5 of the Best Online Travel Games

Back in my day, travel games were all about playing cards, attaching Sticky Notes to your forehead, and inviting fellow car passengers to guess ‘Who am I?’. We spent hours spotting new car registration plates on showroom-fresh vehicles, especially during the school summer holidays, or engaging in ongoing I-Spy tussles. Of course, there were many more games, but these were among my favorites. Fast forward three decades, and the best travel games have become a bit more technologically advanced. Now, they often involve staring at a small screen while employing some frantic finger-work. Unless, of course, you suffer from travel or motion sickness, in which case, journeys to and from any destination aren’t exactly what you might describe as fun.

Still, we’re focusing on the very best online travel games for those who can play to their heart’s content while getting from A to B. Whether it’s for holidaying (which could mean a long drive or hanging around airport departure lounges), weekend road trips, or even the grind of the daily commute, these games can make the experience much more enjoyable. Let’s face it, sitting on a bus or train, being a captive audience to advertising hoardings and back garden trampolines, day in and day out, is hardly exciting. What is exciting, though, is immersing yourself in online travel games. Below, we take a quick gander at what we believe to be five of the best. These games are a mix ideally suited for short commutes or for getting thoroughly lost in for a few hours when plotting the coordinates of somewhere more far-flung than the Piccadilly Line.

Available across major platforms (Android and Apple-derived), the following examples can be downloaded in app form directly to your smartphone or tablet.

Super Stickman Golf 3

Just who doesn’t love a good online golf ball slogger when they’re looking to kill some time?

• Super Stickman Golf 3 is a no-brainer escapist route that you can pick up and put down at your leisure.
• This game envelopes the player in all things golf, from tee to green.