Congratulations & Milestones

Bon Voyage Messages: 50+ Things to Write

50+ bon voyage and safe travels messages — for holidays, big trips, gap years and moving abroad, plus funny lines and short send-offs.

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Whether it is a fortnight in Spain or a one-way ticket, a card before someone goes is a nice thing to find in a suitcase. Here are 50+ messages.

Send yours in a free congratulations ecard, or tuck a note in their bag.

Quick bon voyage messages

  1. Bon voyage! Have a wonderful trip.
  2. Safe travels — enjoy every minute.
  3. Have an amazing time! Send photographs.
  4. Bon voyage! Wishing you good weather and better company.
  5. Safe travels and a brilliant trip.
  6. Have a fantastic time. Thoroughly jealous.
  7. Bon voyage! Go and enjoy yourself.
  8. Safe journey! Cannot wait to hear about it.
  9. Have a wonderful holiday. You have earned it.
  10. Bon voyage! Switch off properly.
  11. Enjoy every second. Safe travels.
  12. Have a brilliant trip — see you when you are back.

For a big or once-in-a-lifetime trip

  1. The trip of a lifetime. Enjoy every single day of it.
  2. You have talked about this for years. Go and do it properly.
  3. Have the most incredible time. This one is worth savouring.
  4. Bon voyage! Take the photographs, but look at it with your own eyes too.
  5. Enjoy it. You will be telling this story for decades.
  6. Have an extraordinary trip. Thinking of you the whole way.
  7. Go well. This is going to be wonderful.
  8. Safe travels on the big one. Enjoy all of it.

For emigrating or moving abroad

  1. New country, new chapter. Go and make it a good one.
  2. Safe travels. Not goodbye — just a longer gap between coffees.
  3. Wishing you everything good in the new place. We will visit.
  4. Go and be brilliant somewhere far away. Keep in touch properly.
  5. Bon voyage! Proud of you for doing this.
  6. Safe travels. Your room here is always your room.
  7. Enormous move, enormous adventure. Enjoy it.
  8. Wishing you a soft landing and a very good life out there.

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For a gap year or long trip

  1. Have the time of your life. Ring home occasionally.
  2. Safe travels! Say yes to things.
  3. Go and see all of it. We will be here when you get back.
  4. Have an incredible year. Do not lose your passport.
  5. Bon voyage! Send a postcard from somewhere ridiculous.
  6. Enjoy every bit of it. This is the year you will talk about forever.
  7. Safe travels. Be sensible occasionally.
  8. Have a brilliant adventure. So excited for you.

Funny messages

  1. Bon voyage! Try not to come back with a tattoo.
  2. Have a great trip! I will water the plants and read your post.
  3. Safe travels! Do not tell us about it in too much detail when you return.
  4. Bon voyage! Bring back something tasteful for once.
  5. Have a brilliant time. Your absence will be keenly felt at the pub.
  6. Safe travels! Remember, sun cream is not optional at your age.
  7. Bon voyage! Please do not send daily updates. Weekly is plenty.
  8. Have a great trip. I am not jealous. I am extremely jealous.

Short messages

  1. Bon voyage!
  2. Safe travels.
  3. Have an amazing time.
  4. Enjoy every minute!
  5. Send photographs.
  6. Go well!
  7. Have a brilliant trip.
  8. See you when you are back.

How to write it

  1. Match the trip. A fortnight away and a one-way ticket need very different cards.
  2. Give it to them before they pack. A note found in a suitcase is the whole point.
  3. For a move abroad, say you will visit. Vague promises to keep in touch are less reassuring than a plan.
  4. Do not ask them to bring you something. It turns a good wish into an errand.

Send it — and pair it with a gift

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FAQ

What do you write in a bon voyage card?

Wish them safe travels and a good time, matched to the scale of the trip. Add a line about seeing them when they are back.

What does bon voyage mean?

Literally “good journey” in French, used in English for any departure — from a fortnight’s holiday to emigrating.

What do you write to someone moving abroad?

Be encouraging about the move and concrete about staying in touch. A stated intention to visit is worth more than a promise to message.

When should you give it?

Before they pack, so it can go in the suitcase and be found at the other end.

What is a good short message?

“Bon voyage! Have a wonderful trip.”

Should you ask them to bring something back?

Better not to. It turns your good wishes into a shopping list.