The best travel podcasts, ranked by global listener score. Practical trip planning and destination guides, points and budget strategy, solo and long-term travel, and the storytelling shows that are a pleasure even when you are going nowhere.
98 travel podcasts — under the radar



Brighde Reed

Anglotopia LLC

Shawn Coomer & Mark Ostermann

Marilyn Ball



Cruise Radio News features travel and cruise line news








Capture The Magic Network, Capture The Magic Network

Doug Parker




Tim and Marisa Notier

Ryan Hedstrom and Julie Shaffer





Fluent in 3 Months





Bela Musits


Mike Belobradic: 1923 Main Street


Doug and Drew












Third Eye Sailing LLC



Future Marine




Konstantina Irving

Tom Drake


Travel Squad Podcast






Sailing Doodles

Captain Tinsley


Martin Langford


Paul Papadimitriou


Tim Mooney


Jerome Rand, Bleav


Chuck Cramer




Traveling Jackie







Luca De Giglio

Kat and Chris Butler



Spanish and Go

Emily Jusino, PhD (Classics) and Cam Hawkins, PhD (Ancient History)




Every podcast on WhichPodcast is ranked using WP Score — our own proprietary algorithm that weighs audience reach, episode consistency, cross-platform presence, and listener engagement signals across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. Unlike single-platform metrics, WP Score reflects a show's true footprint across the entire podcast landscape. The travel podcasts above are the highest-scoring shows in this genre right now, updated regularly as new data comes in.
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Look for destination-guide formats, which spend an episode on a single city or country and usually publish show notes with the specifics. Planning-focused shows are a distinct group from travel storytelling, which is made to be enjoyed rather than acted on.
Yes, and it is one of the most active corners of the genre — covering safety, cost, loneliness and the practical mechanics of travelling alone. Many are hosted by people who travel solo full-time, so the advice is specific rather than general.
Armchair travel is the storytelling half of the genre: shows that take you somewhere through reporting and narrative with no expectation that you will ever go. They overlap with the Society & Culture and Storytelling genres, and are among the best-produced audio anywhere.
A dedicated group does, and it is worth treating as its own subject. These shows go deep on loyalty schemes, fare tricks and credit-card strategy, and they date faster than the rest of the genre — check the publication date before acting on anything.