100 Things To Do On a Road Trip – Fun Activities for All!

Road trips can be monotonous and boring due to long stretches of driving and repetitive scenery. Not going to lie, but we all have at least one dull and tedious road trip experience. If you’re unlucky, you might have encountered this experience several times. However, a little fun activity can completely transform the experience. By infusing road trips with these small yet fun activities, the journey becomes an adventure filled with laughter, bonding, and excitement, turning what could have been a dull experience into a truly enjoyable one. So, to save your day, we are here with 100 engaging activities that will accompany you throughout your trip and will undoubtedly make your trip pleasant while you are still on the road!

List of 100 things to do on a road trip

We have categorized these activities into three sections. You’ll have solo, group, and child-friendly activities here individually to find your best suit. So keep reading, as the blog is definitely going to be your all-in-one guide to fun things to do on a road trip! 

Solo activities while you are on a road trip

1. Read- you can carry along your book or have a digital version of your book to read throughout your journey. This can also be an advantage to overcome from your reading slump. 
2. Write a journal- write a journal or a blog on your trip. Try to make it filled with memories with small details while you are on the road. 
3. Take photos- road trips provide amazing views. You might also notice something funny or attractive on your voyage, so remember to capture those for a memory rundown later. 
4. Plan your schedule- while on the road, you can always schedule your visits and note down places to go and must-dos on your trip. 
5. Doodle- you can doodle on your journal or on your taken photo to make it more precious.
6. Make a road trip playlist- having a theme for anything is always fun. Set your theme for your tour and make a soundtrack accordingly.
7. Know interesting facts about the place you are visiting- search for interesting facts about your destination. This might help to enhance your schedule and plan, too. 
8. Riddle solving- solve funny riddles. You can have these on the internet, or you can buy a riddle book.
9. Know travel tips and hacks-  learn travel tips and tricks while you are on the road. This will work as both a pastime and a help during your trip.
10. Make a to-do and timetable list- make your post-trip to-do list and timetable to return to your regular life with a plan.
11. Vlog- you can always make a trip vlog to share with your dear ones. Or else try capturing videos, attaching, editing, and making a movie out of it!
12. Listen to audiobooks- there is the umpteenth number of audiobooks available. Besides listening to songs, you can listen to audiobooks to refresh yourself.
13. Play sudoku- solve sudoku. You can also have a virtual sudoku contest and make your journey end in a blink.
14. Practice mindfulness- you can learn mindfulness activities. You can try those too as you will have a lot of time.
15. Learn a language- you can always learn a new language and make the best use of your time. You’ll find mobile applications as well as websites regarding this. 
16. Dream up a bucket list- you can have some real thinking about what you want to do or where you want to be and add it to your bucket list.
17. Solve puzzles- you’ll find a variety of puzzles in mobile applications. You can also compete and participate in virtual tournaments rather than solving the puzzles alone. 
18. Play mobile games- if you don’t have internet access, you can download some engaging games like build your farm, run through the obstacles, and so on before you head out. These will help you not to get bored. 
19. Listen to a podcast- you can watch funny videos or movies or listen to a podcast while you are on the road.
20. Take a nap- this is the most practiced solo road trip activity. You can also save and boost your energy for your ultimate destination by having a quality nap while on the run.  

