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50 Best Passport Songs for IG Reels & Stories

Updated on September 17, 2025
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Carson suffers from a serious case of melophilia. Geeking out on her favorite music artists is her guilty pleasure.

Best Songs With Passport Theme for Instagram Reels and Stories

There’s a strange kind of thrill that comes with holding a passport. It’s this thin little booklet that carries the weight of escape, possibility, and a few smudged stamps that somehow feel heavier than anything you could pack. Flip it open in an airport lounge or snap a photo in the hotel lobby mirror, and the right track turns the moment into something bigger. Not every tune is literally tied to passports, but the mood still lines up. These are the tracks that spark that mix of restlessness and anticipation in a way that makes sense when you post it.

It isn’t polished travel commercials with drone shots and perfect lighting. It’s cramped seats, awkward layovers, missed connections, and a blurry selfie while waiting for boarding to start. Then a beat kicks in and suddenly the chaos looks intentional, like the soundtrack planned it. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all have cuts that capture that messy kind of movement. Some of them lean into freedom, some tug at the nerves of going somewhere unfamiliar, and some just roll along with the blur.

Travel energy doesn’t follow a script, and neither do these picks. They shift from bright and bouncy to low and restless, but they all sound like they belong in a clip where the passport makes a cameo. Some may not literally talk passports, but they still nail the vibe. Here are the best passport songs for Instagram reels and stories.

Top 10 Travel Instagram Songs

1. 'I've Been Everywhere' by Johnny Cash

2. 'Galway Girl' by Ed Sheeran

3. 'Life Is a Highway' by Tom Cochrane

4. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

5. 'On the Road Again' by Willie Nelson

6. 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' by John Denver

7. 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman

8. 'Come Fly With Me' by Frank Sinatra

9. 'Take It Easy' by Eagles

10. 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey

Popular Songs for Traveling Videos #11 to 20

11. 'Ridin'' by Chamillionaire

12. 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina and The Waves

13. 'A Thousand Miles' by Vanessa Carlton

14. 'Runnin' Down a Dream' by Tom Petty

15. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

16. 'The Passenger' by Iggy Pop

17. 'Roam' by The B-52's

18. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles

19. 'Down Under' by Men at Work

20. 'Budapest' by George Ezra

More Music to Inspire Your Journey #21 to 30

21. 'Africa' by Toto

22. 'Come Sail Away' by Styx

23. 'Born to Be Wild' by Steppenwolf

24. 'Everywhere' by Fleetwood Mac

25. 'Kokomo' by The Beach Boys

26. 'Shut Up and Drive' by Rihanna

27. 'Adventure of a Lifetime' by Coldplay

28. 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer

29. 'I Took a Pill in Ibiza' by Mike Posner

30. 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Songs for Travel Vlogs and Reels #31 to 40

31. 'Here I Go Again' by Whitesnake

32. 'Road to Nowhere' by Talking Heads

33. 'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen

34. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac

35. 'Livin' on a Prayer' by Bon Jovi

36. 'Around the World' by Daft Punk

37. 'Jet Airliner' by Steve Miller Band

38. 'The Nights' by Avicii

39. 'Paradise City' by Guns N' Roses

40. 'Learning to Fly' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Best Music for Your Next Trip #41 to 50

41. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen

42. 'Vacation' by The Go-Go's

43. 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver

44. 'Wanderlust' by Björk

45. 'Hotel California' by Eagles

46. 'Paradise' by Coldplay

47. 'Beautiful Day' by U2

48. 'Golden Hour' by JVKE

49. 'Dancing Queen' by ABBA

50. 'I Lived' by OneRepublic

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