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Last updated on October 1, 2020 By Dave Briggs Leave a Comment

Travel Alone Quotes – 50 Best Solo Travel Quotes

These travel alone quotes are just the inspiration you need for your next big adventure. Here's our collection of 50 of the best quotes to inspire solo travel.

50 Best Travel Alone Quotes

Solo Travel Quotes

Traveling by yourself doesn't need to be scary. In fact, it can help you reveal hidden depths you never even knew existed!

I've personally traveled solo for years at a time over many thousands of kilometres, especially when cycling from England to South Africa and from Alaska to Argentina.

Along the way, I've learned as much about myself as the world around me. Are you ready to start your next big adventure by yourself?

To help you on your way, we've collected 50 of the most inspiring quotes about solo travel and put them together with amazing images.


“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”

– Ayn Rand

Travel Alone Quotes - “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand


“Travel is an investment on yourself”

– Anonymous

Solo travel quotes - “Travel is an investment on yourself” - Anonymous


“Boldness, be my friend!”

– Shakespeare

Travel Quote - “Boldness, be my friend!” - Shakespeare


“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

– Mary Oliver

Best travel quotes - “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver


“If you have to wait for someone to travel with you, you may end up waiting a lifetime!”

– Unknown

Inspiring travel solo quotes - "If you have to wait for someone to travel with you, you may end up waiting a lifetime!" -Unknown


Dare to live the life you always wanted”

– Unknown

Quotes about travel alone - Dare to live the life you always wanted” -Unknown


“If you never go, you will never know”

– Anonymous

Quotes about traveling - “If you never go, you will never know” -Anonymous


“If you are waiting for someone to travel with you, then you might wait a lifetime”

– Anonymous

Motivational travel quotes - “If you are waiting for someone to travel with you, then you might wait a lifetime” -Anonymous


“Travel far enough to meet yourself”

– Unknown

Quotes about traveling solo - “Travel far enough to meet yourself” -Unknown


“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”

– Anais Nin

“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”- Anais Nin


Travel Alone Quotes

Here's the next 10 quotes about traveling solo. But remember, just because you set out alone, doesn't mean you have to stay that way.

There's plenty of time to make friends during your journey!

“A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.”

-Tim Cahill


“Watching Sunsets around the world is boring – no one ever said”

– Unknown

Sunset Quotes - “Watching Sunsets around the world is boring – no one ever said” -Unknown


The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.”

– Agnes Repplier

Traveling alone quotes - The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life.” – Agnes Repplier


“Surely, of all the wonders of the world, the horizon is the greatest.”

– Freya Stark

Quotes about traveling the world - “Surely, of all the wonders of the world, the horizon is the greatest.” – Freya Stark


“I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.”

– Mary Louise Alcott

Inspiring quotes - “I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” – Mary Louise Alcott


I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone.”

— Daphne du Maurier

Motivation to travel alone - I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone.” — Daphne du Maurier


“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”

-Helen Keller

Adventure Travel Quotes - “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” -Helen Keller


“To travel is worth any cost or sacrifice.”

– Elizabeth Gilbert

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


To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries

– Aldous Huxley

To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries – Aldous Huxley Quote


“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.”

– Anna Quindlen

“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you have.” – Anna Quindlen


Quotes About Traveling Alone

What does travel mean to you? Is it about seeing the world, or finding out more about yourself?

More often than not, travel can be both!

“To me, travel is more valuable than any stupid piece of bling money can buy.”

– Raquel Cepeda

Top Quotes - “To me, travel is more valuable than any stupid piece of bling money can buy.” – Raquel Cepeda


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

– Unknown

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


“You must go on adventures to find out where you belong.”

– Sue Fitzmaurice

Quotes about adventures - “You must go on adventures to find out where you belong.” – Sue Fitzmaurice


“You might be poor on money, but rich on life”

– Kasper Raunholst

“You might be poor on money, but rich on life” – Kasper Raunholst


“You don’t need magic to disappear, all you need is a destination and a great hostel!”

– Unknown

“You don’t need magic to disappear, all you need is a destination and a great hostel!” -Unknown


“Not I, nor anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself.”

— Walt Whitman

“Not I, nor anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it for yourself.” — Walt Whitman


“I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”

– Mary Anne Radmacher

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


“The more I learn, the more I learn how little I know”

– Socrates

“The more I learn, the more I learn how little I know” – Socrates Quote


“Traveling solo means getting to know the real you!”

-Unknown

Traveling quote - "Traveling solo means getting to know the real you!" -Unknown


“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”

– Gustav Flaubert

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” -Gustav Flaubert

Quotes About Solo Travel

Have you spotted a travel quote that resonates with your soul yet? Perhaps these next 10 inspiring travel quotes will!

Feel free to share this post with a friend!

“Just because my path is different, doesn't mean I am lost!”

– Unknown

Travel quotes and sayings: "Just because my path is different, doesn't mean I am lost!" -Unknown


“Traveling solo made me a stronger person!”

– Unknown

Quotes that inspire your to travel solo: "Traveling solo made me a stronger person!" -Unknown


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

– Agustine of Hippo

Famous quotes about travel - “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” -Agustine of Hippo


“My alone feels so good — I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.”

— Warsan Shire

Quotes about solitude - “My alone feels so good — I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.” — Warsan Shire


“If you never go, you will never know!”

– Unknown

Motivating Quotes - "If you never go, you will never know!" -Unknown


“You never really travel alone. The world is full of friends waiting to get to know you!”

– Unknown

Travel Alone - "You never really travel alone. The world is full of friends waiting to get to know you!" -Unknown


“When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.”

— Liberty Hyde Bailey

Traveler Quotes - “When the traveler goes alone he gets acquainted with himself.” — Liberty Hyde Bailey


“Waiting for the perfect moment to travel? It is here right now!”

– Unknown

Travel - "Waiting for the perfect moment to travel? It is here right now!" -Unknown


Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.”

– Dalai Lama

Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama Quotes


“Life shrinks or expands in proportion with one’s courage.”

– Anaïs Nin


Inspiring Travel Quotes

How do you really know what you are capable of until you have pushed yourself? Traveling solo can show you just how self-reliant you can be.

Be bold and beautiful the next time you set out on a grand adventure!

Some journeys can be only traveled alone!”

– Ken Poirot

Journey Quotes - Some journeys can be only traveled alone!" - Ken Poirot


“To Travel is to Live”

– Hans Christian Andersen

“To Travel is to Live” – Hans Christian Andersen


“Traveling the world on my own made me more confident. I am me now!”

– Unknown

"Traveling the world on my own made me more confident. I am me now!" -Unknown


“All you need to know is that it’s possible.”

– Wolf, an Appalachian Trail Hiker

“All you need to know is that it’s possible.” -Wolf, an Appalachian Trail Hiker


Traveling is not something you’re good at. It’s something you do. Like breathing.”

– Gayle Foreman

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


“Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.”

– Ewan Mcgregor

“Then one day, when you least expect it, the great adventure finds you.” – Ewan Mcgregor


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

– Susan Sontag

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


“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.”

– Jack Kerouac

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


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

– Stephen Covey

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


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Did these travel quotes inspire you to start planning your next trip? If they did, then you might also be interested in these other collections of travel sayings and quotes.

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