Group activities while you are on a road trip

21. Play ten questions- in this game, you get to ask ten questions to guess the answer. 
22. Play Would you rather- make two opposite scenarios, and everyone will choose between those options. You can spice it up by asking fascinating scenarios.
23. Alphabet game in conversation- this game is more of a conversational game. One will start a conversation with A, and the rest will keep the conversation going, maintaining the alphabetical order. 
24. Play Name the movie game- one person will act on any famous movie cut scene. Whoever guesses the movie first gets a point. Acting will be by turn.
25. Storytelling with a new perspective- this is an entertaining game. Write down some cues like ‘sad,’ ‘funny,’ etc., then shuffle them and let everyone pick one. Choose one renowned story; everyone must tell it according to their cues! 
26. Photography contest- take pictures while you are on the road and explain why your photo stands out. No need to show photography skills; rather, have fun with your explanation.
27. Picnic in a scenic spot- drop on a scenic area while you are still on the road and have a picnic or a mere stroll.
28. Have a singing contest- try to have a small singing contest. He, whoever gets the most votes, wins. 
29. Road trip trivia game- find online trivia games for road trips. You can also have handwritten questions. This will enhance your knowledge as well as give you quality time.  
30. Play a 20-second challenge- you’ll play in teams in this game. One group will give a member of the opponent team a person to imitate. The member will have 20 seconds to emulate that person, and others on the opponent team will guess the person.
31. Convince the audience- you’ll be given a random statement and draw a paper saying either negative or positive. Explain why the idea is positive or negative with the most absurd logic possible. All you have to do is convince the audience. The one who can convince more people wins.
32. Play never have I ever- very common yet a fun game. You can list funny questions on your own or from the internet, and everyone will answer whether they ever had done it.
33. Play two truths, one lie- you’ll state one lie and two truths no one knows. Everyone will guess which one is the lie among the three.
34. Try not to laugh at the singing challenge- select one song with a hard vocal usage. The ones who laugh at others singing will be eliminated.
35. Hold your breath challenge- as the name says, try holding your breaths—the person with the longest wins.
36. Debate on fun topics- you can have an entertaining discussion of the most random subjects and make it spiced up.
37. Have a spelling bee contest- it’s time to check your spelling ability. You’ll be given a word to spell. If you can’t spell it correctly, the person next to you will get the chance. Whoever spells most of the terms correctly wins. 
38. Finish the sentence challenge- one person will state half of a sentence, and the person sitting next will have to finish the sentence. This gets fun as the sentence gets weirder.
39. Replying with questions challenge- this is another conversational game. You have to answer the questions with another question! Whoever breaks the chain gets eliminated.
40. Guess the object- in this game, one person will think of a thing. Everyone will get to ask one question, and the last person will guess the object based on the answers. He gets a light beating if he can’t get the accurate thing.
41. Play fortunately- unfortunately- another game to keep your conversations getting heated up! One person will start a sentence beginning with ‘fortunately,’ and the next person will reply to it with a sentence ‘unfortunately’; the next person again will start with ‘fortunately.’ It gets funnier when personal incidents are brought up!
42. Play, kiss, marry, kill- you’ll be given three names. They can be celebrities, can be characters, or can be mutual. You must choose whom you want to kiss, marry, or kill.
43. Play the telephone game- pass a hilarious voicemail to your next person, and he will do the same to his next. At last, the driver will say the voice mail loudly, and you’ll know how it has changed.
44. Have an odd object challenge- select an object peculiar to see on roads before heading out. It can be a comb or a pan. Everyone will count how often they have witnessed the odd thing while on the go. The most views will win.
45. Have a conversation with song lyrics challenge- have a conversation only using song lyrics. Whoever breaks the chain gets eliminated.
46. Play personality- write down everyone’s names on pieces of paper. Shuffle the papers and let everyone pick one. Whoever gets who will personificate that person.
47. Play interconnecting the words- you’ll be given five random comments, and you’ll have to interconnect those words, putting an explanation of how those words are connected.
48. Play mad-libs- the group will be asked to develop a verb-noun, number, and similar like this. One person will fill the mad-libs sheet with those selected words and read out, hearing absolutely hilarious. 
49. Make a song with five random words- you’ll be given five words, and you have to create and sing a song with those five words in your music.
50. Play talk like a- it is a fun game. You can challenge a person to talk like a robot, and he has to accept the challenge no matter what. It is funny with different creative prompts.
51. Take turns being the DJ- take turns being the DJ and showcase your music taste to the audience.
52. Play name the tune- start a music, and everyone has to guess the song. Whoever guesses first, wins.
53. Have a mini book club- host a mini book club and discuss your current reads with one another.
54. Play the praising game- you’ll be given one random object or person, and you have to keep praising that specific thing for 1 minute without interruption—he who does best wins.
55. Imitate and guess who- it is an open challenge. When the crowd is about to get dimed, imitate one person and ask the rest to guess who.
56. Collaborative storytelling- in this, one will start a story with a sentence, and everyone has to add one sentence each to the story, making it funnier.
57. Rhyme the word- one will state a comment, and the next person will declare another word that rhymes with the previous.
58. Play Guess the Country- a picture of a random country will appear, and you have to think of the name of that country. If you fail, you’ll get beaten.
59. Play guess the movie character- say a dialogue imitating a movie character, and the others will think the movie character.
60. Have a mini talent show- have a mini talent show and see the weirdest talents one can own.
61. Have an anagram-solving contest- organize an anagram contest. Whoever gets the most wins.
62. Finish the lyric challenge- stop a song midway, and someone has to finish the lyrics before the time runs out.
63. Share your favorite quote- share your favorite thoughts or quotes.
64. Play bingo- play group bingo while you are on the road.
65. Set table topic- set a case and have some thoughts to share.
66. The lipsing challenge- one team member will do lipsing without making a sound, and the other members will try guessing the word within one minute.
67. Play the complaining game- you’ll be given one random object or person, and you must keep complaining about that specific thing for 1 minute without interruption—he who does best wins.
68. Guess who is the killer- play killer civilian. He who draws the killer will kill a civilian by pinching or winking. The detective has to guess who is the killer.
69. Play non-stop talking- talk continuously for 1 minute. If you hesitate in the middle, you’ll be eliminated.
70. Play the name game- say a name, and the next person will say another name starting with the same alphabet as the previous word’s last alphabet.
71. Play guess the star- mimicry a lead, and everyone has to guess the celebrity.
72. Play the yes-no game- in this game, you can only reply with yes or no. Everyone has to guess what you are thinking. 
73. Beat whoever stands last- the person who gets the final position in any challenge will get a light beating from everyone else!

