My partner and I were both vegan for a number of years while we did a lot of road trip traveling. He no longer is vegan but I still am, so I’m always still strategizing for good food either to pack of find along the way.

When we take road trips, we try to pack some back up food even though we’re always looking for restaurants to try. Below are a bunch of ideas for snacks and meals and for items you can pick up at a grocery store along the way. Sometimes, you might end up eating from a chain or fast food restaurant too. The end of this post has links to vegan options for just about every place you might come across in your travels and what I do when we’re at a hotel or non-fast food restaurant and don’t see obvious vegan options.

Apps/sites:

Equipment ideas:

Items for cooler:

Items that don’t need a cooler:

See also:

14 Healthy Vegan Snacks for Road Trips

Vegan on the Road: How I’ve Eaten Healthier than Ever While Driving Across the Country

Your Guide to Vegan Road Tripping

21 Road Trip Snacks

7 Portable Snack Ideas

Road Trip Essentials for Your Vegan Roadtrip Adventures

Vegan Travel Food

Road Trip Ideas: Vegan Meals and Snack Ideas

Your Healthy Guide to Road Trip Snacks and Meals

The Best Vegan Snacks for Road Trips

Vegan ROAD TRIP! (Whole Food, Plant-based & Oil-free)

Vegan Backpacking Food

How to Pack for a Roadtrip (Vegan Style)

Fast food with vegan options:

Healthy Fast Food Orders

Try These Vegan Fast-Food and Chain-Restaurant Options on the Go

20 Meatless and All-Vegan Options You Can Find at Popular Fast Food Chains

145 Vegan Chain Restaurant Menus Every Vegan Needs to Know


Fast Food Menu Hacks for Vegans

Fast Food Options:

Limited Options:

  • Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr – most buns aren’t vegan (although veggie burgers are), but you could do a lettuce wrap; fries are vegan
  • Jack in the Box – no veggie  burgers or buns; potato options and black beans are vegan
  • Chick-Fil-A – only salads can be made vegan
  • Ruby Tuesday – can find vegan options at the salad bar
  • Buffalo Wild Wings – veggie burger isn’t vegan; salads can be made vegan
  • Dairy Queen – only salad and drinks
  • Dickey’s BBQ – only sides
  • Applebees – salad only
  • KFC – sides only
  • In n Out – fries only
  • Five Guys – fries only
  • Jimmy Johns – bread is not vegan
  • McDonalds – no good vegan options

When I’m at a hotel without vegan options on the breakfast menu, I can normally ask for just potatoes, veggies, and beans (if they have them), and toast with avocado (or tortillas and then I make my own breakfast burritos!). Hotels also generally have oatmeal and fruit. And recently, I’ve learned that lots of restaurants secretly (?) have beyond or impossible burgers, just not on the menu. I normally just ask if they have vegan options and the non-menu items are revealed.

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