101 Perfect Road Trip Songs – Get This Epic Playlist!

What would a road trip be without a great playlist? Music has been an essential part of every journey I’ve ever been on. The overwhelming feeling when you hear a song again after a few years and remember all the amazing adventures you had while listening to it. That’s why I have created a playlist with the best road trip songs I can think of. It’s a mixture of new songs and classics, different genres and sentiments. Check out this list and pick your favorites for your next holiday!

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Best Road Trip Songs For An Epic Journey

1. Walk on the Ocean – Toad The Wet Sprocket
2. California – Phantom Planet
3. Somewhere over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo
4. Highway to Hell – AC/DC
5. I Lived – One Republic
6. American Pie – Don McLean
7. Wonderful World – Sam Cooke
8. Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
9. It’s my Life – Bon Jovi
10. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
11. Hitch a Ride – Boston
12. Island in the Sun – Weezer
13. Life is a Highway – Cochrane
14. Proud Mary – Creedance Clearwater Revival
15. Shut up and Drive – Rihanna
16. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
17. Living on a Prayer – Bon Jovi
18. Good Life – One Republic
19. Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen
20. Riptide – Vance Joy
21. Hotel California – Eagles
22. Ho Hey – The Lumineers
23. Route 66 – Chuck Berry
24. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
25. On the Road Again – Willie Nelson
26. Learning to Fly – Tom Petty
27. Trucking – The Grateful Dead
28. Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
29. Ramblin’ Man – The Allman Brothers Band
30. Packing Blankets – Eels
31. The Passenger – Iggy Pop
32. Take it Easy – Eagles
33. Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
34. Road Trippin’ – Red Hot Chili Peppers
35. Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
36. Caravan – Van Morrison
37. The Way – Fastball
38. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
39. Counting Stars – One Republic
40. Legendary – Welshly Arms
41. Some Nights – Fun
42. Don’t Stop Belivin’ – Journey
43. Viva la Vida – Coldplay
44. Streets of Philadelphia – Bruce Springsteen
45. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
46. Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
47. Dream On – Aerosmith
48. Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
49. Piano Man – Billy Joel
50. Paradise City – Guns ‘N’ Roses
51. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
52. Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
53. Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
54. Born to be Wild – Steppenwolf
55. Where the Streets have no Name – U2
56. Heaven is a Place on Earth – Belinda Carlisle
57. Leaving on a Jet Plane – Peter, Paul, and Mary
58. Perfect Strangers – Jonas Blue
59. Summer Nights – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
60. Pirates Of The Caribbean Theme Song
61. We Are Young – Fun
62. Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash
63. I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
64. Good Riddance – Green Day
65. Drops of Jupiter – Train
66. A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
67. Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
68. Windows are Rolled Down – Amos Lee
69. Into The Great Wide Open – Tom Petty
70. Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay
71. Budapest – George Ezra
72. Best Day of My Life – American Authors
73. All Summer Long – Kid Rock
74. On Top of The World – Imagine Dragons
75. Drive – Incubus
76. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
77. Big Jet Plane – Angus and Julia Stone
78. In the Aeroplane Over The Sea – Neutral Milk Hotel
79. Jackie Wilson – Hozier
80. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
81. Castle On The Hill – Ed Sheeran
82. Wheels – Foo Fighters
83. Empire State of Mind – Alicia Keys & Jay Z
84. C’est la Vie – Bob Seger
85. Summer of ’69 – Bryam Adams
86. Beautiful Day – Eels
87. Far Away – Ingrid Michaelson
88. Up Up and Away – Kid Cudi
89. Alaska – Maggie Rogers
90. Sweet Ride – Mando Diao
91. Tiger in My Tank – Eels
92. Traveller’s Chant – Rizzle Kicks
93. Surfin USA – The Beach Boys
94. Ride – Twenty One Pilots
95. Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
96. My Favorite Game – The Cardigans
97. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere – Neil Young
98. Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
99. (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
100. Hook – Blues Traveler
101. Here I Go Again – Whitesnake

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How to Listen to Your Favourites

The easiest way to listen to your favorite and best road trip songs while traveling is probably by using your smartphone and a streaming service, such as Spotify or Apple Music. If you won’t have an internet connection while driving you can save playlists offline. These services are fairly cheap, too. Student plans start at around 5 EUR a month.

You could also use the free version of Spotify and simply use a hotspot with unlimited WIFI to stream it as you go. This also gives you the chance to do other stuff on the internet as well while traveling.

If you don’t want to listen to the songs with a headset and your smartphone is not loud enough, use a portable speaker. There are some great wireless speakers out there, working with Bluetooth, which have excellent sound quality. Most of them are very small (mini ones even fit on your keyring) and have a USB port, in case you don’t want to use it via Bluetooth.

Rock Your Next Road Trip

I hope these 101 best road trip songs prepared you for your next journey. If you haven’t lined up a trip at the moment, listen to them while working out, cleaning the house or relaxing on the couch. They will surely trigger your desire for adventure and make you want to pack your bags and leave straight away. Nothing better than starting your new trip with good music.

Which song do you like most? Maybe there is another great road trip song that you absolutely love and that is missing? Let me know in the comment section below!

In case you are still in need for some inspiration, check out these awesome quotes about traveling, that you don’t get to hear every day.