90+ Road Trip Quotes to Excite You to Hit the Road

Road trips are one of our favorite ways to explore and travel. We have fallen in love with the freedom and spontaneity of the open road on our several cross-country road trips throughout the U.S. Here you will get a compiled list of our favorite road trip quotes combined with the top pictures we took on the road.

No matter if you are trying to find the love of the open road, looking for some road trip quotes to inspire your wanderlust, get encouraged to get on the road faster, or just want to have a good laugh, we have you covered. To find the road trip quotes you are looking for quicker, we have broken them down into categories.

Take the scroll through our 90+ favorite road trip quotes!

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Inspirational Road Trip Quotes

Can’t wait to hit the road again? Read through our inspirational road trip quotes and make the time to your next adventure pass a little quicker.

Dana standing on the edge overlooking a green valley in Sam's Point Preserve

1.“It feels good to be lost in the right direction.” – Unknown

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

3. “Remember that happiness is a way of travel – not a destination.” – Roy M. Goodman

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

5. “May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home” – Trenton Lee Stewart

Rachel standing next to a sign which says "End of Trail"

6. “Look on every exit being an entrance somewhere else.” – Tom Stoppard

7. “The road that leads to nowhere for others might just be the road that leads to somewhere for you!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

8. “When you go on a road trip, the trip itself becomes part of the story.” – Steve Rushin

9. “The open road is a beckoning, a strangeness, a place where a man can lose himself.” – William Least Heat Moon

10. “Still, round the corner, there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.” – J. R. R. Tolkien

11. “There are no mistakes. Only new paths to explore.” – Gregory David Roberts

12. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by.” – Robert Frost

13. “The road less traveled is the road to adventure.” – Unknown

14. “Happiness is a road trip.” – Unknown

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

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

17. “Look for chances to take the less-traveled roads. There are no wrong turns.” – Susan Magsamen

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

Dana sitting in the middle of the road looking at the road in front of her

19. “If you make the mistake of looking back too much, you aren’t focused enough on the road in front of you.” – Brad Paisley

20. “Roads are a record of those who have gone before.” – Rebecca Solnit

21. “The freedom of the open road is seductive, serendipitous and absolutely liberating.” – Aaron Lauritsen

22. “Here today, gone tomorrow.” – Unknown

23. “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” – Unknown

24. “You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.” – William Hazlitt

Quotes to Motivate You to Get Out on the Road

Preparing for a road trip can be overwhelming. You might be unsure which route to take, where to stay and which important essentials to pack. Don’t worry about it too much and let these road trip quotes motivate you to get on the road as soon as possible.

Road Trip Quote with an open road and a mountain range in the background

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

26. “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville

27. “On the road again, Goin’ places that I’ve never been, Seein’ things that I may never see again, And I can’t wait to get on the road again” – Willie Nelson

28. “Please understand, I have been waiting to leave ever since I figured out that there were roads willing to take me anywhere I wanted to go.” – Unknown

Road Trip Quote with an open road with trees next to it

29. “The road is there, it will always be there. You just have to decide when to take it.” – Chris Humphrey

30. “You can’t find the right roads when the streets are paved.” – Bob Marley

31. “If you’re not lost, you’re not much of an explorer.” – John Perry Barlow

32. “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there.” – George Harrison

33. “Life is too short to not go on that spontaneous road trip.” – Unknown

Road Trip Quote with rusty car on a dune in the background

34. “Sometimes the most scenic roads in life are the detours you didn’t mean to take.” – Angela N. Blount

Long Drive Quotes

Do you also love the feeling when it is just you and the long winding road? For us, there is nothing better. It makes us relaxed and totally carefree. We could drive and drive forever. Get into that beloved mood with these long drive quotes.

