50 Best Travel Vlog Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Songs for Travel Vlog Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a strange kind of buzz that hits when a trip turns from packing chaos to a shaky clip on your feed. Airports, highways, train stations, hotel balconies—it all looks way more cinematic when the right track is running under it. The song doesn’t have to spell out travel to fit. Some of the best ones sneak in through the vibe alone, slipping into your footage and making it feel bigger than it really was. A beat that keeps the camera moving, a lyric that lands right when the plane lifts, a hook that grabs even when your footage is blurry.
Travel reels don’t play out like curated commercials. They feel rushed, patched together, clips out of order, friends talking over each other, and the camera catching unsteady laughs. That’s where the music steps in, tying it all together without smoothing it out. You’ll catch pop, rock, country, and R&B songs sneaking into playlists meant for road trips or late nights, yet they somehow lock in with the wide shot of a mountain range or the messy joy of a night market. A track can carry the mood of motion, even when the lyrics circle something completely different.
Some of the songs you’ll see here may not be literally about moving from place to place, but they still slot perfectly into that travel mood. They turn shaky clips into memories that feel louder and sharper, the kind that stop someone’s scroll long enough to see the whole reel. Here are the best travel vlog songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Travel Vlog Instagram Songs
1. 'Adventure of a Lifetime' by Coldplay
2. 'Here Comes the Sun' by The Beatles
3. 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)' by The Proclaimers
4. 'Send Me on My Way' by Rusted Root
5. 'Life Is a Highway' by Tom Cochrane
6. 'On Top of the World' by Imagine Dragons
7. 'Wake Me Up' by Avicii
8. 'Galway Girl' by Ed Sheeran
9. 'Fast Car' by Tracy Chapman
10. 'Happy' by Pharrell Williams
Trending Travel Video Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Good Vibrations' by The Beach Boys
12. 'Home' by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
13. 'Take It Easy' by Eagles
14. 'Africa' by Toto
15. 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
16. 'Castle on the Hill' by Ed Sheeran
17. 'Roam' by The B-52s
18. 'Fly Away' by Lenny Kravitz
19. 'Believer' by Imagine Dragons
20. 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)' by Shakira
Best Travel Instagram Songs #21 to 30
21. 'Vienna' by Billy Joel
22. 'Better Together' by Jack Johnson
23. 'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers
24. 'Shotgun' by George Ezra
25. 'Travelin' Man' by Ricky Nelson
26. 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' by John Denver
27. 'Go Your Own Way' by Fleetwood Mac
28. 'A Sky Full of Stars' by Coldplay
29. 'I've Been Everywhere' by Johnny Cash
30. 'Walking on Sunshine' by Katrina & The Waves
Popular Songs for Travel Reels #31 to 40
31. 'Kokomo' by The Beach Boys
32. 'No Roots' by Alice Merton
33. 'Born to Be Wild' by Steppenwolf
34. 'Road Trippin'' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
35. 'Don't Stop Me Now' by Queen
36. 'Hey Mama' by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
37. 'September' by Earth, Wind & Fire
38. 'Walking on a Dream' by Empire of the Sun
39. 'Free' by Donavon Frankenreiter
40. 'Let It Go' by James Bay
Top Music for Travel Videos #41 to 50
41. 'Vienna' by The Fray
42. 'Wildflowers' by Tom Petty
43. 'Island in the Sun' by Weezer
44. 'Paradise' by Coldplay
45. 'High Hopes' by Panic! At The Disco
46. 'Paris in the Rain' by Lauv
47. 'New York, New York' by Frank Sinatra
48. 'The Passenger' by Iggy Pop
49. 'Follow The Sun' by Xavier Rudd
50. 'I Lived' by OneRepublic
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