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49 Best Journey Quotes To Inspire Your Travels

In need of some journey quotes to fuel your travel inspo? You’ve come to the right place.

The last few years have been nothing if not a journey. But now travel is well and truly back on the cards, it’s time to get inspired for our next trips.

Travel isn’t always easy, staying home isn’t always easy, but with a few sage words in your back pocket, the road gets that little bit smoother.

That’s where these quotes about a journey come in clutch.

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The Best Journey Quotes: At a Glance

Travel for travel’s sake.

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere , but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

Travel is not really about the destination. It’s about the experience – and that includes the journey itself.

Our Footprints

“Our footprints always follow us on days when it’s been snowing. They always show us where we’ve been, but never where we’re going.” – Winnie the Pooh

What a wise old bear.

The Travel Bug

“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.

I, too, have been bitten.

Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore

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

Don’t be afraid to leave your comfort zone – that’s really where the adventure begins.

Roots Not Feet

“If we were meant to stay in one place, we’d have roots instead of feet.” – Anonymous

My feet would very much like to be wandering around a new city RN.

Enjoy the Journey

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and enjoy the journey.” – Babs Hoffman

Journeys are not always smooth, or predictable. But you’ll only be able to enjoy them when you embrace them in their entirety.

The Desire to Become Lost

“Part of the urge to explore is a desire to become lost.” ― Tracy Johnston

Never be afraid to explore without a map, that’s often how you find the coolest spots.

When a Man is a Traveller

“When a man is a traveller, the world is his house and the sky is his roof, where he hangs his hat is his home, and all the people are his family.” – Drew Bundini Brown

‘Nuff said.

Real Voyage of Discovery

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

There’s no point in journeying to new places if you’re going to take the same jaded attitude.

Travel Changes You

“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks – on your body or on your heart – are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt.”   – Anthony Bourdain

We’re not going to discuss me getting bitten by a bat on a recent US trip. No we are not.

Most People Just Exist

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.” – Oscar Wilde

Go on… book that trip you’ve been dreaming of. I dare you.

Trips Take People

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

Total justification for your next big trip.

Let Your Memory be Your Travel Bag

“Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Forever wishing I paid more attention in French class at school. Je suis triste.

Find out Whether you Like People

“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

Anyone who has ever travelled with another person will know that that is the straight up truth.

Quotes About Journeys For The Road

Everything i will be.

“Everything I was I carry with me, everything I will be lies waiting on the road ahead.” ― Ma Jian, Red Dust: A Path Through China

It’s not just the location and landscape that changes on your journey. You inevitably end up changing too.

Travel Makes You Richer

“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” — Unknown

An excuse to open up the Skyscanner app, if you ask me. It’s an investment.

Adventure is Worthwhile

“Adventure is worthwhile.” – Aesop

Short and sweet. I like it.

The Road is Life

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life” ― Jack Kerouac

You might not always make it to your destination the first time, or in the way you want to but that’s the way of life on the road.

Own Little and See The World

“I would rather own a little and see the world, than own the world and see a little of it.” – Alexander Sattler

Who needs a house when 5* hotels in Bali exist?

The Voyage Never Ends

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” ― Pat Conroy

The trip might end, but the memories, friendships and photos won’t.

“Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.”  – Robert Orben

Come on, Captain – let’s go on an adventure.

Beautiful Paths

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

There’s almost always a point where you get horribly lost or things go awfully wrong on your journey. Sometimes it’s followed by something so brilliant, it balances it out. Sometimes it isn’t and you just have to take it on the chin.

The Biggest Adventure You Can Take

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

In the words of Oprah, YOU GET AN ADVENTURE… YOU GET AN ADVENTURE…

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There’s nothing else.

“Make voyages. Attempt them. There’s nothing else.” ― Tennessee Williams

Make, attempt – whichever way, you’ll have a story to tell and an adventure to remember.

Into the Forest I Go

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind, and find my soul” – John Muir

One of the greatest quotes of all time. 

Why We Travel

“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

The first night back in your own bed is always the sweetest, IMHO.

