The 50 Best Travel Quotes for Friends in 2023

The only thing better than going on an adventure on your own is having a friend to travel with. But let’s face it — whether you’re going on a month-long trip or a simple weekend getaway, you’ll need some good captions for Instagram or social media.

But don’t worry — while there are countless quotes to use, we’ve rounded up some of the best ones to make sure that your timeline is on point. Check out our favorites below!

The Best Travel Quotes for Friends

1. “Sometimes all you need is a great friend and a tank of gas.” -Thelma & Louise
2. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
3. “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.” – George A. Moore
4. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill
5. “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
6. “There is an unspoken bond you create with the friends you travel with.” – Kristen Sarah
7. “True friends never apart, maybe in distance, never in heart.” – Helen Keller
8. “We are all travelers in the wilderness of the world & the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
9. “The more I traveled, the more I realized fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.” – Shirley MacLaine
10. “Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.” – Izaak Walton
11. “Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all people cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou
12. “I get a friend to travel with me… I need somebody to bring me back to who I am. It’s hard to be alone.” – Leonardo DiCaprio
13. “As soon as I saw you, I knew a grand adventure was about to happen.” – Winnie The Pooh
14. “Just grab a friend and take a ride, together, upon the open road.” – The Goofy Movie
15. “We all have that one friend who is either on a road trip or planning a road trip or thinking about a road trip or talking to people who are on road-trip or posting quotes about road-trip.” – Crestless Wave
16. “In life, it’s not where you go – it’s who you travel with.” – Charles M. Schulz
17. “Wherever it is you may be, it is your friends who make your world.” – Chris Bradford
18. “May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home.” – Trenton Lee Stewart
19. “A good friend listens to your adventures. Your best friend makes them with you.” – Anonymous
20. “Getting to know new people and gaining new friends is one of life’s greatest pleasures. So, conquer your fears and get out there.” – Tony Clark
21. “Each friend represents a world in us, a world, possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” – Anais Nin
22. “Everyone needs a friend that will call and say, ‘Get dressed, we are going on an adventure.” – Anonymous
23. “At the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy, and your eyes sparkling.” – Shanti
24. “I still believe in paradise. But now, at least, I know it’s not some place you can look for. Because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something. And if you find that moment… it lasts forever.” – Alex Garland, The Beach
25. “Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – Ernest Hemingway
26. “One of the great things about travel is that you find out how many good, kind people there are.” – Edith Wharton
27. “We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling, and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” – Paul Coelho
28. “Don’t be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.” – Richard Bach
29. “A friend may be waiting behind a stranger’s face.” – Maya Angelou
30. “When you’re in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun.’” – Groucho Marx
31. “When life gives you best friends, use them.” – Areej Farooq
32. “As long as we don’t die, this is gonna be one hell of a story.” – John Green
33. “Follow your heart a little more, and listen to your head a little less.” – Fabiola Francisco
34. “Because the greatest part of a road trip isn’t arriving at your destination. It’s all the wild stuff that happens along the way.” – Emma Chase
35. “Adventure is out there.” – Up
36. “Best friends are people hard to find, difficult to be, and impossible to live without. They are the people you get along with so easily in the journey called life.” – Khushi Parwal
37. “The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.” – Wallace Stevens
38. “Road trippin’ with my two favorite allies – fully loaded, we got snacks and supplies. It’s time to leave this town, it’s time to steal away. Let’s go get lost anywhere in the U.S.A.” – Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Road Trippin’
39. “If you have two friends in your lifetime, you’re lucky. If you have one good friend, you’re more than lucky.” – S.E. Hinton
40. “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
41. “There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven’t yet met.” – William Butler Yeats
42. “Will you come travel with me? Shall we stick by each other as long as we live?” – Walt Whitman
43. “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead. Walk beside me… just be my friend.” – Albert Camus
44. “Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion.” – Leigh Hunt.
45. “When traveling with someone, take large doses of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.” – Helen Hayes
46. “Sharing Adventures Means Enjoying Them 100% More.” – Anonymous
47. “And the purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for a newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
48. “Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” – Lawrence Block
49. “You can pack for every occasion, but a good friend will always be the best thing you could bring!” – Anonymous
50. “It doesn’t matter where you are going, it’s who you have beside you.” – Anonymous

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you going on an adventure with your friends but have a few questions running through your mind? Here are the answers to some common questions about travel with friends and quotes related to the topic.

Final Thoughts: The Best Travel Quotes for Friends

Travel quotes are fun, whatever the context and they are even more fun with friends. These quotes capture several dimensions of travel and friendship. Use them for fun and to celebrate your travels with friends, whether you’re traveling near or far. Happy travels!