25 Best Travel Sandals for Walking, Beach, City and Adventure

Best Travel Sandals

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Apart from travel, if there’s one other thing I know really well – it’s shoes! The challenge, though, is finding a pair that’s both stylish and comfy.

We love warm-weather places – Europe (when it’s short-sleeves weather) and sun-drenched beaches (hello Cabo San Lucas!). So I’m always hunting for the best travel sandals for women and men (your partner should look good too, right?).

I’m talking fashionable yet practical – sandals you can walk in without blisters (because hobbling isn’t cute).

I’ve written about ladies’ beach sandals (and flip-flops) plus women’s water sandals, along with comfy men’s flip-flops.

Now, here’s my hand-picked list of the top 25 travel sandals for both gals and guys. And yes, it’s me, Janice, writing this :-).

Cute ladies sandals

Featured reader comment/question

“Hi! Which sandals are shown in the photo… with the brown crossed buckled straps and white strap across the toe area (model wearing yellow nail polish)?

Thank you for the helpful suggestions!”

~ Sue

Best travel sandals for women and men

Best Travel Sandals for Women and Men

I shop a lot on Amazon. It’s a Pandora’s Box for shoeaholics!

I love that you get fast delivery if you’re a Prime member (along with good TV shows!) plus free easy returns – it’s a hassle-free way to shop. And I’ve checked out literally hundreds of sandals.

You’re sure to love the following stand-outs. (I regularly update this post with new finds, so you can be confident the latest styles are covered here.)

So here’s to happy traveling – and stylish happy feet!

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Best women’s travel sandals

More travel sandals for women

Find many more options for ladies here on Amazon.

Best travel sandals for men

Best men's sandals for travel

Okay, now that we’ve got the ladies covered, let’s move on to the best men’s travel sandals.

And, sorry guys, there aren’t really quite as many options for you!

But we know that you, being manly and all, are really after function over form – and you just want something tried and true.

These five solid styles fit the bill.

More comfortable men’s sandals

Also see more options for men here on Amazon.

That’s our list of the top travel sandals!

If you buy any of them, let us know how they work for you. And if you have suggestions for this list, please pass them along!

You can share your thoughts in the Comments below.


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Best travel sandals for men and women
The best travel sandals for women

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About the authors

Janice and George Mucalov are award-winning travel journalists who’ve explored all seven continents. They share destination guidesluxury hotel reviewscultural adventurescruise insightstravel tips and more on their luxury travel blog, Sand In My Suitcase. See About.

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  1. I have been given to understand that Birkenstock no longer sells their shoes on Amazon because of the number of fakes being sold as genuine and Amazon refusing to crack down on the situation.

    1. It’s also our understanding that Birkenstock pulled their online store from Amazon. But we also understand there are smaller shoe stores that sell authentic Birkenstock sandals through Amazon :-). So you can still get real Birkenstocks on Amazon. They’re just harder to find and may not come in all sizes and colors.

    1. Those are a version of the Plaka sandals. Plaka makes a few different styles (all quite similar, but still a little different).

  2. Hi! Which sandals are shown in the photo just above #1 with the brown crossed buckled straps and white strap across the toe area (model wearing yellow nail polish)? Thank you for the helpful suggestions!

    1. Those sandals are really cute, aren’t they!

      We couldn’t find these on Amazon (or in stores here where we live). So we don’t know the brand. They could be European. Sometimes there are great shoes you can only find in Europe and not North America.

      Hope there’s another pair you like :-).

  3. Great article!

    Sandals are really comfortable. That is why I love my Birkenstocks. You don’t have to compromise comfort for style.

    Stay safe and healthy! Cheers!