Travel Would You Rather Questions

Dream trips, transport trade-offs, and holiday disasters. These travel would you rather questions are for anyone who plans the next adventure before the current one ends.

75 questions · ranked by how the crowd voted

1. Travel the world for a year, all aloneorExplore one country with your closest friend

   34% pick the first · 66% pick the second

2. Only ever travel by trainorOnly ever travel by plane

   46% pick the first · 54% pick the second

3. Backpack across Europe on a budgetorOne luxury resort, all inclusive

   52% pick the first · 48% pick the second

4. Visit every country onceorLive abroad in one country for ten years

   58% pick the first · 42% pick the second

5. Fly first class but only domesticorFly economy but anywhere on Earth

   39% pick the first · 61% pick the second

6. Always get the window seatorAlways get the aisle seat

   61% pick the first · 39% pick the second

7. Wander a new city with no maporFollow a perfect itinerary every trip

   55% pick the first · 45% pick the second

8. Only holiday somewhere freezingorOnly holiday somewhere scorching

   47% pick the first · 53% pick the second

9. See the Northern LightsorDive the Great Barrier Reef

   53% pick the first · 47% pick the second

10. Road trip across a continentorSail across an ocean

    64% pick the first · 36% pick the second

11. Never need a passport againorNever pay for a hotel again

    43% pick the first · 57% pick the second

12. Visit the distant past as a touristorVisit the far future as a tourist

    49% pick the first · 51% pick the second

13. Speak the local language everywhereorHave unlimited spending money everywhere

    41% pick the first · 59% pick the second

14. Take one trip to spaceorTake one trip to the ocean floor

    62% pick the first · 38% pick the second

15. Perfect weather on every holidayorEvery place to yourself, weather be damned

    51% pick the first · 49% pick the second

16. Explore ancient ruinsorExplore glittering megacities

    57% pick the first · 43% pick the second

17. Camp under the stars every nightorLuxury hotel every night

    44% pick the first · 56% pick the second

18. Miss your flight but win a free trip laterorCatch it, seated by a screaming baby

    66% pick the first · 34% pick the second

19. Carry-on only, foreverorAlways wait at baggage claim

    71% pick the first · 29% pick the second

20. Five-hour layover in an amazing cityorDirect flight to a dull one

    58% pick the first · 42% pick the second

21. Visit all seven wonders of the worldorSet foot on all seven continents

    52% pick the first · 48% pick the second

22. Be fluent in a language but never travelorTravel everywhere but never speak a word

    38% pick the first · 62% pick the second

23. Only take photos, never be in themorOnly be in photos, never take them

    54% pick the first · 46% pick the second

24. Live out of a suitcase for a yearorNever leave your hometown for a year

    59% pick the first · 41% pick the second

25. Surprise upgrade on a short flightorFree meal on a long one

    48% pick the first · 52% pick the second

26. Relive your best trip everorTake a brand-new trip anywhere

    33% pick the first · 67% pick the second

27. Always land with jet lagorAlways have to travel overnight

    46% pick the first · 54% pick the second

28. Trek through a jungleorCross a desert

    55% pick the first · 45% pick the second

29. Have a guide show you everythingorDiscover everything on your own

    42% pick the first · 58% pick the second

30. A trip ruined by lost luggageorA trip ruined by food poisoning

    63% pick the first · 37% pick the second

31. Take a Mediterranean cruiseorBackpack through Southeast Asia

    42% pick the first · 58% pick the second

32. Learn to surf on holidayorLearn to ski on holiday

    55% pick the first · 45% pick the second

33. Ride an overnight sleeper trainorTake a red-eye flight

    58% pick the first · 42% pick the second

34. Stay in a treehouse hotelorStay in an underwater hotel

    47% pick the first · 53% pick the second

35. Spend a week exploring TokyoorSpend a week exploring Paris

    52% pick the first · 48% pick the second

36. Go on safari in AfricaorTrek the Himalayas

    60% pick the first · 40% pick the second

37. Eat only street food abroadorOnly dine at fancy restaurants abroad

