You’re back from vacation, suitcase still unpacked. You lie back on your bed, scrolling through your phone, realizing it’s now filled with hundreds of new photos from the past couple of weeks. You’re excited to share them, but you know it’ll take some time to sift through and post even just a few.
I get it—the struggle of picking the perfect shot, editing it to perfection, and finding that one filter that will make it pop. And then there’s the caption—something fun and snappy but not too long.
To save you time, here’s a big list of 100+ travel quotes and fun one-liners to help you write the perfect caption. Get inspired or borrow one of these travel captions for your next Instagram post!
Short, One-Liner Travel Captions
Just moments in film
Change of scenery
Core memories
Here’s what you missed
Unscripted moments
Take memories, leave footprints
Left a piece of my heart in [location]
Life lately…
Rewind please
Chasing sunsets
Been busy
Dear diary,
Unreleased
Long story short
Escape the ordinary
Slice of life
Out of office
Travel Quotes from Song Lyrics
“He said, One day, you’ll leave this world behind. So live a life you will remember”
The Nights – Avicii
“You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere”
Fast Cars – Tracy Chapman
“Someday I hope you get the chance, To live like you were dying”
Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
“Only being shackled to the road could ever I be free”
The Road – Frank Turner
“Take me home, country roads, to the place I belong”
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
“Every journey begins with a single step”
One Day – Matisyahu
“Gone are the days we stopped to decide where we should go, we just ride”
Crazy Fingers – Grateful Dead
“Life’s like a road that you travel on, when there’s one day here and the next day gone”
Life Is a Highway – Tom Cochrane
“I want to be a part of it, New York, New York”
New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
“I’m leaving on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again”
Leaving on a Jet Plane – John Denver
“Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away”
Come Fly with Me – Frank Sinatra
Travel Quotes from Books
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
The Lord of the Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
“To travel is to live.”
The Fairy Tale of My Life – Hans Christian Andersen
“The journey not the arrival matters.”
The Four Quartets – T.S. Eliot
“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”
In Custody – Anita Desai
“I have wandered all my life, and I have traveled; the difference between the two is this: we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.”
The Consolation of Philosophy – Boethius
“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”
These Days – Mary Anne Radmacher
Travel Quotes from Movies
“Unbelievable sights. Indescribable feeling.”
Aladdin – 1992
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – 2013
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – 2001
“Oh, the places you’ll go!”
Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax – 2012
“Adventure is out there!”
Up – 2009
“Travel far, go to the moon and come back.”
Around the World in 80 Days – 2004
“To travel is to take a journey into yourself.”
The Way – 2010
“The journey itself is my home.”
The Motorcycle Diaries – 2004
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – 2013
“We must take adventures in order to know where we truly belong.”
Eat Pray Love – 2010
“You don’t have to be rich to travel well.”
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – 2011
Travel Quotes for Instagram with Friends
Friends who travel together, stay together
Exploring the world with my favorite people
Travel buddies for life
Making memories with my squad
Three amigos, endless laughter
The world is our playground
Adventures are better with friends
Good times and tan lines with my favorite travel squad
Travel Quotes for Couples
The best view is always you
And now, we’re off
Full-time wanderers
We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us
Reality called, so we hung up
Adventure with you is my favorite place to be
Bae took one for the team and let me have the window seat
Solo Travel Quotes
Wander often, wander alone
Finding myself in every new place
The world is my companion
Embracing the solitude of travel
My own company is my favorite
Family Travel Quotes
Inspirational Travel Quotes
Instagram Captions for Your Travel Selfies
Instagram Captions for Your Best Travel Photos
Poetic Travel Quotes
Funny Travel Quotes
