When you are planning a road trip with your boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, or loved one, you might be wondering: what in the world are you supposed to talk about?
Sometimes it can be hard to figure out what to discuss when you feel like you already know so much about them.
Or maybe the relationship is pretty new and you want to try to get to know them better but you aren’t even sure where to start.
Well, this post is for you! I’ve compiled a list of over 250 questions you can use for road trip conversation starters, to share a laugh, and to learn more about your partner, all while creating fun road trip memories!
What Do You Talk About On A Road Trip With Your Boyfriend?
I’ve broken up the questions into sections so you can easily find what you’d like to talk about.
There are questions specifically for new couples, travel questions, food questions, funny questions, and many more!
Find the topics you want to discuss and ask away!
Questions For New Couples
- Describe your idea of a perfect date!
- If you didn’t have to work for a living, what would you do?
- What goal are you currently working on?
- What 3 words would you use to describe yourself?
- Are you a planner or are you more spontaneous?
- What is your favorite movie and why?
- What is your most unrealistic dream?
- Have you ever cheated while in a relationship?
- What do you classify as cheating in a relationship?
- Do you have any guilty pleasures?
- Which is your favorite song and why?
- What are your best pick-up lines?
- What is the worst pick-up line you’ve ever been told (or you told)?
- What are the most important features you look for in a partner?
- How often do you see your family? Do you enjoy spending time with them?
- What is the first thing you noticed about me?
- What things would be a deal-breaker for you in a relationship?
- Do you keep in touch with any of your ex-partners?
- What is your mindset towards personal finance and debt?
- What is the most inspiring book you have ever read?
- If you had a time machine, what period of history would you most like to visit?
- What is one part of my personality that frustrates you?
- Are you a morning person or a night owl?
- How many hours of sleep is optimal for you?
- What makes you feel most alive and excited?
- What accomplishment in life are you most proud of?
- Are you good at keeping secrets?
- If you could have any talent, what would it be?
- What do you like to do to relax when things get stressful?
- If you had $5000 to donate to any charity, which would you choose?
- Who is your celebrity crush?
- What kind of guys/girls do you usually date?
Intimate / Relationship Questions For A Road Trip
- What is your favorite memory of us?
- In what ways has our relationship changed you?
- Do you think I have changed in any way since we met?
- What can I do to make you feel more confident in our future?
- What compliment would you really like to hear from me?
- What is the nicest thing I have done for you recently?
- If we ever hit a rough patch in our relationship, would you be willing to go to counseling?
- What is your favorite part of my body?
- What turns you on instantly?
- When did you have your first kiss?
- What do you remember about our first date?
- If money was no issue, where would you take me on a perfect date night?
- Do you want to be cremated or buried?
- What small things could I do that would really improve your day?
- Do you think it’s possible to have platonic relationships between men and women?
- Describe your wildest desires.
- Is there anything about our relationship you wish you could go back and change?
- Where on your body do you most enjoy being kissed?
- If there was a film made about our relationship, who would play each of us?
- What made you decide to ask me out on our first date?
- What made you accept when I asked you out on our first date?
- What TV show comedy best portrays our lives?
- What do you think is my love language?
- Where did you see yourself at this age, 10 years ago?
- What’s the best gift I’ve ever given you?
- What’s the one thing you look forward to the most about growing old together?
- Did you ever wonder if we would marry or did you know right away?
- What is one thing you would never change about me?
- What is one thing you never want to change about yourself?
- What’s a weird quirk I have that you find cute or endearing?
- What’s been your favorite date during our relationship?
- What was your worst date ever?
Fun Questions For A Road Trip
- Which fictional character would you want to be friends with?
- What superpower would you like to have?
- If you had to have a mediocre superpower, what would it be?
- If you had a cloak of invisibility, what would you do with it?
- If you could shop for free at any store, which one would you choose?
- What are your pet peeves?
- Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
- Is there anyone you would secretly love to punch in the face?
- Do you have any strange phobias?
- Do you have an embarrassing skill?
- Would you ever consider applying for a reality TV show?
- Which TV shows are you binge-watching right now?
- If you had three wishes, what would you wish for?
- Have you got a scar with a cool story behind it?
- Have you ever cried during a movie?
