45 Vacation Captions for Your Next Travel-inspired Instagram Post

In the age of witty tweets and clever Instagram stories, it can feel like there’s a lot of pressure to be a wordsmith no matter what sort of social media post you’re crafting. Luckily, going on vacation makes it just a little easier to produce attention-grabbing content. After all, you’ve already got the breathtaking travel photos working in your favor — now you just need the perfect vacation caption.

From cute, travel-inspired captions to funny quotes and destination puns, there is a vacation Instagram caption for every type of trip, destination, and traveler. Here are some of the best vacation captions for Instagram.

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It’s about the journey, not the destination. But maybe it’s a little bit about the destination…#[insert location]

Keep calm and travel on.

Wanderlust: A desire to travel, to understand one’s very existence.

An adventure a day keeps the doctor away.

Up, up, and away... *insert airplane emoji*

Vacation mode: Activated.

Out of office. *insert waving hand emoji*

Always take the scenic route.

Every day is one step closer to your next vacation.

Let the adventure begin.

Time to seas the day.

Life’s a beach.

Time for some vitamin sea. *insert beach emoji*

I never met a sunset I didn’t like. *insert sunset emoji*

The tan will fade, but the memories will last forever.

Palm trees and the ocean breeze.

It's a shore thing.

On island time. *insert palm tree emoji*

Sunshine on my mind.

Every day is sun-day at the beach.

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Italy stole a pizza my heart.

California dreaming.

I met my Seoul-mate in South Korea.

London calling.

Doing it for the Amster-gram.

I Louvre Paris.

When in Rome...

Chicago has blown me away — now I see why they call it the #WindyCity!

Leaving Germany is going to be the wurst.

Viva Las Vegas!

Woke up in the city that never sleeps.

Irish I never had to leave Ireland.

Eiffel for France, and now I never want to leave.

Czech this out!

"I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list." — Susan Sontag

"And I think to myself, what a wonderful world." — Louis Armstrong

"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." — Oprah Winfrey

"Travel is about the gorgeous feeling of teetering in the unknown." — Anthony Bourdain

"Travel can be anywhere, it’s not measured in miles." — Samantha Brown

"Never stop doing things for the first time." — Anonymous

"There should be sympathy cards for having to go back to work after vacation." — Anonymous

"Jet lag is for amateurs." — Dick Clark

"Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God." — Kurt Vonnegut

"I've been everywhere, man." — Johnny Cash

"On the road again. Just can't wait to get on the road again." — Willie Nelson

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