65 Hilarious and Inspirational Travel Quotes to Fuel Your Wanderlust

"Take only memories, leave only footprints."

- Chief Seattle

"Adventure is worthwhile."

- Aesop

"To travel is to live."

- Hans Christian Andersen

"Jobs fill your pocket, Adventures fill your soul."

- Jamie Lyn Beatty

"Life is short and the world is wide."

- Simon Raven

"Houston, we have a problem."

- Apollo 13

"Travel is never a matter of money but of courage."

- Paulo Coelho

"I googled my symptoms. It turns out I just need a vacation."

- Nick Callos

""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

"When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money."

- Susan Heller

""Adventure without risk is Disneyland.""

- Douglas Coupland

""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

"I’ve had entire relationships that didn’t get as far as these airport security checkpoints."

- Michael LeRoux

"Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by stark moments of terror."

- Al Boliska

"We’re on a mission from God. We’re putting the band back together."

- The Blues Brothers

"To infinity and beyond!"

- Toy Story

"Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions."

- Peter Hoeg

"Travel far enough, you meet yourself."

- David Mitchell

"Live your life by a compass, not a clock."

- Erica Jong

"I’m king of the world!"

- Titanic

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

- John Steinbeck

""If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal.""

- Paul Klee

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

- Al Gore

""Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by stark moments of terror.""

- Al Boliska

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

- Hostelgeeks

"Here’s looking at you, kid."

- Casablanca

"The things you own end up owning you. But not in Fiji!"

- Fight Club

"Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads."

- Back to the Future

"We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!"

- Ghostbusters

""Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.""

- Jerry Seinfeld

""Drink heavily with the locals whenever possible.""

- Anthony Bourdain

""The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad.""

- Mark Twain

""Thanks, TSA, I haven’t been touched like that since prom night.""

- Meaghan O’Connell

""I travel light but not at the same speed.""

- Jarod Kintz

"Just keep swimming."

- Finding Nemo

"Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

- Dirty Dancing

"I’ll be back."

- The Terminator

"Does anyone know how to fly a plane?!"

- Airplane!

"What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate."

- Cool Hand Luke

"I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley."

- Airplane!

"Keep the change, ya filthy animal."

- Home Alone

"You sit on a throne of lies!"

- Elf

""A hotel room all to myself is my idea of a good time.""

- Chelsea Handler

""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 best way to know a city is to eat it.""

- Scott Westerfeld

""Travel like Gandhi, with simple clothes, open eyes, and an uncluttered mind.""

- Rick Steve

""Airports are gonna go from being the meanest place to be to the nicest once we’re allowed to fly again.""

- Ashley Fern Rothberg

""You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere.""

- Miriam Adeney

""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

""Oh, the places you’ll go.""

- Dr. Seuss

"E.T. phone home."

- E.T.

"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."

- Anonymous

"All I need in life is to travel the world."

"Collect moments, not things."

"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer."

"I’ve got 100 problems. But I’m on vacation so I’m ignoring them all!"

"Just go and see all the beauty in the world."

"The journey of thousand kilometers begins with a single step."

"Travel opens your heart and broadens your mind."

"Travel fills your life with stories to tell."

"Don’t let fear get in the way of the life you are meant to live."

"Go where you feel alive."

"Traveling makes your soul alive."

"Don’t listen to what they say. Go and see."

"Always say yes to new adventures."

"Happiness is planning a road trip to somewhere new."

"Traveling is a therapy that can heal all pains."

"Traveling is the best way to learn and gain."

"The best stories are found in the way of a destination."

"Let’s get lost in the adventure!"

"Don’t call it a dream. Call it a master plan."

"Laugh more, Travel more!"

"When in doubt, just travel."

"Never underestimate the therapeutic power of traveling alone."

"Smile, laugh, and travel."

"Physically I’m here. Mentally I’m in a pool in Bali."

"Let’s go to explore magical places."

"If life is a journey, the beach is my destination."

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

"My favorite thing to do is go where I have never been."

"There’s something about airport security that makes me feel like a world-class smuggler, even though I’m just carrying too many liquids."

"Travel: because adulting is hard."

"I’m in a complicated relationship with my suitcase."

"Eating my way through cities, one snack at a time."

"My favorite travel partner is my luggage."

"Passport: A license to chill."