Child-friendly activities while you are on a road trip

74. Origami- have an origami-making session with the help of the internet and have fun.
75. Take turns telling stories- everyone will tell one fun incident by turns.
76. Play I spy- say I spy with my eyes and state an object you can see. Others will try to spot it, too.
77. Play the license plate game– see who counts the most license plates from different states.
78. Play the object game- set an object, and everyone has to share one piece of information they can see or know about that object. This will enhance your knowledge and teach you how to see the same thing from a different perspective.
79. Karaoke- have a karaoke session with everyone involved.
80. Play this or that- play this or that with opposite options and choose!
81. Play the Animal name game- say one animal name, and the person next will say another name starting with the last letter of your word.
82. Play a Word association game- you must keep saying random words by turns. He who takes time gets eliminated.
83. Play a Memory game- state some words and others have to memorize and say. Increase the terms, and everyone has to tell the newly added words along with the previous ones—he who can memorize the most wins.
84. Guess the animal- make a noise of an animal, and everyone has to guess.
85. Hold your laugh challenge- one person will try to make you laugh, but you must hold it. Whoever laughs gets eliminated.
86. Play cows on my side- count cows or any other selected object and count the number of times you’ve witnessed it. 
87. Have a Rock-paper-scissors tournament- old but still gold. Host a rock paper scissors tournament and have endless fun.
88. Search a-z- search for objects that start with the letter A and continue until Z. Whoever finishes first wins.
89. The first one to see- list some objects, and whoever spots one of those first gets a point. The one having the most points wins. 
90. Tic tac-toe playing- try playing tic tac-toe on a piece of paper or on your mobile.
91. Have a thumb war tournament- pretty fun to have a thumb fight tourney!
92. Spot 100 of an object- set an object like a red motorcycle. Whoever spots 100 of them first wins.
93. Water-freeze challenge- the driver will instruct to water and freeze by turns, and one has to act accordingly.
94. Story ending challenge- you will initiate one story, and others will end it.
95. Card games- you can play uno or go fish to pass your time.
96. Play Who Am I- determine to act and talk like a specific object, and the others will guess who you are.
97. Have a mini art competition- a fun art competition on a particular topic or anything you want can be hosted.
98. Play the picnic basket game- everyone will put an imaginary picnic essential in an imaginary basket without repetition.
99. Play battleship- you can play battleship or other games while on the way.
100. Have a tongue twister challenge- note down some tongue twisters and have a challenge based on those.

Final Thoughts

Put an end to your dull road trip era and turn the tables to an ultimate fun tour on the road. We have tried to associate you with all the fun ideas throughout this blog, yet, the last thing we want to remind you is that happiness lies in the simplest things; all you have to do is just have a positive mindset to have fun within your limit. So take ideas from our 100 things to do on a road trip and cater your very own amusing road trip right away!