Road trip games for the whole car, from the driveway to the destination
Hours in the car go faster when everyone's watching for something. Let's Tingo turns the view out the window into a game of bingo. You build a board of things to spot, everyone gets their own board from the same list, and the first to fill five in a row calls a Tingo.
Road trip games like this work for an afternoon drive to the lake or a week of interstates, and the longer the drive, the more you'll find.
Road trip bingo built for your route
Pick a game type, tell Let's Tingo where you're headed, and it builds a list of finds from that: a water tower with the town's name on it, a field of cows, a state line sign. Keep the ones you like, add the landmarks only your family knows, and share the game before anyone's buckled in.
Everyone calls out what they spot, and the driver keeps their eyes on the road.
In most games, finds are shared, so when anyone spots something, it shows up on every board that has it. If the grandparents are driving down in their own car, they can play the same game and see what you just found.
The license plate game, on a board
The license plate game is the original road trip game, and it fits right onto a Let's Tingo board. Put the states you're most likely to see in the find list, add a couple you'd be amazed to spot, and the out-of-state plates start counting for something.
Car games for road trips that last the whole trip
A long drive doesn't have to be one game. Make it a timed game and set it to end the day you arrive, and the same board keeps going through every leg of the trip, from the first gas station to the last mile. Whoever has the most Tingos when it ends wins.
Name a prize when you set it up, picking the next stop's snack or first choice of the hotel bed, and everyone sees what they're playing for.
Road trip games for adults on a trip with friends
A weekend away with friends has the same long stretches of highway. Build a board for wherever you're headed, the brewery towns, the national park, the beach house, and the drive becomes part of the trip instead of the part before it.
Road trip scavenger hunt ideas to get your board started
These are the kind of finds that make a good road trip scavenger hunt. Use them, change them, or let Let's Tingo suggest its own from what you tell it. For other occasions, browse more scavenger hunt ideas.
On the highway
- Out-of-state plate
- Cow
- Horse trailer
- Water tower
- Big rig
- Billboard with a face
- RV
- Bridge over water
- Construction zone
- Wind turbine
- Hawk on a post
- Bikes on a car
In small towns
- Welcome sign
- Courthouse
- Main Street diner
- Grain silo
- Church steeple
- Mural
- Antique shop
- Train crossing
- Flag on a porch
- Old gas pump
- Tractor
- Fruit stand
At the stops
- Rest area map
- Vending machine
- Giant roadside statue
- Souvenir magnet
- Picnic table
- Dog walking area
- Jerky aisle
- Postcard rack
- State line sign
- Scenic overlook
- Truck stop
- Ice cream cone
Get your road trip game ready
Build the board the night before you leave, and share it while everyone's still loading the car. The same game works for camping games once you get there, beach games on the sand, and travel bingo when the trip starts at the airport.
Joining a game is always free, in the app or in a browser. Plenty of games are free to make, too.