"Relationship status: In love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met."

"Work, save, travel, repeat – and pretend like adulting doesn’t exist."

"A bad day of vacation beats a good day of work."

"I speak fluent travel and sarcasm."

"Vacation mood: ON. Brain: OFF."

"Travel: Collecting moments, not things… and maybe a few souvenirs."

"Life goal: Become a full-time palm tree."

"Running to the gate is my favorite workout."

"Don’t be a tourist, be a travel detective."

"Travel: like a boss… of my own life."

"My soulmate is a suitcase."

"Exploring exotic places, one stomach bug at a time."

"Who needs a travel guide when you’ve got the confidence of someone who’s read a blog post once?"

"I follow my heart… and it usually leads me to the airport lounge."

"Passport stamps: collecting proof of how tired and jet-lagged I can be in different countries."

"Sightseeing: because your feet aren’t really swollen and painful until you’ve walked the entirety of Rome in a day."

"They say travel expands the mind. Mostly, it just expands my luggage."

"Traveling – where you pay a lot to pretend to be poor."

"Nothing says ‘adventure’ quite like getting lost in a new city without Wi-Fi."

"Jet lag is just a free time travel experience, change my mind."

"Vacation calories don’t count, right?"

"I have an adventurous spirit and a tight budget. It’s a tough combo."

"The only trip you’ll regret is the one you didn’t take… and maybe that really sketchy street food."

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

"I need a full of vitamin sea."

"The closer you are to nature, the further you are from idiots."

"If travel was free, Tata!"

"Taste the world with your plane tickets."

"All my friends are having one or two babies, and I’m like: “What destination am I going to next?""

"The study is important. But travel is more important!"

"In travel mode. Do not disturb."

"May the forest be with you."

"Vacation calories don’t count. Right?"

"Having to unpack my suitcase after vacation is like the ultimate emotional baggage."

"I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery."

"I am in a complicated relationship with my luggage."

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

"Most of my problems could be solved with a trip to….well."

"Don’t look for love. Look for a good destination."

"Keep calm and travel on."

"Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times."

"It’s a magical world, Hobbes, ol’ buddy… Let’s go exploring!"

"I don’t get lost; I explore alternative destinations."

"On vacation, I eat like I understand the local language — with complete confusion and unbridled enthusiasm."

"Life is short, and the world is wide. Just like my attention span while planning trips."

"They say ‘Do what you love,’ so I bought a plane ticket."

"I travel for the culture, and by culture, I mean the food courts."

"I’m not lost, I’m geographically challenged."

"A bad day of vacation beats a good day of work. Unless your job is testing water slides. That’d be cool."

"The road less traveled is often less traveled for a reason. Like, there’s no coffee shop."

"I follow my heart, and it usually leads me to the airport."

"I like my vacations long and my puns intended."

"You haven’t lived until you’ve tried to explain a whoopee cushion to airport security."

"My ideal travel involves a plane ticket in one hand and a taco in the other."

"There should be a travel lane for people who packed light and those who brought their entire closet. Guess which one I’m in?"

""You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets, and that’s kind of the same thing.""

- Anonymous

""I haven’t been everywhere but it’s on my list.""

- Anonymous

""A change of latitude would help my attitude.""

- Anonymous

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

"I like my coffee how I like my vacations: long, exotic, and full of unexpected twists."

"Finding paradise wherever I go, mostly in the form of questionable all-inclusive resorts."

"Remember: what happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but the charges are going home with you on your credit card."

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It’s lethal… and boring."

"They said, ‘Take only pictures, leave only footprints.’ I left with less money and more souvenirs, so close enough."

"Wanderlust: because sometimes the most scenic roads in life are detours created by Google Maps."

"Travel: the perfect way to avoid everyone’s questions about what you’re doing with your life."

"My favorite travel plan is called ‘winging it.’ It’s more exciting than the flight itself!"

"I’m a professional at getting lost — but it’s the scenic route, I swear!"

"Some people follow their hearts, I follow airport signs."

"Passport: A small booklet that causes big adventures and even bigger misadventures."

"A tourist is someone who complains about everything but still comes back with the best stories."

"Travel tip: Always pack snacks for a trip. You never know when you’ll meet a hangry travel buddy."

"My workout routine? Sprinting through the airport with my luggage."

