/r/travel/

r/travel

14.4M members
r/travel is a subreddit with 14.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses travel, worst, trip, relaxing trip, and airport, and they frequently recommend/review travel shoes, hot springs, and travel pants.
r/travel is a community about exploring the world. Your pictures, questions, stories, or any good content is welcome. Please read the rules, pinned announcements and the wiki/FAQ before posting. Failure to do so may result in a removal or ban. Given the high volume of posts, there are no warnings given out. If you've never contributed positively to this subreddit (or travel-adjacent subreddits) before being banned, your chance of a successful appeal to any ban is nearly zero. Happy travels!

Popular Themes in r/travel

#1
Advice Requests
: "Need advice backpacking SE Asia"
9 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Your most bizarre and unlikely travel coincidences"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I'm searching for the best tools to take photos/videos while solo traveling"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Is $700 for a roundtrip to Europe from the Midwest a good enough price to book early?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/travel

#1

Travel

17 posts
#2

Worst

14 posts
#3

Trip

13 posts
#4

Relaxing Trip

6 posts
#5

Airport

4 posts
#6

Vacation

3 posts
#7

Mountain

3 posts
#8

Worst Airport

2 posts
#9

Flight

2 posts
#10

Beach

2 posts

Products Discussed in r/travel

Travel Shoes

95 reviews
#1
Merrell
4.5 from 11 reviews
#2
Hoka
4.6 from 5 reviews
#3
Vessi
3.8 from 5 reviews

Hot Springs

63 reviews
#1
Hot Springs
4.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Iceland
5.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Blue Lagoon
4.0 from 2 reviews

Travel Pants

61 reviews
#1
Prana
4.6 from 5 reviews
#2
Bluffworks
4.8 from 5 reviews
#3
Lululemon
4.8 from 4 reviews

Flair Used in r/travel

#1
Question — General
: "What food do you miss the most while traveling?"
50 posts
#2
Question — Itinerary
: "Europe in any month from Feb to July"
13 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Japan Itinerary Advice"
12 posts
#4
Question — Transport
: "Driving around Cape Town and the Garden Route area"
10 posts
#5
Images + Trip Report
: "Jahazbanda Pakistan"
7 posts
#6
My Advice
: "Beware of Travoport"
2 posts
#7
Question — Accommodation
: "Super sketchy accommodation situation in Italy, what do I do?"
1 post
#8
Complaint
: "Sun and Moon Hostel Barcelona - DREADFUL"
1 post

Member Growth in r/travel

Yearly
+417k members(3.0%)

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Last updated: September 13, 2026