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Know someone who is about to set off on holiday or go abroad? Here are 65 creative and thoughtful ways to say ‘Have a safe trip'. Copy and paste these safe journey wishes to show them that you care.

Saying goodbye to someone who's about to depart on a journey can be difficult. Even as a writer, I often struggle to find the right words to say.

These days, I'm usually on the receiving end of goodbyes – but I've had to say my fair share of farewells, too.

While ‘Have a safe journey' will sometimes suffice, quoting a simple message, a beautiful saying or even a traditional blessing is an easy way to make a farewell more meaningful and memorable.

I've searched books, song lyrics and inspirational sites to come up with this list of 65 safe journey wishes


Tips for wishing someone a safe journey

Goodbyes are often emotional and can be overwhelming, especially when they take place at the airport or at the station. These tips can make saying farewell that much easier.

• Don't leave your goodbye until the last minute. If you want to make it meaningful, make sure you set aside enough time to say everything you want to say.

• Focus on the next time you'll meet. Whether it's catching up for a meal or picking them up from the airport, make a plan and remind them (and yourself) that it's only a matter of time before you see each other again.

• Make a time to speak. If you know you'll hear their voice when the flight lands or the train pulls in, you'll feel much better about sending them off.

• Remember, the person travelling is excited for the journey ahead – but they're probably just as emotional as you!

• Reassure them that you'll be thinking of them. These safe journey wishes are perfect for just that.

• It's not only about what you say, it's also what you do. Depending on your relationship, a warm hug or a hand on the shoulder can mean a lot.


Short and sweet safe journey wishes

These safe journey messages are thoughtful but to the point. They're especially good for saying a quick goodbye on social media or by text message.

Best wishes for a safe, happy and fulfilling journey.

May the road be kind to you.

Go safe, move safe, leave safe, home safe.

Godspeed!

This goodbye message comes from a Middle English phrase meaning ‘May you prosper'.

When NASA astronaut John Glenn made the first manned orbital flight in 1962, mission control used the word ‘Godspeed' to wish him a safe journey.

Catch you on the flip side!

We often use this friendly way of saying goodbye in Australia. It comes from late-night radio DJs, who would use the phrase before they put on a vinyl record.

Listeners knew they wouldn't hear from the DJ again until the record had played through and they had ‘flipped' the vinyl to the B side.

Stay out of trouble!

A cheeky way of saying ‘Have a safe journey', appropriate for someone you know well!

Smooth sailing!

First coined in the 14th Century, this phrase prophesied calm waters free from rough waves for someone who was about to set sail on the high seas.

It doesn't just apply to water travel – nowadays, it can be used as a generic saying to wish someone a breezy journey.

“May the air be clear, your flight smooth, the plane ride safe, and the sky blue!” – Unknown

“May angels fly with you wherever you roam and guide you back safely to family and home.” – Traditional Irish blessing

"The more you weigh, the harder you are to kidnap. Stay safe. Eat cake!" – Unknown

"The world is waiting for you. Good Luck. Travel Safe. Go!" – Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race)

“I don’t want you coming back empty-handed – I want you coming back with a head full of tall tales, absurdities, and little moments of beauty. Have a safe trip!” – Unknown


How to wish someone safe travels in a different language

Are you saying goodbye to someone who is travelling overseas? Why not wish them a safe journey in the local language of their destination.

Bon voyage! – French

Buon viaggio! – Italian

Gluckliche reise! – German

Viaje seguro! – Spanish

Boa viagem! – Portuguese

Tsetchem leshalom (נסיעה בטוחה) – Hebrew

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Chuyến đi an toàn – Vietnamese

Anzen'na tabi (安全な旅)– Japanese

Yīlù píng'ān (一路平安) – Chinese

Surakshit yaatra (सुरक्षित यात्रा) – Hindi

Mae alsalama (مع السلامة) – Arabic

Safari salama – Swahili


Inspiring safe journey wishes

Are you wishing a safe journey to some who is feeling nervous or anxious? Or maybe you just want to offer some parting words of wisdom that will inspire them to make the most of their trip. Travelling is a life-changing experience, and these quotes perfectly capture that sentiment.

These inspirational journey quotes and travel affirmations are suitable for family, friends or your significant other.