- Which of your friends would help you dispose of a dead body if you needed them to?
- Have you ever met a famous person?
- Other than a dog or cat, what kind of pet would you most like to have?
- What’s your go-to karaoke song?
- Do you have any irrational fears?
- If you could give yourself another name, what would you choose?
- If you had to wake up inside an animated movie, which one would it be?
- What’s your favorite planet in the solar system and why?
- What’s the oddest song that you know by heart?
- What’s your favorite Disney character?
- If you could ask a ghost one question, what would it be?
- What three things would you take with you on a deserted island?
- What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?
- If you were an animal, what would you be?
- Which one of us would be more likely to survive in the wilderness?
- Do you believe in any conspiracy theories?
- What is your dream car?
- If you could choose anyone to narrate your life, who would it be?
- If you won $500,000, how would you spend it?
- How long can you live without your phone?
Would You Rather Questions For A Road Trip
- Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 20 minutes early?
- Would you rather be too hot or too cold?
- Would you rather have a rewind button or a pause button on your life?
- Would you rather have a horrible short-term memory or a horrible long-term memory?
- Would you rather be an Olympic gold medalist or a Nobel Peace Prize winner?
- Would you rather have unlimited international first-class tickets or never have to pay for food at restaurants?
- Would you rather have an extra hour in a day or an extra day every month?
- Would you rather live 200 years in the past or 200 years into the future?
- Would you rather never speak again or never hear again?
- Would you rather give up bathing for a month or give up the internet for a month?
- Would you rather be able to read someone’s mind or teleport anywhere on the planet at will?
- Would you rather be good-looking and dumb or ugly and extremely intelligent?
- Would you rather live to 150 but have a boring life or live to 50 but have a really exciting life?
- Would you rather be the first person to visit Mars or the inventor of a drug that saves a million lives?
- Would you rather have a house cleaner or a personal chef?
- Would you rather be wise but nobody listens to you or an idiot that everyone listens to?
- Would you rather go on a beach holiday or a mountain holiday?
- Would you rather live in a boring city with an amazing job or an awesome city with a boring job?
- Would you rather stay in for a romantic evening or go out for an adventurous date?
- Would you rather be on an airplane that’s crashing or stuck in a car that’s sinking underwater?
- Would you rather be able to only see ghosts but never hear them or only hear ghosts but never see them?
- Would you rather be a contestant on a competition cooking show or a competition musical show?
- Would you rather never have to sleep or never have to eat again?
- Would you rather have your house infested with cockroaches or termites?
- Would you rather be able to breathe underwater or see clearly in the dark?
- Would you rather be able to change one thing about the past or control one thing about the future?
- Would you rather always have one side of your sinuses clogged or have one ear constantly ringing?
- Would you rather live on a luxury boat or a private island?
- Would you rather have unlimited money or unlimited knowledge?
- Would you rather be stranded in the desert or in the jungle?
- Would you rather only eat meat or never eat meat?
- Would you rather be completely bald or as hairy as a monkey the rest of your life?
- Would you rather go skydiving or bungee jumping?
Food Questions For A Road Trip
- What food would you never eat under any circumstances?
- What is your favorite type of coffee?
- What is your worse-ever cooking attempt?
- What’s your favorite dessert?
- How do you like your eggs in the morning?
- What is the weirdest dish you have ever tried?
- What is your favorite road trip food?
- What is your least favorite food?
- Do you prefer Spanish or Italian food?
- What’s your favorite fast-food restaurant?
- If you could have one celebrity chef make you a meal, who would you choose?
- Which food do you hate but most people love?
- If you could only have sweet or savory for the rest of your life, which one would you choose?
- What’s your favorite restaurant of all time?
- What’s one dish you’ve mastered?
- If you could take a cooking class in one country, where you would go?
- Have you ever been to a Michelin Star restaurant?
- What’s one meal from home you miss when you are traveling?
Travel & Adventure Questions For A Road Trip
- What are the top 5 places on your travel bucket list?
- Would you enjoy going on vacation with other couples?
- If you could live anywhere in the world what would be your first choice and why?
- What is your least favorite destination from your past trips?
- What do you like the most about travel?
- What do you like the least about travel?
- Is there an amusement park you would love to visit?