Travel is the Great Leveler

If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet.” ― Patrick Rothfuss

A Secret Gate

“Still round the corner there may wait. A new road or a secret gate. And though I oft have passed them by. A day will come at last when I. Shall take the hidden paths that run. West of the Moon, East of the Sun.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

Who are we to argue with Mr Tolkien?

Perpetual Journey

“I tramp a perpetual journey.” ― Walt Whitman, Song of Myself

The journey of life goes on. Make it exciting with a trip or two.

Mishaps and Memories you Create

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

Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes, the mishaps and the mayhaps are a right pain in the arse and the destination saves the day.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ― Lao Tzu

Be brave – take the first step and the rest will follow.

Journey not the Arrival

“The journey not the arrival matters.” ― T.S. Eliot

Meet Yourself

“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” — David Mitchell

Do you ever really know yourself until you’ve travelled?

Serendipity was my Tour Guide

“Serendipity was my tour guide, assisted by caprice” ― Pico Iyer

No matter how much you plan your journey. Something will always interfere to railroad your plans and blow them into infinity. Roll with it.

Travel Turns You Into a Storyteller

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

Book those flights – you’ll have a great story to tell afterwards.

The World is a Book

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” — Saint Augustine

Finish. The. Book.

What a Ride

“I may be going nowhere, but what a ride.” ― Shaun Hick

You might be a travel bum, but you’re a bum with a story to tell at the end of it.

Live a Life You’re Proud Of

“I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” – Eric Roth

One of my favourite things about travelling is meeting people from all over the world, immersing myself in the richness of other cultures.

The Road Embraced me

“The road embraced me, let me breathe, and more importantly, did not judge me.” ― M.B. Dallocchio.

Escape your everyday surroundings and hit the road. It will love you for it.

The Whole World Before you

“Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow! Travel, change, interest, excitement! The whole world before you, and a horizon that’s always changing!” ― Kenneth Grahame

We can always do with being a little more “Toad of Toad Hall” and a little less beige. Just maybe without the constant accidents.

Routine Disruption

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

Same, Caskie, same.

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Life is a highway.

“They say life is a highway and we all travel our own roads, some good, some bad, yet each is a blessing of its own.” ― Jess “Chief” Brynjulson

Leave a Trail

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

Make your own path – stay safe though, kids.

The Place to get to

“That’s the place to get to—nowhere. One wants to wander away from the world’s somewheres, into our own nowhere.” ― D.H. Lawrence

Journey quotes tell you that you don’t travel the world to end up in exactly the same place, time and situation you left.

Right Path, Rough Road

“The right path is characterised by rough road.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

Akita obviously spent a lot of time on buses in South America. Bump, bump, grind.

Routine is Lethal

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

You’re right, Paulo. The 9-5 grind was never for me either. When it comes to famous quotes about journeys, this one might just be my fave.

Stuff Your Eyes With Wonder

“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.” – Ray Bradbury

Here’s a reminder to forget about material goods and spend money on experiences instead.

A Little Piece of Everywhere

“A little piece of everywhere I go becomes a big part of everything I do.” ― Richie Norton

Now isn’t that the truth?

Money Returns

“Travel. Because money returns. Time doesn’t.” — Unknown

You can make more money, but you can’t make more time.

And there we have it. 49 amazing journey quotes to inspire your next trip.

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Wow there’s some really powerful quotes In there and some I’ve never heard which is great. Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful quotes, enjoyed reading them.

Thanks – really glad that you enjoyed.

“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” amazing line loved it

Thanks – glad to hear it’s provided you with a bit of inspiration 🙂

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The Never-Ending Journey

With the world in such turmoil, have you ever found yourself saying, ‘Stop the world, I want to get off?’  Sometimes the challenges that life presents seem too hard to bear and we yearn for peace and a life free from strife.  And yet, there are so many people who are resigned to the choices they make, not realising they can actually make other choices, or simply don’t want to make them.

The journey of Life is a little like going on a river cruise.  We leave our home and travel to where the cruise begins.  After the boat leaves the harbour, we experience all the wonderful things the cruise has to offer:  good food, good wine, different forms of entertainment to make our trip pleasant and enjoyable.  But sometimes we can experience too much of a good thing.  Without any challenges, life on board the boat—doing the same things over and over—becomes rather dull until we decide what we really want to experience along the way.  When the boat moors at different harbours, we leave the comfort of the boat to experience what we have chosen and planned.  At the end of each day, we climb back on board and discuss our experiences with other passengers or have a good rest, gearing ourselves up for the next set of adventures on the following day.