“It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.” – Ernie Harwell

“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere – on water and land.” – Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coelho

• “As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there's a great big world to explore out there.” – Beth Ditto

• “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it. The reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings.” – J. M. Barrie (Peter Pan)

• “Embrace what you don't understand, what you can't see just yet, experience something new.” – Unknown

“Life is a journey, not a destination.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

“What is that feeling when you're driving away from people and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? It's the too-huge world vaulting us, and it's good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies.” – Jack Kerouac, On the Road

• “Today is the first step on a brand new journey. All you have to do is keep moving.” – Unknown

• “Most people spend their lives dreaming about somewhere else, go there.” – Unknown

• “Ships may be safest docked in the harbor, but that is not what they were designed to do.” – Unknown

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." – Confucius

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

“Tourists don't know where they've been, travellers don't know where they're going.” – Paul Theroux

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

• “The world is open to an endless stream of potential experiences; it’s up to you to navigate that raging torrent of possibilities and find your own destination.” – Unknown

• “Remember that true contentment comes from stepping out into the unknown and beating back the ghosts of insecurity. Enjoy this trip and all that it has to offer and let your mind be open to new experiences.” – Unknown

• “Get ready for the unexpected, for the trivial and mundane to be turned into the profound and insightful.” – Unknown

“Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Gustave Flaubert

“Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown.” – Anthony Bourdain

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

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” — Henry David Thoreau


Safe journey wishes for your significant other

Saying farewell to the person you love – be they a girlfriend or boyfriend, husband or wife – is often the hardest goodbye of all.

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These romantic quotes can help you convey your feelings while wishing your loved one a safe journey.

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)

“Distance means so little when someone means so much.” – Unknown

“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.” – Rumi

“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.” – Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook)

“You’re my favourite hello, but my hardest goodbye.” – Unknown

And if it's you who's saying goodbye…

“Close your eyes and I'll kiss you
Tomorrow I'll miss you
Remember I'll always be true
And then while I'm away
I'll write home every day
And I'll send all my lovin' to you”

– The Beatles, All My Loving

“So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
‘Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go”

– John Denver, Leaving on a Jet Plane


Thoughtful safe journey wishes for friends & family

These friendly travel quotes are perfect if you're parting ways with a friend or family member.

“Though miles may lie between us, we are never far apart, for friendship doesn’t count miles, it’s measured by the heart.” – Unknown

“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.” – Henry David Thoreau

“Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end; it simply means I’ll miss you until we meet again.” – Unknown

“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” – Charles Dickens


Traditional safe journey messages from around the world

Every culture and religion has its own beautiful and poetic ways of saying farewell. Here are just a few of my favourites.

“May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand,
May Angels fly with you wherever you roam and guide you back safely to family and home.”

– Traditional Irish blessing

“May good luck be your friend in whatever you do and may trouble be always a stranger to you.” – Traditional Irish farewell

“Goodbye, goodbye, loved one, goodbye. We'll meet again, God willing.” – Kwa Heri by Libana, a Swahili goodbye song

“May you ride comfortably and tirelessly on the road you travel! May your golden way be filled with prosperity! Please go easy and well on your way! Please go well!” – Traditional Mongolian farewell


Beautiful safe travel blessings & prayers

For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

“Arise with you in the morning, travel with you through each day, Welcome you on your arrival. God, be with you all the way.” – Christian prayer

“Be mindful, O Lord, of those who travel by land, by sea, and by air… upon them all send forth Thy mercies, for Thou art the Giver of all good things.” – Orthodox Christian prayer


And there you have it – 65 thoughtful and heartfelt ways to say farewell to someone who's travelling. What are your favourite goodbye quotes?

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Have Nice Trip Wishes

A travel dress with pockets, an adjustable hemline, and other backpack-friendly features

Thank you for sharing 🙂

Just a little note on the Portuguese wishes, “Viagem segura” is grammatically correct but no one really says it that way, we say “Boa viagem”

Obrigado, Rita! I've just updated it 🙂

Amazing, these are cute wishes and I think best way to say good-bye to anyone in a beautiful way. Keep sharing good stuff!

Emily,

Great page! Very inspiring. Very meaningful. Very informative.

Please note typo: Buon viaggion! – Italian should be Buon viaggio! (There is no letter n.)

Keep up the good work,

Dan

Whoops, fixed! Thanks for pointing out the typo.

Kindest,
Emily

Your words are amazing!



• Our Favorite Traveling With Family Quotes

• Short Family Trip Quotes

• Funny Quotes About Family Travel

• Inspirational Family Vacation Quotes

• Happy Family Travel Quotes

• Profound Travel Quotes With Family

• Simple Family Adventure Quotes

Family travel can be stressful. It doesn’t matter if you are the parent or the child, there are plenty of ways it could go wrong. After all, you don’t always have the same interests and lifestyle. There is nothing worse than having one bad family vacation and have everyone not willing to go to another one.

However, there are many good benefits of family travel. Whether that is bonding with some of the dearest people in your life or just exploring somewhere new together, family travel isn’t always so bad.

inspired to travel with your family and cherish the precious memories. You will also find some excellent travel with kids quotes!

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Our Favorite Traveling With Family Quotes

These are our 10 favorite traveling with family quotes. Not only do these resonate with us, but they are also very insightful and inspirational!

1. "The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories." – Og Mandino

2. "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." – Dr. Seuss

3. "Fill your life with experiences, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show."

4. "Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion." – Leigh Hunt

5. "Don’t count the days. Make the days count." – Muhammad Ali.

