How to Find Travel Buddies: A Simple Guide for Solo Travelers

Why travel buddies make trips better

Travel buddies share costs like taxis and tours, make unfamiliar places feel safer, and turn a good day into a story you remember together. You do not need to travel with someone for the whole trip. A few days or one city is often enough.

Share your trip before you go

Add your trip with your destination and dates so you can match with travelers heading to the same place. On Konnectors you can do this before you even land, which means you can arrive with a plan for your first day.

Chat first, then explore together

Message a possible travel buddy before you meet. Talk about what you like to do, how early you wake up and how much you want to spend. Start with something small such as a day trip or a dinner before you commit to sharing a longer route.

Plan together with a shared itinerary

Shared itineraries let you build a trip with the travel buddies you meet and keep every plan in one place. Add stops, agree on days that are free for solo time, and keep a day flexible in case a good plan comes up.

Choose who you travel with

Women-only mode works in Travel Buddies, so only women can see you and you only see women. Premium adds advanced filters for Travel Buddies if you want to narrow results by what matters to you.

Agree on money and expectations early

Talk about budget, pace and sleeping arrangements before you book anything shared. Agree how you will split costs and what happens if one of you wants to go a different way. Clear expectations keep a good match from turning into an awkward trip.

Stay safe when you meet someone new

Meet in a public place first, tell a friend or family member your plans and keep your accommodation details private until you know someone well. Use the optional selfie verification, and the report and block tools if something feels wrong. Never send money to a travel buddy you have not met.

Meet locals too

Travel buddies are one half of a good trip. Local hangouts show you where people actually go, and members can offer to host verified travelers, which is a great way to see a city through local eyes.

Where to find travel buddies

• Travel-buddy apps: Konnectors matches your dates and destination and adds local hangouts; Nomadtable focuses on solo travelers and nomads.
• Hostels and group tours: built-in company for the first days.
• Couchsurfing and Couchers.org: stays with locals plus events.
• Online communities: solo-travel subreddits and expat groups for the city you are visiting.

Visit Nomadtable ↗Visit Couchers.org ↗Friend finder apps compared →

Questions to ask a possible travel buddy

• Early bird or night owl?
• Budget per day, and how do we split shared costs?
• Museums and hikes, or beaches and nightlife?
• How much time alone do you want?
• What happens if one of us wants to change plans?

Check the destination first

Before you agree on a trip, check your government's travel advice for the destination together. The UK government's solo travel guidance is a useful checklist whatever passport you hold.

Visit UK government advice on solo travel ↗Countries to avoid in 2026 →

Frequently asked questions