In our individual lives it’s much the same.  We come to the planet Earth from our spiritual home on higher planes to experience a different dimension and all it has to offer.  There is the need to grow in knowledge and wisdom through experiences on the physical plane, and so we make prior arrangements to take up a life that will help us achieve our spiritual goals.  We then incarnate into a baby’s body, grow up, and meet the challenges we have decided upon prior to incarnation.  When all is done, we return ‘home’ to assess what was achieved in the past lifetime and what further work is required in the future.  We rest and once again take up life in the Spiritual Realm, until we are ready for the next lifetime whose experiences will take us further along the path on our never-ending journey towards the full awakening of Spirit.

Before incarnation, we decide with the help of our Elders what is most needed for our spiritual development.  In the process we choose our parents, the physical environment, and all those with whom we will come into contact in order to provide the best conditions for the working out of our soul’s plans, but we are not shown the outcome of the experiences we have chosen.  The challenge of each new embodiment is to make choices at each step.  It’s like one of those books where you are given a situation to work out and have three choices as to what you will do next; each choice leads to three more choices and so on until you reach the end of the book.  And so, there are many possible outcomes of the original plan.  If we wish, we can also start again and make different choices, until we are familiar with every possible experience and can wisely decide which choice has the best outcome.

The good news is that we are on a journey that never ends until we reach enlightenment.  Life continues with unlimited opportunities to experience the results of every choice we make, until we reach a state of mastery on the physical plane.  It’s up to us as to how long our journey takes to reach full realisation; how many times we need to experience the same story until we ‘get it’ and begin to make choices that will set us free from the suffering that results from wrong choices made in ignorance.  When all experiences are mastered and we have learned to bring love to every situation in which we find ourselves, we are then free to move on to far greater experiences.

We are told that we don’t need to change the world, only our thoughts about the world, i.e. only ourselves and how we experience the world.  It’s generally not obvious that we ourselves create the events in our lives, because the effects that we cause aren’t usually visible immediately on this plane.  The results of our thoughts and actions can take days, weeks, or even years to become evident to us.  Everything we think, believe and expect is eventually reflected in our outer world.  It’s as though we are living in floating bubbles and the walls reflect our thoughts and beliefs in vivid technicolour; these colours affect our lives in varying degrees when we come into contact with each other. It’s similar to dropping a pebble in a pond that creates ripples which travel to a distant shoreline.  The ripples we create seem so real, but they are only waves triggered by thoughts that can be adjusted easily enough with a change of mind.  So instead of creating and dwelling on negative thoughts, it is far better to create waves of peace and beauty and to nurture them into reality.

It’s difficult for us to realise that we are living a ‘planned illusion’ because everything feels so solid on this plane.  But if it really were solid and set in concrete, we would not be able to change anything at all.  At every moment we are experiencing the effects of choices that were frequently based on our limited belief systems.  But we are learning that we can always make different choices and that we, as human beings, have far more potential than we realise.

In this day and age, there are those who can achieve what most of us would consider impossible.  The renowned magician, Dynamo, for example, can walk on water and translocate—be in one building and in the next minute be buildings away.  He walks vertically up walls, disappears, flies over people’s heads, causes water to move from a waterfall into a wine glass, and many other amazing feats.  (One can witness his activities on the internet).  When he walks on water to the middle of the River Thames and a police boat comes to pick him up, it’s clear that his acts are ‘real.’  It all boils down to what we believe is possible.  There’s so much more to life than we realise—so much human potential that we have yet to develop.

So, rather than wanting to stop the world to get off, let’s look forward to the amazing opportunities life has to offer and let us meet the challenges with wisdom, understanding, joyful anticipation and gratitude.  We are living in exciting times.