6. "In the end, kids won’t remember that fancy toy you bought them, they will remember the time you spent with them." – Kevin Heath

7. "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." – Helen Keller

8. "There are no perfect parents and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way." – Dave Willis

9. "Every day we make deposits in the memory banks of our children." – Charles R Swindoll

10. "Take only memories, leave only footprints." – Chief Seattle

Short Family Trip Quotes

Short family trip quotes are perfect if you don’t want to have long captions that might sound a little too cheesy. They are perfect for every occasion!

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1. "I have learned that to be with those I like is enough." – Walt Whitman

2. "When all else fails, take a vacation." – Betty Williams

3. "Here’s to a vacation of no regrets!" – Joan Rylen

4. "A family that travels together stays together."

5. "Adventure awaits."

6. "Having kids is a reason to travel, never a reason to stop."

7. "Travel to unravel." – Richie Norton

8. "To travel is to live. Life’s a trip." – Richie Norton

9. "Kids don’t remember their best day of television."

10. "No road is long with good company."

Funny Quotes About Family Travel

Nothing is easier to remember than humor! Use one of these funny quotes about family travel to remember those loving memories.

1. "I don’t want to go to Peru." How do you know? You’ve never been there." I’ve never been to hell either and I’m pretty sure I don’t want to go there." – Richard Paul Evans, The Sunflower

2. "There are two kinds of travel: first class and with children." – Robert Benchley

3. "Are we there yet?"

4. "That’s why I love road trips, dude. It’s like doing something without actually doing anything." – John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

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

6. "My favorite childhood memory is my parents paying for my holidays."

7. "Education is important but travel is importanter!"

8. "I need Vitamin Sea."

9. "No WiFi out here, but I found a better connection."

10. "Now is the time to seas the day."

Inspirational Family Vacation Quotes

Sometimes family travel isn’t all glamorous. In fact, it probably isn’t more of the time. That doesn’t mean you should go travel! Take in some of these inspirational family vacation quotes and push yourself to do what needs to be done!

1. "Deciding not to travel with kids because they won’t remember, is like not reading them books because they won’t remember the stories you read them."

2. "Jobs fill your pocket, but adventures fill your soul." – Jaime Lyn Beatty

3. "In matters of healing the body or the mind, vacation is a true genius!" – Mehmet Murat ildan"

4. "You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance." – Franklin P. Jones

5. "The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences." – Mark Paterson

6. "Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." – Aristotle

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

8. "Live in this belief: "I am not born for any one corner of the universe; this whole world is my country." – Seneca, Letters from a Stoic

9. "At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, a parent." – Barbara Bush

10. "Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves." – Euripides

Happy Family Travel Quotes

Cherish those special memories of your vacation using one of our favorite happy family travel quotes!

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1. "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." – George Burns

2. "Happiness [is] only real when shared." – Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild

3. "Happiness is planning a trip to somewhere new, with someone you love."

4. "Suntans and sandcastles."

5. "I live to explore the world with the people I love the most."

6. "This is my road. I’m so happy you came and traveled with me." – Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road

7. "Joy is portable, bring it with you."

8. "What’s your favorite place?" "I don’t have a favorite place. I have my favorite people. And, whenever I’m with my favorite people, it becomes my favorite place."

9. "Oh, the places you’ll go" – Dr. Seuss

10. "Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret" – Oscar Wilde

Profound Travel Quotes With Family

Family travel is more than what you see on the surface. Our profound travel quotes with family will you understand why this is such an incredible experience!

1. "Not all classrooms have 4 walls."

2. "Adventures are the best ways to learn."

3. "Travel is like an endless university. You never stop learning." – Harvey Lloyd

4. "Travel in the younger sort is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience." – Francis Bacon

5. "Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best." – Bob Talbert

6. "Don’t just tell your children about the world. Show them."

7. "Where you live shapes how you see the whole world, but when you see the world it shapes how you see yourself." – Richie Norton

8. "Traveling is like going to the library! The more you travel, the more you will feel as if reading books!" – Mehmet Murat ildan

9. "Two of the greatest gifts we can give our children and roots and wings." – Hodding Carter

10. "If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal." – Paulo Coelho

Simple Family Adventure Quotes

Simple family adventure quotes are the best captions for remembering your trips. Easy and simple, they are perfect for social media!

1. "There is no time to be bored in a world as beautiful as this."

2. "Wherever you go, go with all your heart." – Confucius

3. "Adventures are the best gift you could ever give to kids."

4. "Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. " – Anita Desai

5. "If you don’t try new things, you stay stupid." – Alexander Watson

6. "Life is too short to not go on that spontaneous road trip."

7. "People forget the years and remember moments" – Ann Beattie

8. "Some roads aren’t meant to be traveled alone."

9. "The journey, not the arrival matters." – T.S. Eliot

10. "Always say yes to family travel!" 

Those are the 70 best quotes about travel with family. We hope you found the perfect quote or captions for your needs!

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