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30 Essential Travel Apps for every traveller 🗺️
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These are all the apps I can’t live without when I travel. Planning a trip? These game-changing travel apps will make your journey smoother and more fun!
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ESims
 
Transportation
 
Accommodation & Booking
 
Language & Translation
 
Money & Budgeting
 
Local Experiences & Attractions

ESims

 
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During my trip to Hong Kong unfortunately my sim wasn’t working so I was glad I could use Saily that literally saved me. It was easy to install and use! I recommend it totally
Get Saily: Affordable eSIM plans for international travel
 
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I used Airalo in more than 20+ countries and it pretty much work good and I get always coverage, even in remote places.
Airalo: Buy eSIMs for international travel
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Transportation

 
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Uber never lets you down and it is used in more than 70 countries!
Explore the Uber Platform | Uber United States
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Bolt is in more than 500 cities! I used it a lot in Georgia and it’s usually slightly cheaper than Uber
Explore Bolt services | The all-in-one mobility app | Bolt
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If you are travelling to Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam you can’t live without this app! It’s the best ride hailing app.
Grab. The Everyday Everything App
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I use this everywhere in Europe but I also used it to go from Boston to New York! It’s super affordable and comfortable it reaches almost every city 😅
FlixBus: Erschwingliche Busreisen durch Deutschland & Europa
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Busbud covers buses in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia!
Busbud - The Best Way to Book Bus Tickets
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Perfect to look for the best flights
Skyscanner: Compare Cheap Flights & Book Airline Tickets to ...
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For the best train travel deals
Trainline : Search, Compare & Buy Cheap Train Tickets
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Book, search & compare trains, buses, flights & ferries
Book, search & compare trains, buses, flights & ferries
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Accommodation & Booking

 
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This doesn’t really need an explanation! Just try to opt for locally owned airbnb
Airbnb | Vacation rentals, cabins, beach houses, & more
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Never let me down! I use it very often for my trips
Booking.com | Official site | The best hotels, flights, car rentals ...
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Connect with locals for free stays.
Couchsurfing: Meet and Stay with Locals All Over the World
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Great for budget travelers.
Hostelworld
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Authentic stays with locals!
Homestay Technologies Limited
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Language & Translation

 
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Perfect too to ease the language barrier when you travel
Google Translate
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Learn basic phrases before you travel.
Duolingo - The world's best way to learn a language
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This is a fully working language translator for Korea
Papago - NAVER
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Money & Budgeting

 
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This is so easy to use when you need to convert the currency!
Xe Currency Converter - Live Exchange Rates Today
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Very easy to send and receive money when you are abroad
Wise: The international account | Money without borders | Wise ...
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I love this app. Especially if you travel in a group it’s easy to understand how much money you owe/you need to receive.
Splitwise: Split bills the easy way
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Local Experiences & Attractions

 
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Good alternative to GetYourGuide
Viator: Travel Tours, Activities, and Things to Do | 2025
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This works very well pretty much everywhere in the world! Not all the experiences are good, but mostly it’s worth it
GetYourGuide: Book Things To Do, Attractions, and Tours
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Food & Dining

 
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Vegan restaurants all over the world!
HappyCow: Find Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants Near Me
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Get discounted surplus food from restaurants and bakeries.
Too Good To Go
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Safety & Emergency

 
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Access emergency numbers worldwide.
TripWhistle Global SOS - International... Free Download
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Protect your data on public Wi-Fi and works well if you are travelling to China!
NordVPN: The best VPN service for speed and security in 2025
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Travel Insurance

 
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This is my to go travel insurance! You can’t travel without it
Heymondo | Attention 24h/7 travel with complete peace of mind!
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Navigation

 
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Ok so it doesn’t work well in some counties like China or South Korea. But it never lets me down!!
Google Maps
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Great if you don’t have data and you need an offline map
MAPS.ME (MapsWithMe), detailed offline maps of the world for ...
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