"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."
Mark Twain
Open MindUnderstanding
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Explore 200 travel quotes from Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore, Ibn Battuta, Anthony Bourdain, Pico Iyer and Paulo Coelho.
"Not all those who wander are lost."
J. R. R. Tolkien
WanderlustExploration
"To travel is to live."
Hans Christian Andersen
LifeAdventure
"The journey, not the arrival, matters."
Michel de Montaigne
JourneyExperience
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."Lao Tzu
BeginningsJourney
"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world."
Gustave Flaubert
HumilityPerspective
"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."
Henry Miller
PerspectiveDiscovery
"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."Lao Tzu
SpontaneityJourney
"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
WanderlustMovement
"Travel far enough, you meet yourself."
David Mitchell
Self-DiscoveryJourney
"Once a year, go someplace you've never been before."Dalai Lama
New PlacesAdventure
"The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are."
Samuel Johnson
RealityExperience
"Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind."
Seneca
MindRenewal
"Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going."
Paul Theroux
Traveler vs TouristWit
"Travel is glamorous only in retrospect."
Paul Theroux
Reality of TravelHumor
"The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see."
G. K. Chesterton
Traveler vs TouristPerspective
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
Marcel Proust
DiscoveryPerspective
"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."
Amelia Earhart
AdventureCourage
"Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."
André Gide
CourageExploration
"Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul."
Jaime Lyn Beatty
AdventureSoul
"To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world."
Freya Stark
Solo TravelFreedom
"Travel isn't always pretty. It isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that's okay. The journey changes you; it should change you."
Anthony Bourdain
TransformationHonesty
"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves."Henry David Thoreau
Getting LostSelf-Discovery
"The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark."
John Muir
WanderlustUrgency
"The mountains are calling and I must go."
John Muir
MountainsNature
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About Travel Quotes
# Travel Quotes
Travel opens our eyes, our minds and our hearts. Whether it's a trek through the Himalayas, a train ride across a new country, or a weekend road trip to a nearby town, every journey teaches us something about the world and about ourselves. The great travellers of history, from Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo to modern wanderers, all discovered that the real journey happens within.
This collection brings together 200 of the best travel quotes from explorers, writers and adventurers, including Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore, Rahul Sankrityayan, Pico Iyer, Ibn Battuta, Anthony Bourdain and Paulo Coelho. Whether you're planning your next trip, need captions for your travel photos, or simply dream of faraway places, these quotes will fuel your wanderlust.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Travel quotes.
What is the most famous travel quote?
One of the most famous is Mark Twain's "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." Other favourites include J. R. R. Tolkien's "Not all those who wander are lost," Lao Tzu's "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step," and John Muir's "The mountains are calling and I must go."
What are some famous quotes about travelling in India?
Mark Twain wrote that nothing has been left undone "to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds," and that "Benares is older than history." Rabindranath Tagore called the Taj Mahal "a teardrop on the cheek of time," Kalidasa praised the Himalaya as "the king of mountains," and Rahul Sankrityayan, the father of Hindi travel writing, said "There is no religion greater than wandering."
What are some short travel quotes for Instagram captions?
Popular short lines include "To travel is to live" (Hans Christian Andersen), "Travel far enough, you meet yourself" (David Mitchell), "The journey is the reward" (Steve Jobs), "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list" (Susan Sontag), and "Every exit is an entry somewhere else" (Tom Stoppard).
What are the best solo travel quotes?
Freya Stark said "To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world," William Hazlitt said "I like to go by myself," Thoreau noted that "The man who goes alone can start today," and Ibn Battuta began his famous journey "having neither fellow-traveller... nor caravan."
What are some quotes about mountains and nature travel?
John Muir said "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings," Edmund Hillary said "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves," Kipling wrote "Who goes to the Hills, goes to his mother," and Edward Abbey said "Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit."
How can I use travel quotes?
Travel quotes are perfect for Instagram captions, travel blogs, trip planners, photo albums, postcards, farewell messages, honeymoon and gap-year posts, and World Tourism Day (September 27). Pick a quote before every trip as the theme of your journey.