86 Inspiring Travel Quotes for Instagram that Will Give You Wanderlust

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This post is all about travel quotes for Instagram.

What’s better than the perfect travel quotes for Instagram to pair with your photos? There are tons to choose from, so you’ll definitely find the one that’s perfect for your Instagram post listed here! Whether you’re looking for something funny, something clever, something inspirational, or something short and sweet, there is quite the variety in this collection.

I always struggle to choose the right travel quotes for Instagram because there’s so many things you could say! Pairing your amazing photos with the right caption can seem impossible and exhausting, so having a list that you can pick and choose from when you need it is so helpful!

That’s what I wanted this list to be. One where you can keep revisiting it over and over again, so you never run out of good ideas! Happy hunting for your perfect travel quotes for Instagram!

I made wallpapers out of some that you can find on my Pinterest here!

Travel Quotes for Instagram

Inspirational Travel Quotes

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

“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” – Jennifer Lee

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

“Don’t call it a dream…call it a plan”

“Blessed are the curious for they will have adventures.”

“You can shake the sand from your shoes, but it will never leave your soul.”

“I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.”

“Then I realized adventures are the best way to learn.”

“Wanderlust. A desire to travel, to understand one’s very existence.”  

I’ll look back on this and smile because it was life and I decided to live it” 

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

“If you think adventures are dangerous, try routine: It’s lethal.” – Paulo Coelho.

“The world is full of wonderful things you haven’t seen yet. Don’t ever give up on the chance of seeing them.” – J.K. Rowling

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

Wanderlust Quotes

“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 am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” – Mary Anne Radmacher

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

“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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

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

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

“A great way to learn about your country is to leave it.” -Henry Rollins

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

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

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

 “Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret” -Oscar Wilde

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

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

Best Travel Quotes Instagram

“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” ― Jack Kerouac

“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – H. Jackson Browne Jr.

“Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb

“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

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. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind. – Anthony Bourdain

“Traveling’s not something you’re good at. It’s something you do. Like breathing.” – Gayle Foreman

“Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it?” – Caroline Myss

“The only journey is the one within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

Short and Sweet Quotes

“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.” – Paulo Coelho

“Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul.” – Jamie Lyn Beatty

“Work, save, travel, repeat.” – Anonymous

 “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

 “There’s no way I was born to just pay bills and die”

“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” – Susan Sontag

 “Take only memories, leave only footprints.” – Chief Seattle

“Oh, the places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss

“To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

Life is a journey, not a destination.”

Veni, Vini, Amavi. We came, we saw, we loved.

“To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.” – Elizabeth Gilbert

“There are seven days in a week and “someday” isn’t one of them.” – Benny Lewis.

You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.

Travel Quotes Instagram Caption

I only collect one thing: stamps on my passport.

The best things happen outside your time zone

Sometimes you just need to change your altitude

I’ve found my happy place. 

What’s on my bucket list? Everywhere

Always take the scenic route.

“Quit your job, buy a ticket, get a tan, fall in love, never return.” 

An adventure a day keeps the doctor away.

Let’s wander where the wi-fi is weak.

Only going places that spark joy. 

Keep calm and travel on. 

Funny Travel Instagram Captions

Calories don’t count when you’re on vacation.

Catch flights, not feelings.

I do believe it’s time for another adventure.

It’s bad manners to keep a vacation waiting.

Rome stole a pizza my heart.

I mean, I’m just China have a good time.

Eiffel in love in Paris.

BRB, going to soak up some vitamin sea.

I’m not in Kansas anymore.

Will travel for food (and a good sunset).

I follow my heart … and it usually leads me to the airport. 

Greetings from [insert location]. I live here now.

Maybe you can’t buy happiness, but you can buy plane tickets.

I’m a travel addict on the road to recovery. Just kidding, I’m headed to the airport.

Running to the gate in my cardio

Live a life you don’t need a vacation from.

Work hard. Travel harder.

Good things come to those who book flights.

Travel Friends Quotes Instagram

“As soon as I saw you, I knew a grand adventure was about to happen.” – Winnie the Pooh

A good friend listens to your adventures. A best friend makes them with you.” – Unknown

A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.” -Tim Cahill.

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

“Life is meant for good friends and great adventures.” – Unknown

Travel Quotes for Instagram

There you have it! I hope you found some of these to be helpful and work for you! Searching endlessly for the perfect travel quotes for Instagram is the worst when all you want to do is get your photos posted!

Whether you’re trying to get a chuckle in the comments or spread the travel bug with inspirational quotes, there are so many quotes here to choose from. You’ll be able to post in no time after reading through these quotes!

Which ones were your favorite? Which ones did you use? Did any make you want to buy a plane ticket? 

My absolute favorite quote listed here is:

“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all — the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.” – Randy Komisar

I want desperately to live my life by this quote because it is so true! You shouldn’t wait until retirement or until you are financially secure. You really just need to dive in and go now. Right now! There is no time to waste in this short life, so why not spend it traveling?

Don’t forget to check out the best travel goals to add to your bucket list which I wrote about here!

Curious to see which quotes I’ve used from this list? Go check out my instagram here!

This post is all about travel quotes for Instagram.