    63% pick the first · 37% pick the second

38. Travel with no phone for a weekorTravel with no camera for a week

    38% pick the first · 62% pick the second

39. Get stranded in an airport overnightorMiss the last train home

    34% pick the first · 66% pick the second

40. Always travel in peak-season crowdsorTravel off-season in bad weather

    30% pick the first · 70% pick the second

41. Take a hot air balloon rideorTake a helicopter tour

    48% pick the first · 52% pick the second

42. Change hotels every single nightorStay in one hotel all trip

    22% pick the first · 78% pick the second

43. Tour a country by motorbikeorTour a country by bicycle

    57% pick the first · 43% pick the second

44. Bungee jump on holidayorSkydive on holiday

    40% pick the first · 60% pick the second

45. Book every trip last minuteorPlan every trip a year ahead

    44% pick the first · 56% pick the second

46. Only ever stay in AirbnbsorOnly ever stay in hotels

    46% pick the first · 54% pick the second

47. Visit a place before it's famousorVisit after everyone's raved about it

    68% pick the first · 32% pick the second

48. Join a big group bus tourorTravel just as a couple

    25% pick the first · 75% pick the second

49. Spend a night in a desert camporSpend a night on a sailboat

    45% pick the first · 55% pick the second

50. Unlimited flights but always the middle seatorRare flights but always first class

    43% pick the first · 57% pick the second

51. Travel to see rare wildlifeorTravel to see stunning architecture

    54% pick the first · 46% pick the second

52. See the pyramids at sunriseorSee the Taj Mahal at sunset

    53% pick the first · 47% pick the second

53. Ride a camel across sand dunesorPaddle a canoe down a river

    49% pick the first · 51% pick the second

54. A week somewhere with no wifiorA week somewhere with no hot water

    41% pick the first · 59% pick the second

55. Take a scenic 12-hour busorTake a dull 2-hour flight

    36% pick the first · 64% pick the second

56. Do nothing but relax on holidayorPack every day with activities

    56% pick the first · 44% pick the second

57. Pick a destination for its foodorPick a destination for its history

    59% pick the first · 41% pick the second

58. Wake up somewhere new each morningorWake up in the same cozy base all week

    40% pick the first · 60% pick the second

59. Sleep in a tiny capsule hotelorSleep in a shared hostel dorm

    52% pick the first · 48% pick the second

60. Return to the same beloved spot yearlyorNever visit the same place twice

    35% pick the first · 65% pick the second

61. Get the whole beach to yourself, no shadeorA packed beach with a great bar

    43% pick the first · 57% pick the second

62. Fly through terrifying turbulenceorDrive through a blinding storm

    46% pick the first · 54% pick the second

63. Take the train through the AlpsorDrive the full Route 66

    49% pick the first · 51% pick the second

64. Snorkel with reef sharksorHike in bear country

    47% pick the first · 53% pick the second

65. Travel with a screaming toddlerorTravel with a giant nervous dog

    39% pick the first · 61% pick the second

66. Have a private travel butlerorHave a personal chef on every trip

    44% pick the first · 56% pick the second

67. Sit next to a nonstop talkerorSit next to a relentless seat-kicker

    46% pick the first · 54% pick the second

68. Pack a week into one tiny bagorLug three giant suitcases

    58% pick the first · 42% pick the second

69. Volunteer abroad for a monthorLuxury escape for one week

    38% pick the first · 62% pick the second

70. Spend your savings seeing the worldorSave it all for a house

    43% pick the first · 57% pick the second

71. Take a year off work to travelorStay on your career track

    47% pick the first · 53% pick the second

72. Give up flying to cut your carbonorKeep flying and enjoy it

    42% pick the first · 58% pick the second

73. See a fragile wonder before it's goneorLeave it untouched and never visit

    61% pick the first · 39% pick the second

74. Move abroad for your dream joborStay close to family and friends

    41% pick the first · 59% pick the second

75. Retire early and travel on a budgetorRetire late and travel in luxury

    52% pick the first · 48% pick the second

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