Travel Mates
The People You Meet Are Part of the Journey.
Meet fellow travellers, stay connected with people you meet on the road, see when mates are nearby and travel together when it suits you.
Free to use. You control when you’re visible.
Some of the Best People You Meet Are on the Road.
A chat over happy hour. A shared campfire. A few days parked beside each other. Then everyone heads in different directions.
Travel Mates helps you keep those connections going — so the people you meet don’t simply disappear when one of you moves on.
How Travel Mates Works
See who is nearby
See Travel Mates around your location and recognise familiar faces when your paths cross again.
Stay Connected
Keep in touch with people you meet, chat, organise a catch-up or see when your travels bring you back to the same place.
Travel together
Heading in the same direction? Organise a meetup, plan part of the journey together or form a convoy — then travel independently again whenever it suits you.
Travel on Your Terms
You decide who becomes a Travel Mate and when you’re visible. Manage your connections and location sharing so you stay connected on your terms.
Stay connected when you want to. Travel independently when you don’t.
Ready to arrive connected?
Download VanLife Connect to find practical help, see what’s happening nearby, reconnect with travel mates and earn from your skills on the road.
Free to download. No subscriptions. No ads.