The Best Time to Travel? The Off Season

By Gianluca Longo

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In 2021, I spent a blissful year traveling solo across Italy. Not just because I didn’t have a companion, but because, with international travel still largely blocked due to COVID, my country felt empty. Can you imagine Venice without the crowds? I don’t have to. I lived it. So exhilarating was my time training through the boot that when travel opened back up, and the hot spots became flooded with travelers, I said to myself: never again. From now on, I would rearrange my travels to avoid the crowds—and the headaches that come with them. I will be an off-season traveler, for life.

The waters at Borgo Santandrea on the Amalfi are warm enough for swimming in April

Aperitivo at Borgo Santandrea

The benefits of off-season travel can feel endless. Yes, of course there are fewer crowds to interrupt your flow, and steal your tables at the restaurants you want to eat at. I went to the Amalfi in April—April!—and found it heavenly. The weather was glorious—not too hot, but warm enough to swim. The staff at the then-new Borgo Santandrea were friendlier and upgrades more likely due to the time of year. And my room was spectacular. I still remember the scent of lemon flowers and fresh herbs in the terraced gardens. The views over the sky-merging sea were pure, with no yacht or boat to interrupt them. I even enjoyed a walk through the Amalfi’s narrow streets, devoid of the hundreds of clueless tourists, especially from cruise ships which populate the sea in High Summer.

Local engagement is always higher outside peak season, and for me, that is why we travel. Last year, I chose June for Patmos in Greece, which is never as crowded as it is in July or August. The island was greener and the heat more bearable. The crowds? Still tolerable. I arrived with a last-minute booked cabin on the BlueStar from Athens , all much more relaxing. I met with some of the home owners of the Chora, there to ‘open’ the houses, after long cold months, piling cushions and mattresses outside on the terraces to let them breathe in the sun. I swam every morning, and had lovely conversations with restaurant owners and locals. I loved the place so much I went back in August. Guess what? I regretted it.

Traveling in lesser expected times of year also help you to see a place in an entirely different way. Is it weird that I didn’t realize that St Moritz is not just a winter destination? With a major heat wave hitting central Europe and the UK I made my way to the Engadin Valley at the beginning of August. I checked in at the old-fashioned Suvretta House , at a reasonable price, where I was welcomed by name. Long walks through the valley, skinny dips in the clear waters of the alpine lakes, visits to interesting museums and art galleries kept me very busy. And I wore cashmere in the evenings, for the outdoor cinema. For the rest of August I was in London . And it wasn't that bad. I found it fairly easy to book my favorite restaurants , I went to see ballets at the Royal Opera House and a couple of plays at the theater. And reconnected with some good friends. A trick about cities and seasons? They are amazing in the summer, when the people who live there or normally visit, flock to the outdoors.

Eden Rock on St. Barts is open well into shoulder season.

But of course, that means that the sea is best outside of summer, too. I went to one of my lifelong loves, Capri , in September, because, yes, July and August are just too popular, too expensive, too hot. And I fell in love with it again. I stayed at La Palma, the new hotel, chic in every single detail, and I did all the things I love: early morning hikes, swimming by the Faraglioni, with no fear of being decapitated by the hundred of speed boats of High Summer, sunset spritzes at Bar Tiberio in the piazzetta, without having to queue (or beg) for a table. One October, I did St Barts . I stayed at the wonderful Eden Rock (upgraded again) and loved it. The island was not full, a paradise. One day I found myself swimming alone at Colombier Beach, with the whitest sand and the most intense turquoise sea.

As I write this in tail end of winter, I am sitting in my hotel room in Venice , the newly opened Violino d’Oro . Out of the window, the cold and misty lagoon meets my gaze. It’s marvelous. Venice in winter is magical: the fresh air, the cozy small restaurants with dimmed lights, the noise of the boats crossing. With not so many tourists, you really own the city. The joy of the off season.

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The high-traffic summer travel season is coming to an end, but there’s still time to plan a vacation before the end of the year. Need ideas? We got plenty.

Reset checks in with a business reporter and vacation-planning experts to understand how current travel trends are impacting both consumers and the airlines.

GUEST: John Pletz , senior reporter covering aviation for Crain’s Chicago Business

Crystal Dyer, travel advisor and CEO of Gone Again Travel & Tours

Rachel Kawate, travel creator