"I have two hobbies: Traveling and pretending I’m not lost while traveling."

"Traveling is like a box of chocolates. It’s full of surprises and sometimes nuts!"

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding, I’m on the road to the airport."

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

"Worrying you’ve accidentally packed 3 kilos of drugs and an animal carcass as you walk through ‘nothing to declare’ at the airport."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

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

"If anyone is Christmas shopping for me, I’m a size window seat in plane tickets."

"When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee."

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

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

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

"That moment when boarding is complete and the seat next to you is empty."

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

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

"I wish I had never gone traveling, said no one ever."

"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."

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

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

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

"Stuck somewhere between ‘I need to save’ and ‘you only live once’."

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

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

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

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

"I need a holiday. And by holiday I mean I need to move away and find a job. on the beach. with cocktails."

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

"They say ‘don’t look back’ but occasionally on vacation, it’s a good idea, especially if you’ve just dropped your wallet."

"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."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Me: ‘I want to travel more’, the bank account: ‘like, to the park?'"

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

"Packs two hours before leaving for a trip. Unpacks three months after coming home."

"Work tip: stand up. stretch. take a walk. go to the airport. get on a plane. never return."

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

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

"I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me."

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

""Traveling is just my excuse to eat airport snacks.""

- Anonymous

""I need a vacation to recover from my vacation.""

- Anonymous

""I didn’t quit my job; I gave my wanderlust the promotion it deserved.""

- Anonymous

"It is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such a thing please do not read this notice."

"a hug, an XL coffee, 6 ounces of vodka, or 2 months of travel."

""Travel now, adult later.""

- Anonymous

""I love my job, only when I’m on vacation.""

- Anonymous

""Reality called, so I hung up.""

- Anonymous

""I would totally give up travel, but I’m not a quitter.""

- Anonymous

"Remember, every trip begins with a single step…over an overstuffed suitcase."

"This is your captain speaking. If you look out the right side of the aircraft, you will notice flight 195 challenging us to a race."

"I bring half my closet on vacation because I like my clothes to have a good time too."

"The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. Too bad my packed suitcase won’t."

"Packing is my cardio: Lift, stuff, cry, repeat."

"Why is it called ‘packing’ and not ‘panic stuffing’?"

"I play Tetris while packing. The game ends when the zipper breaks."

"A vacation is just a packing challenge with a destination."

"If packing was a sport, I’d be in the ‘What the heck am I doing?’ league."

"My suitcase: 50% clothes I won’t wear, 50% regret for not bringing the other half."

"I’m not an overpacker. I’m a vacation ‘just-in-case’ enthusiast."

"The optimist packs a swimsuit; the pessimist packs an umbrella. I pack both and forget my toothbrush."

"Packing for a trip is the art of remembering everything and then realizing you only wear 20% of it."

"I follow a strict packing list: Panic, Pack, Repack, Panic more."

"My suitcase is like a magic trick: the less space it seems to have, the more stuff I try to fit in."

"Packing for vacation: 30% clothes, 70% stuff I’ll never use but might die without."

"I’m not overpacking. I’m just preparing for every climate on Earth, simultaneously."

"The only thing I’ve mastered about packing is the art of sitting on my suitcase to close it."

"I like to pack my worries away, but somehow they always take up the most space."

"Packing: where ‘just in case’ becomes ‘just in chaos’."

"My suitcase has two settings: ‘Empty’ and ‘How did I ever think this would close?'."

"Travel tip: Roll your clothes. It’s easier to cry into a rolled-up t-shirt when it won’t fit."

"Remember, it’s not hoarding if it’s in a suitcase."

"Packing: Because you never know when you’ll need a formal gown at the beach."

"I’m not saying I overpack, but my suitcase just whispered a cry for help."

"My packing strategy: If it doesn’t close, sit on it. If it still doesn’t close, buy a bigger suitcase."

"The five stages of packing: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance of excess baggage fees."

"Packing is 10% clothes and 90% pretending you’ll work out on vacation."

"Suitcases are like onions. Adding more layers only leads to tears."

"They say to pack your fears away. So, how do I fit my fear of underpacking?"

"Traveling is like my husband. Calls me every time!"

"For me, plane tickets burn calories."

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

"My philosophy for vacation packing: If it fits, it sits. If it doesn’t, buy it there."