- What is the most relaxing destination you have ever been to?
- What is the longest road trip you have ever taken?
- Where in the world have you seen the most amazing landscape?
- What is one of the most useful travel tips you have ever received?
- What is the scariest experience you’ve ever had on vacation?
- If you could retire anywhere in the world, where would it be?
- What would be your idea of a perfect 25th-anniversary trip?
- What’s your favorite city in the world?
- What is the top event you’d like to attend in your life (Oktoberfest, Holi, Mardi Gras, etc)?
- What is one travel memory you’d love to recreate?
- What is your favorite quote about travel?
- What’s your favorite travel book?
- Is there a travel movie you like to watch over and over?
- Have you ever been whitewater rafting?
- Have you ever been bungee jumping?
- Would you ever go rappelling?
- Would you go cage diving?
- Would you ever skydive?
- Would you do the CN Tower Edge Walk?
- Would you try ice swimming?
- Have you ever been surfing?
- What made you fall in love with travel?
- How old were you when you took your first trip?
- What is the most adventurous activity you’re scared of doing but still can’t wait to do?
- Which destination have you been to that surprised you the most?
- Which destination have you been to but think is so overrated?
- Which place have you traveled to and felt at home?
Future Plans & Goals Questions For A Road Trip
- What do you wish you could spend more of your time doing?
- What do you think we can spend time together doing to make the world a better place?
- Can you see yourself having kids in the future?
- What would your dream home be like?
- What new language would you most like to learn?
- Which skill would you most like to learn in the future?
- Would you consider being a stay-at-home parent?
- How far would you be willing to relocate for a career opportunity?
- Are you a person that wants to own your own business or do you prefer working for somebody else?
- If you could work your perfect job what would it be?
- Would you like to own any pets in the future?
- How would you feel if one of us took a job that involved a very long commute or staying away?
- Is there any job that you would never do no matter how much it paid?
- What does your ideal day look like?
- What are you most excited about in the next 1, 5, and 10 years?
- Where do you see us after retirement?
- What were you interested in as a child that faded as an adult?
- Do you believe in chasing dreams?
Life Experiences Questions For A Road Trip
- What’s the worst piece of advice anyone has ever given you?
- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?
- What negative thing has happened to you that actually turned out to be for the best?
- What is something you did not want to do at all that turned out to be a terrific experience?
- What has required the most courage of you in your life so far?
- What scares you about aging?
- Name 5 things you’re thankful for.
- What does friendship mean to you?
- When do you feel like your most authentic self?
- What is the worst thing you’ve ever done?
- What is the most spontaneous thing you’ve ever done?
- If you could literally change the world, what is the one thing you would do?
- Who has made the most impact on your life?
- Is there something you would change in your past?
- What scares you the most in life?
- Do you get scared or excited about change?
- What motivates you to keep going?
- What advice would you give to your teenage younger self?
- Do you believe everything happens for a reason?
- Have you learned any important lessons from previous relationships?
- What are the main differences in your life from one year ago?
- If you were forced to pick one person to switch lives with who would that person be?
- Can money buy you happiness?
- What was your first purchase when you got a job for the first time?
- What one thing do you wish you had started doing at a younger age?
- What is one quote that you live by?
Childhood & Family Questions For A Road Trip
- Where were you born?
- What did you want to become when you were a kid?
- What was the proudest moment of your childhood?
- What was your biggest fear as a child, and do you still have it?
- Who was your childhood crush?
- Who was your favorite teacher?
- What type of student were you?
- What’s your earliest memory?
- What was your favorite hobby/activity?
- What toy were you obsessed with as a child?
- What was your favorite movie?
- What was your favorite game?
- Did you have a childhood pet?
- Were you a happy kid?
- What was your favorite family vacation?
- In what ways are you most like your parents?
- Have you got any interesting family traditions?
Random Questions For A Road Trip
- If you could own any sports team, which one would it be?
- What makes you really sleepy?
- What would you refuse to do for one million dollars?
- Do you prefer sunsets or sunrises?
- How would you spend your time if the electricity went out for 24 hours?
- If your friend was cheating on their partner, would you tell their partner?
- What would you do if you had one day left to live?
- If you could only use one social media platform, which would it be?
