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Last Updated on December 30, 2023 by Natalie

I love to dress up in costumes. Naturally, Halloween is also one of my favorite holidays. Whether you are traveling or going to a friend’s costume party, here are some awesome travel themed costumes. These will work any time of year!

I’ve written about costumes for Halloween that travel easily and are still clever and fun. You can use these for Halloween and also a travel themed party. There are even a few that will work for a time travel party. If you’re looking for travel themed Halloween costumes for adults, read on!

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Travel Themed Costumes

Pilot

Whether you want to channel your inner Amelia Earhart or Jerrie Mock, you can choose an old school pilot costume or bring it into modern times. Dress as your favorite aviator, real or fictional.

Flight Attendant

The quintessential costume with a travel theme: flight attendant. While dressing up as a flight attendant might be one of the most common ideas for a travel themed event, it’s still a lot of fun. From extremely stylized to the modern day, there are so many variations. Get a group together and go matching or from different decades!

Where’s Waldo or Where’s Wilma

Waldo (or Wilma, if you prefer) is the world traveler we all want to be: blending in everywhere and not making a scene. Pair the shirt, glasses, and hat with a pair of jeans and you are good to go. If you’re really into it, take the shirt with you around the world and photograph yourself in it. Hilarious!

World Traveller

Who else was absolutely obsessed with “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” I know it wasn’t just me, they even made a TV show!

When you dress up in the iconic red trench coat and fedora, everyone knows who you are – and they will ask where in the world you’ve been! The only make up you need is a red lipstick. Not only can you wear the trench and hat again, it’s another costume that could make appearances while you travel!

International Person of Mystery

 

Be the hilarious Austin Powers’ version or create your own idea! For Austin, grab your favorite blue velvet suit. Use the theme music to inspire people to dance.

Time Traveler Costume Ideas

Time Traveler

It’s as easy as donning your favorite touristy looking gear (in my picture, I’m wearing my bathing suit underneath the beach dress I bought on our most recent vacation, along with a big floppy sun hat. Wear what you’d like and paint the clock on your face. It was much easier to do than I’d expected!

Take it to the next level and make a clock costume. Carry a suitcase around all night.

Doctor Who Costumes

The Doctor from Doctor Who is one of the most recognizable time travelers of all time (see what I did there?) Each doctor has a distinctive costume. The 13th Doctor’s costume from the show, played by Jodie Whitaker, is also available. I’m all for gender bending, so wear your favorite doctor’s costume!

TARDIS

Yes, the TARDIS is a machine. In one episode of Doctor Who, she does become a woman for a short time. TARDIS stands for time and relative dimensions in space and it can travel anywhere in space or time. With such a huge following that spans multiple decades, it isn’t likely going to go out of style anytime soon.

Not into Doctor Who?

Back To The Future Costumes

The second and third most recognizable time travelers are Marty McFly and Doc Brown. Carry around a tiny DeLorean to complete the look. Unless you already have your own real one. That’s cool, too.

World Map

Wear this amazing dress and BE the world. Grab matching world map shoesto complete the ensemble.

It’s actually practical and you can wear it regularly. I would! In fact, I’ve been looking for a world map dress to wear out and about.

Astronaut

Space is the ultimate destination and astronauts are the ultimate travelers. Dress up as an homage to the scientists and astronauts who got to the moon in the 1960s. Watch this wonderful documentary about the Last Man on the Moon to get in the spirit of exploration.

Bellhop

Grab this costume and be a Bellhop or Hotel Concierge. It’s really a perfect costume for travelers and maybe even reminds us and others to be appreciative of those in the service and hospitality industries.

Scuba Diver

 

Whether you are a scuba diver or not, it’s a really fun costume for Halloween or a travel party. Go old school. Add a baby in a carrier as a deep sea creature. Or create your own. Do you want to simplify? Skip the air tank and be a snorkeler!

Annie Walker (from Bridesmaids)

Throw on a black and white blouse, jeans, and sunglasses. Presto! You have an Annie Walker  costume from during her hilarious plane meltdown in the movie Bridesmaids. Couples costume idea: one half dresses Annie and the other as flight attendant, Stove. Err, Steve.

Pick a Character from your Favorite Travel movie

Pick a character from an iconic travel movie. Thelma and Louise, Wild, Lost In Translation, and Titanic come to mind. Let your imagination soar!

More Traveling Characters from Movies and Television Shows

Characters from Futurama, Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the main characters from Harry Potter. Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown from Back to the Future. Bill & Ted are most excellent time travelers, as well. Several characters from the Terminator franchise also fit nicely into this theme. There’s also the Time Traveler from The Time Machine. Ebenezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol travels in his dreams. The characters from Lost In Space fit the theme, too. Alice in Wonderland is a fanciful traveler for a travel theme party. Indiana Jones and supporting characters are more fun choices for travel themed costumes!

Monarch Butterfly

This is probably seems like a most unusual addition to a costume list with a travel theme. However, monarch butterflies migrate 2,500 miles per year. Most overwinter in Mexico and then head back up north in the spring. It’s amazing such fragile creatures can travel so incredibly far every 4 generations. This costume pays homage to an amazing creature.  Plus, it’s a really cool costume!

Go Forth and Dress Up

Dressing up is always fun and choosing a great, whimsical costume can enhance your party. Do you want the cheesiest, easiest costume of all? It’s the classic Obnoxious Tourist, of course! Make it a costume for two and one half dresses as a landmark. Either way, enjoy Halloween or your travel themed party with a wonderful dress up idea!

What’s your favorite travel themed costume? What was your most creative travel or time travel themed costume idea?

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