35. “Sometimes it’s worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.” – Richelle Mead

36. “The road goes on forever and the party never ends.” – Robert Earl Keen

37. “Take the long way home.” – Unknown

Road Trip Quote with a small lighthouse and the open sea in the background

38. “I’m not lost, I’ve just temporarily lost sight of my destination.” – Unknown

39. “Sometimes the best therapy is a long drive and good music.” – Unknown

40. “I’m really in the mood for a long drive with no real destination.” – Unknown

41. “A long drive to nowhere is the best way to clear the mind.” – Meggan Roxanne

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

Road Trip Quote with the road leading to Monument Valley

43. “Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.” – Confucius

44. “Somewhere on your journey don’t forget to turn around and enjoy the view.” – Unknown

45. “The road must eventually lead to the whole world.” – Jack Kerouac

46. “Always take the scenic route.” – Unknown

47. “Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” – Jack Kerouac

48. “And just like that, we’re on our way to everywhere.” -Emery Lord

49. “I climb behind the steering wheel… I drive off immediately without once looking back; it’s a long journey but it leads to freedom.” – Corinne Hofmann

50. “I just go with the flow, I follow the yellow brick road. I don’t know where it’s going to lead me, but I follow it.” – Grace Jones

51. “I’m on the road constantly. I’m a nomad. I don’t really have a home right now. I don’t identify with one place in particular.” – Daya

Road Trip Quote with a Route 66 sign on the road

52. “I get emotionally attached to the cars ahead of me on long road trips.” – Unknown

53. “There is nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouac

54. “I don’t know where I’m going from here but I promise it won’t be boring.” – David Bowie

Road Trip Quotes with Friends & Family

To be honest, driving the roads on your own can get quite boring. So grab some friends or family, play some fun car games or rock out to the greatest road trip hits, and have an unforgettable time.

Road Trip Quote with a heart shaped canyon wall in the background

55. “Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.” – Hemingway

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

57. “Road trips aren’t measured by mile markers, but by moments.” – Unknown

58. “Good company on a journey makes the way seem shorter.” – Izaak Walton

59. “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

Rachel and Dana looking for some animals from their open van

60. “Sometimes all you need is a great friend and a tank of gas.” – Thelma and Louise

61. “Just grab a friend and take a ride, Together upon the open road” – A Goofy Movie

62. “I want to go on a road trip. Just you, and me. The highway, the radio, the blue sky, the back roads, and windows down. We’ll talk about everything and nothing. We’ll sing our hearts out, and we’ll make memories we’ll never forget. Just you and me.” – Unknown

63. “A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.” – Tim Cahill

64. “Making memories, one road trip at a time.” – Unknown

65. “You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise.” – Florida Georgia Line, Cruise

66. “Happiness is… planning a road trip to somewhere new, with someone you love.” – Unknown

A tunnel carved in a sandstone formation in Zion National Park

67. “No road is long with good company.” – Turkish Proverb

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

Road Trip Quotes about Life

Are you looking for some powerful, deep road trip quotes which are filled with wisdom and will make you think about yourself and life? Then these quotes will inspire you and bring some more light into your life.

69. “When all’s said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it’s not so much which road you take, as how you take it.” – Charles de Lint

Rachel and Dana laying in the back of their van

70. “Map out your future – but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.” – Jon Bon Jovi

71. “Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.” – Unknown

72. “Look at life through the windshield, not the rearview mirror.” – Byrd Baggett

73. “Wherever you get to is better than where you started. To stay on the road is a massive achievement.” – Anthony Joshua

74. “Life is not always perfect. Like a road, it has many bends, ups and down, but that’s its beauty.” – Amit Ray

75. “Refuel your soul, love. This is a long drive.” – JH Hard

76. “Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you ride through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief, and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!” – Bob Marley

Road Trip Quote with a road leading to red rocks in Sedona in the background

77. “Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere.” – Orhan Pamuk

78. “At the end of the day, I understand that life has roadblocks, and life is like school – you’ll be tested; we gotta pass it.” – DJ Khaled

79. “Every journey is simultaneously a beginning and an ending: I was leaving my old life behind and starting on a road trip to find a new me.” – Debi Tolbert Duggar

80. “Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.” – Unknown

81. “It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you but no one can walk it for you.” – Rumi

82. “Some roads aren’t meant to be travelled alone.” – Chinese Proverb

Funny Road Trip Quotes

Everyone needs a good laugh. Let these funny road trip quotes lighten up your day and make you want to get back on the road even faster.

83. “The American tendency in travel; one goes not so much to see, but to tell of it afterward.” – John Steinbeck

Our van at a Route 55 roadside attraction gas station

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

85. “In 1903 the Wright brothers invented airplanes because in 1902 they took a road trip across the country with their family.” – Bill Engvall

86. “Take care of your car in the garage, and the car will take care of you on the road.” – Amit Kalantri

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