- What’s your favorite thing to do when the weather outside is terrible?
- What would you say is the scariest movie you have ever watched?
- What activities zap your energy the most?
- Which public figure do you most admire?
- Which 3 people (dead or alive) would you have at your ideal dinner party and why?
- If you could be present at any major event in history, which one would you choose and why?
More Things To Do On A Road Trip With Your Boyfriend
You’ll probably reach a point in your road trip when you need a break from asking each other questions, and that’s OK! But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other things you can do to make the time pass.
Road trip games
There are so many options for games to play on a car ride.
You can go with some classics like the License Plate Game, I Spy, The Alphabet Game, Three Truths and a Lie, 21 Questions, and Punch Buggy.
There are also lots of new games out there. Here are some great options for couples:
- TableTopics to Go
- Anywhere Travel Guide
- Shotgun!
- 50 Cool Things To Do In The Car
- Good Guess
- I Should Have Known That!
- Road Trips Travel Trivia
- American Trivia Game
Audiobooks
When you’ve got a really long driving day, an audiobook can be a great option to keep you entertained.
Consider using Audible to find a book or check out your local library and see if they offer audiobooks.
Podcasts
For shorter trips, podcasts are always a good choice. See if you can find a topic you both enjoy and discover something new.
Plan fun stops
They say the journey is more important than the destination, but sometimes having a destination creates anticipation and makes the journey more enjoyable.
Try to plan a couple of fun stops each day to break up the driving and spark more road trip conversation.
It doesn’t have to be big or cost anything. Maybe there’s a weird roadside attraction where you can take a fun photo, or maybe you see a sign advertising a funky store you want to check out.
Having something little to look forward to can break up a long drive into more manageable sections and make the whole day more fun.
Have a picnic
Don’t just go through the fast-food drive-thru and scarf down a burger in your car. Plan a little picnic for your lunch break and take the time to stretch your legs and relax.
Do a photoshoot
Take advantage of any gorgeous scenery or unique backdrops you come across and do a little photoshoot with your partner.
It doesn’t have to be fancy or professional – just snap a few candids and have some fun for a few minutes to breathe some fresh air and enjoy each other’s company.
Guess that song
See how well you know each other’s music by taking turns playing a song and seeing if the other person knows it!
What To Pack For A Road Trip With Your Boyfriend
Traveling with another person definitely has its advantages, but there are still some things you should bring along to make the trip as smooth as possible. Here are some ideas for your road trip packing list.
Roadside emergency kit
Nobody expects issues to arise when you are on a trip, but they can happen to anyone at any time. There are certain items you should keep in your car just in case something does occur:
- Spare tire & jack
- Jumper cables or portable car battery
- Portable air compressor
- Flare/cones & reflective vest
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Phone charger
- Blanket
- First aid kit
- Water and food
- Car manual
If you don’t have any (or most) of these items, I’d recommend getting a pre-built kit like this one and then adding in the additional items you need.
Food and drinks
Nobody wants to find out their partner gets hangry while they are on vacation.
Always keep a few snacks on hand for in between your meals, and also make sure you stay hydrated by keeping lots of water in the car as well.
Paper towels & hand sanitizer
Nothing can ruin a trip faster than spilling soda all over your boyfriend’s car…and then having nothing to clean it up.
Keep some paper towels or napkins with you for those “uh-oh” moments.
These also come in handy for other “uh-oh” moments…like needing to pee really bad but having no bathroom in sight except the woods.
Just make sure you pack out and dispose of any used items…don’t leave them in the woods or in a parking lot.
Blankets
You should always keep a blanket in your car for emergencies, but you can also use it for taking a nap in the back seat (if you are lucky enough to be able to do so) and also in case you find yourself riding with someone who is always hot and blasting the A/C…even in the winter.
Navigation
Phone GPS has come a long way, but it shouldn’t be your only navigation option.
I recommend keeping a road atlas in your car just in case. You don’t want a trip to go sour because your phone broke and suddenly you have no clue how you are going to get to your destination.
Conclusion: What Do You Talk About On A Road Trip With Your Boyfriend?
I hope this list of questions will help you have an enjoyable road trip with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
And hopefully, you’ll have learned a few new things about them that will make you closer as a couple!
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