85+ Inspiring Quotes About Solo Travel

I took my first solo trip in my early 20s and discovered the joy, freedom and excitement of travelling alone as a young woman.

This article is a collection of my favourite quotes about solo travel to inspire other women to get out of their comfort zones, travel the world and achieve their dreams, with or without a travel partner.

I’ve included quotes from spiritual masters like the Buddha and the Dalai Lama, authors like Jane Austen and C.S Lewis and celebrities like Oprah and Michael Palin.

So, if you’re looking for wise words to inspire solo travel, this article is for you…

Travelling Solo Quotes for Inspiration

The first step on a solo trip is the decision to go, which is often the hardest step. If you’re not sure how to successfully travel alone, or if it’s a good idea, the following solo travel quotes will help you with motivation.

“A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu

“Go solo, go far.” – Neil Klyne

“Travel only with thy equals or thy betters. If there are none, travel alone.”- Buddha

“If you make friends with yourself, you will never be alone.” – Maxwell Maltz

“Courage is the first step to a solo adventure.” – Unknown

“‘Single’ means you are brave enough to face the glorious unknown of the unaccompanied journey.” – Mandy Hale

“Travelling solo does not always mean you’re alone. Most often you meet marvellous people along the way.” – Jacqueline Boone

“There are some places in life that you can only go alone. Embrace the beauty of your solo journey.” – Mandy Hale

When the traveller goes alone he gets acquainted with himself” – Liberty Hyde Bailey

“It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself and simply be.” – Eileen Caddy

“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes the night air smell better” – Henry Rollins

“Never underestimate the power of a solo road trip and load music.” – Unknown

“Solo travel….forces you to trust yourself, question yourself, and in turn, trust yourself even more.” – Brooke Saward

“Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you. – Eileen Caddy

“I’m all alone but I’m not lonely.” – Haruki Murakami

“The inner journey of travel is intensified by solitude.” – Paul Theroux

“Loving life is easy when you are abroad. When no one knows you and you hold your life in your hands all alone, you are more master of yourself than at any other time”- Hannah Arend

“Solo travel isn’t about the destination; it’s about the unpredictable journey and the freedom to roam, wander, and wonder.” – Jack Kerouac

“A solo journey is not a solitary endeavour, it’s an affirmation of your ability to thrive independently, to explore fearlessly, and to cherish your own company.” – Amy. E. Smith

“If you are waiting for someone to travel with you, you may wait a lifetime” – Unknown

Female Solo Travel Quotes

The following quotes about solo travel are written by women and they’re minus gender-biased language like “he” or “his” found so often in solo vacation quotes. They’re ideal for women who need inspiration to take the first step of the journey alone.

“If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.” – Jane Austen

“I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone.” – Daphne du Maurier

“As a woman, I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.” – Virginia Wolfe

“Alone time is when I distance myself from the voices of the world so I can hear my own.” – Oprah Winfrey

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

“Adventure awaits the woman who dares to travel solo, a journey where she becomes the storyteller of her own extraordinary tales.” – Ellevate

“Solo travel is the ultimate form of self-care — an opportunity to reconnect with yourself, your values, and your passions” – Niki Brantmark

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

Solo travel quotes for Overcoming fear

Overcoming the fear of the unknown, of being alone in an unfamiliar place is often very challenging for solo travellers. But conquering these fears is also the most rewarding thing about solo travel.

If you’re looking for advice on how to handle fear, these wise quotes about travelling alone will help you to find the freedom to go where you want when want without having to compromise.

“Feel the fear and do it anyway.” – Susan Jeffers PhD.

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

“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”- Neale Donald Walsch

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

“There are always risks in freedom, the only risk in bondage is that of breaking free.” – Gita Bellin

“There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.” C. S. Lewis

“Stop sitting there with your hands folded looking on, doing nothing. Get into action and live this full and glorious life. Now.” – Eileen Caddy

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste the experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for a newer and richer experience.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Be realistic. Plan for a miracle.” – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

“Life is like a wild tiger. You can either lie down and let it lay its paw on your head or sit on its back and ride it”. Ruth Tearle

“Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the making of action in spite of fear, the moving out against the resistance engendered by fear onto the unknown and into the future.” – M. Scott Peck

Quotes about Solo Travel & Wisdom

These solo travel quotes offer wisdom and an opportunity to explore the self-development that comes with travelling alone. They also make great solo travel captions for social media posts.

