remember, as far as anyone knows, we are a nice, normal family.”.

The perfect caption for every family vacation photo, especially the ones where not everyone is looking at the camera, or someone’s mid-blink or mid-yawn. Vacations bring out all our quirks, showing that ‘normal’ is overrated. It’s these perfectly imperfect moments that make for the best travel tales.

30. “The only thing more unpredictable than the weather on a family trip is the mood of a toddler.”

31. “pack light, travel far, and live long,” but remember to pack extra snacks for the kids..

Packing for family travel means preparing for every possible scenario, making ‘packing light’ a bit of a pipe dream. Sure, packing light has its virtues, but when traveling with kids, snacks are the ultimate peacekeeper. A well-timed snack can turn a meltdown into a moment of blissful silence, proving that sometimes, more is more.

Travelling the world with your family is an adventure like no other, complete with its own set of comedic moments that become cherished family lore. These funny travel quotes capture the essence of the shared laughter, occasional chaos, and enduring love that make family vacations unforgettable. So, the next time you find yourself in the midst of a travel-induced debacle, remember to take a step back, laugh it off, and treasure the moments that make your family’s journey uniquely hilarious. Happy Travels!

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