Classic travel songs. Travel tunes that color your journeys—perfect for both the everyday and the extraordinary.
When it comes to travel, it’s all about the music.
These days there are so many travel shows that just watching them makes you want to go somewhere, right?
And the stylish background music they use.
There’s so much music that makes you feel like you’re on a trip just by listening.
How do you like to spend your time when you travel?
Enjoying delicious food and meeting new people are part of the fun, aren’t they?
In this article, we’ve picked travel songs that focus on the journey itself, as well as tracks that capture the excitement and resolve you feel when you set off—songs that resonate with each person’s emotions.
They’re all wonderful songs that will lift your mood not only when you’re traveling, but also in your everyday life.
Be sure to give them a listen while you’re on the move or in the car!
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Masterpieces of travel songs: travel tunes that color your journeys, perfect for both everyday life and extraordinary moments (91–100)
Somewhere, not hereGLAY
Here’s a song I really want you to listen to when you find yourself thinking, “I want to go somewhere far away…” It’s a track by GLAY, a rock band that has been at the forefront of the Japanese music scene for many years.
Released in 1999 as their 17th single, it features powerful band sounds and lyrics that, with a grand sense of scale, express the resolve to keep moving forward with the times.
It’s the perfect number for dreaming about unfamiliar places—and it’s also great as background music for a road trip.
Love SubmarineJUDE
This song is included on the album “ZHIVAGO,” released in 2004.
It’s ostensibly about going on an undersea journey, but in reality it isn’t that kind of story; it also carries connotations that evoke an affair with a woman.
KyotoZainichi Fanku
This is a song by the Japanese funk band Zainichi Funk, themed around a trip to Kyoto.
At live shows, they do a “Kyoto-and-response” instead of call-and-response.
With its breezy vibe, it’s perfect as travel background music.
The music video, which feels like a comic song, is also a must-see.
Journey of the Heartchūrippu
Solo journeys are wonderful, but every now and then you can feel a touch of loneliness.
That’s when this song is just perfect.
It’s one of the signature tracks by Tulip, a music group from Fukuoka Prefecture, released as their third single in 1973.
The lyrics, which quietly and deeply express the feelings before parting with a lover, really sink in.
I recommend listening to it while traveling by train, just like the song suggests.
Put it on as you leisurely watch the scenery pass by outside the window.
Bon voyageMatsuda Seiko
This song is the B-side to the single “Rock’n Rouge,” released in 1984.
The lyrics are super cute, capturing the heart-pounding excitement of going on a first trip with her boyfriend.
She asks things like, “What should we do when we have to write our names at the guesthouse?” It’s an innocent, swoon-worthy song.
Memories of the AlhambraFrancisco Tárrega
This is a masterpiece whose delicate, beautiful guitar tone pierces the heart.
The mesmerizing melody created by its breathtaking tremolo technique proved the boundless possibilities of the classical guitar.
Composed by Francisco Tárrega in 1896, the piece expresses in music the deep inspiration he received from the Alhambra Palace in Granada.
It was featured on the soundtrack of the film The Killing Fields and used as background music in Korean dramas, capturing the hearts of even more listeners.
It’s a highly recommended piece when you want to immerse yourself in music with a calm mind or soothe your heart.
Surrender yourself to the melody that flows like the murmur of a fountain, and you will be enveloped in quiet serenity.
Brain TravelerGO!GO!7188
It’s a song included on the 2007 album “569” (pronounced “go-rock”).
It seems like they’re traveling to various countries in their mind—going diving, drinking Chinese tea, and having a good time.
Well, since it’s all in their head, they can go anywhere.