Motion Sickness on Road Trips: Route-by-Route Guide

Some routes are notoriously rough - winding mountain passes, long desert stretches, switchbacks. Find your route below for terrain, motion risk, and specific prevention tips.

Australia

Austria

Bruck an der Grossglocknerstrasse → Heiligenblut
Risk: high · 30 mi · ~1.5h

Brazil

Lauro Muller → Bom Jardim da Serra
Risk: very high · 21 mi · ~1h

Canada

Baddeck → Baddeck (loop)
Risk: high · 185 mi · ~4.5h

Chile / Argentina

Los Andes → Mendoza
Risk: high · 165 mi · ~4.5h

China

Zhangjiajie → Tianmen Cave
Risk: very high · 6.7 mi · ~0.5h

France

Iceland

Reykjavik → Reykjavik (loop)
Risk: moderate · 825 mi · ~16h

India

Manali → Leh
Risk: high · 265 mi · ~13h

Ireland

Killarney → Killarney (loop)
Risk: moderate · 111 mi · ~3.5h

Italy

Japan

Morocco

Marrakech → Ouarzazate
Risk: high · 122 mi · ~4.5h

New Zealand

Norway

Andalsnes → Valldal
Risk: high · 31 mi · ~1.5h

Romania

Curtea de Arges → Cartisoara
Risk: very high · 70 mi · ~3h

South Africa

South Africa / Lesotho

Underberg → Mokhotlong
Risk: high · 58 mi · ~3.5h

Spain

Coll dels Reis → Port de sa Calobra
Risk: very high · 7.6 mi · ~0.5h

Switzerland

Zurich → Zurich (loop)
Risk: very high · 1000 mi · ~25h

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates / Oman

Dubai → Muscat
Risk: high · 290 mi · ~5h

United Kingdom

United States

Vietnam

Da Nang → Lang Co
Risk: high · 13 mi · ~0.75h

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