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

“If you never go, you’ll never know.” – Unknown Australian

“Collect moments not things” – Karen Salmansohn

“Travel brings power and love back into your life” – Rumi

“It’s better to travel well than to arrive.” Buddha

“It’s better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau

“One day you’ll wake up and there won’t be any more time to do things you’ve always wanted. Do it now!” – Paul Coelho

“Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light.” Yogi Bhajan

Quotes about Solo Travel & Learning

The following quotes on solo travel explore the life lessons that come with travel. Experiencing unfamiliar places, different cultures and new people are some of the most exciting and rewarding aspects of solo travel.

“Everyone and everything around you is your teacher.” – Ken Keyes Jr.

“People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.” Paul Coelho

“We are built to conquer our environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and find no real satisfaction in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.”- Maxwell Maltz

“With age comes wisdom. With travel comes understanding.” – Sandra Lake

“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.” – Roald Dahl

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

“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’ve been searching for a cure for wanderlust but I haven’t found it yet, I better keep looking! – Unknown

Quotes on Solo Travelling & Flying

Here are some more inspirational quotes about flying solo. These quotes about solo travel focus on the experience of flying, often a necessary part of travelling.

“What good are wings without the courage to fly.” – Harper Lee

“Come to the Edge he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge he said. They came, he pushed them… and they flew”. – Guillaume Apollinaire

“Always choose the window seat. We often forget the magic of flying but what it brings to our lives is the stuff of dreams.” – Timi Nadela

“You carry the passport to your own happiness.” – Diane Von Furstenberg

“Those who fly solo have the strongest wings.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The good thing about flying solo is it’s never boring.” – Steve Fossett

Quotes about Travelling Solo as a Journey

The analogy of travel comes up often in wisdom quotes about life and here are some inspiring words about travelling solo as a journey.

“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” – Anthony Robbins

“Once a year go somewhere you’ve never been before.” – Dalai Lama

“Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step up, and live fully.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Don’t ever accept anyone else’s preconceived limitations. If there’s something you want to do there isn’t any reason you can’t do it.” – Amy Dodson

“Life is a journey with almost limitless detours” – Ken Poirot

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

“It’s good to have an end to journey towards, but it’s the journey that matters in the end.” – Ursula le Guin

“I travel not to go anywhere but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” -Robert Louis Stevenson

“My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.” – Rumi

Quotes on Travelling Solo & Adventure

Travel is an adventure and the following solo travel quotes focus on the importance of having adventures in life. In my experience, exploring the world alone is one of the best adventures.

“Adventure should be part of everyone’s life. It’s the whole difference between being fully alive and just existing.” – Holly Morris

 “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing”- Helen Keller

“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Gaby Basora

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

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

“Adventure can be an end in itself. Self-discovery is the secret ingredient” – Grace Lichtenstein

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” – Mae West

“Then one day when you least expect it the great adventure finds you” – Ewen McGregor

Solo Travel Quotes for Instagram

These are a few short and sweet solo travel captions that are ideal for Instagram posts alongside your solo travel pics.

“Roaming free, just me and the world” – Unknown

Hit the Road Jack! – Percy Mayfield

“Mama Mia, here I go again” – Abba

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

Travelling: It leaves you speechless then turns you into a storyteller.”- Ibn Battuta

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

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”- Albert Einstein

“If nothing is going right, go left” – Martha Cecilia

Final Thoughts: Travelling Solo Quotes

These solo travel quotes have inspired me many times over and I hope they will encourage you to take the first step on your solo travel journey. I’ve had some amazing experiences as a solo female traveller and I love the freedom of travelling alone.

I hope you feel encouraged, motivated, and inspired to book that ticket and go!

More on travelling alone

Solo Travelling for Women – 30 Tips for Success

A Guide For Successful Solo Travel in Australia

A Guide for Successful Solo Travelling to Bali

A Guide for Successful Solo Travelling to Thailand

Solo Travel in Cambodia – What You Need to Know

Is Cambodia Safe for Female Travellers

Solo Travel in Vietnam – What You Need to Know

17 Best Things to Do in Sydney Alone

Useful Advice for Solo Travel in Myanmar

Pin It! & save this article for later…

Sharing is caring!