60 + Clever Road Trip Riddles to Make Your Journey Unforgettable

I have lanes but no doors, people travel on me with cars and stores. What am I?

A road

I blink red, yellow, green to tell cars when to go or stay. What am I?

A traffic light

I wear stripes for feet to cross, painted white across the cross. What am I?

A crosswalk

I circle drivers round and round, no traffic lights, just yield the ground. What am I?

A roundabout

I keep cars from falling down the edge, a metal line that hugs the ledge. What am I?

A guardrail

I stop cars when a train goes by, my arms come down while engines cry. What am I?

Railroad crossing gates

I’m painted yellow in the middle, telling drivers not to fiddle. What am I?

A double yellow line

I slow you gently with bumps and sound, on busy roads I’m often found. What am I?

A speed bump / rumble strip

I point exits, towns, and mile marks too—read my signs to know where to move. What am I?

A highway sign / mile marker

I hide your car between floors up high, spiral down or up when you try. What am I?

A parking garage ramp

I shine at night to show your way, without my glow you’d miss the day. What am I?

Headlights

I’m narrow and quiet where kids all play, slow down here when you pass my way. What am I?

A residential street / school zone

I let ships pass and lift my span; when I rise you wait on land. What am I?

A drawbridge

I carry many cars with no legs or wings, numbered exits and long straight strings. What am I?

An interstate / highway

I’m an extra edge beside the lane — pull over here if trouble came. What am I?

A road shoulder

What has wheels but never walks, takes you far but never talks?

A car

I have a horn but I don’t make music, I run on fuel but I’m not alive. What am I?

A car horn

The more miles I go, the thinner I get. What am I?

A tire

I have keys but no doors, I start engines but open no locks. What am I?

Car keys

I can run but never walk, I have a bed but never sleep. What am I?

A road

The faster you drive, the smaller I get. What am I?

The rearview mirror view

I have lines but no paper, I guide you but don’t speak. What am I?

Road lines

I’m full of curves but I’m not a snake. What am I?

A winding road

I always point but never move. What am I?

A road sign

You stop at me when I’m red, go when I’m green. What am I?

A traffic light

I’m a path everyone follows, but I’m not a leader. What am I?

A highway

I’m filled with numbers but not math problems. What am I?

Highway routes

I warn you without a sound, I show danger with my shape. What am I?

A warning sign

I move without legs, I roar without a mouth. What am I?

An engine

The more you press me, the faster you go. What am I?

The accelerator pedal

What has wheels but never moves on its own?

A parked car

I show red, yellow, and green, but I am not a fruit. What am I?

Traffic light

I have four wheels and carry people everywhere, but I am not a bus. What am I?

A car

What has a horn but never grows?

A car horn

I’m flat, I show the way, but I’m not a phone. What am I?

A map

I have no legs but still run across roads. What am I?

A road

What gets tired but never sleeps?

Car tires

I carry many people but I am not a plane. What am I?

A bus

What road is always frozen but never icy?

The information superhighway (the internet)

I have numbers and signs, but I’m not math homework. What am I?

A highway sign

What road has no cars but lots of letters?

A mailbox route

I make noise when you honk, but I never speak. What am I?

A car horn

What road never ends and goes around and around?

A roundabout

I can carry your home but I’m not strong. What am I?

A trailer

I help you see the road at night, but I’m not the moon. What am I?

Headlights

What has wheels, takes you places, but never leaves its seat?

A car

The more miles I go, the thinner I get. What am I?

A tire

I drink but never eat, and I make the car go. What am I?

Fuel

I’m full of stories, but I can’t talk. People open me on road trips. What am I?

A map

The more you take me, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

I move without legs, roar without a mouth, and carry people without arms. What am I?

A bus

The faster you drive, the less of me you see. What am I?

The scenery

I can’t move without a driver, but I take you far away. What am I?

A vehicle

I’m always ahead of you, yet you can never reach me. What am I?

The horizon

I shine at night, guiding you in the dark, but I’m not the moon. What am I?

Headlights

I tell you how fast you go, but I never move myself. What am I?

A speedometer

The more you share me, the smaller I get. What am I?

A snack

I’m full of holes but still hold your drinks. What am I?

A cup holder

I’m loud on the road but quiet when parked. What am I?

The engine

I’m not alive, but I’m your best road trip partner. What am I?

Music

What has hands but can’t clap?

A clock

I fly without wings, I cry without eyes. What am I?

The wind

What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?

A clock

I’m full of keys but can’t open a door. What am I?

A piano

What gets wetter the more it dries?

A towel

I have cities but no houses, rivers but no water. What am I?

A map

What goes up but never comes down?

Your age

The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

Footsteps

What has many teeth but cannot bite?

A comb

I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. What am I?

A candle

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter “M”

What can travel around the world while staying in one corner?

A stamp

The more you share me, the less I become. What am I?

A secret

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

The future

What belongs to you but is used by others more often?

Your name