The best road trip podcasts for family adventures

There's nothing quite like a good family road trip. All your loved ones packed into one car and enjoying the open road and the great outdoors.

Unfortunately, once the boredom sets in, that's when your road trip can start going awry.

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Thankfully, there's a solution to this problem: podcasts! Able to be enjoyed by the entire family through your car's sound system – without making you car-sick or taking your eyes off the road – podcasts are the secret to a seamless family holiday.

Here, we've compiled a list of our favourite funny, educational and entertaining podcasts for kids of all ages – and adults too!

With smaller kids in the car, true crime podcasts aren't ideal. If you're looking for podcasts free of profanity, adult themes and scary stuff, look no further.

If you've got a fan of Thomas the Tank Engine in the car, this cheery British podcast series will keep them entertained for hours. Allow the brilliant narrators to tell you tales about the adventures of Thomas, Percy, Gordon, Nia and more, complete with funny voices and sound effects and celebrity guests like Olivia Colman and Shane Jacobson.

Listen to Thomas and Friends Storytime here.

If you're not a Bluey fan, you probably should be. Adults and kids alike love the thoughtful, quintessentially Australian animated series for its heart and humour. If you've ever watched the show, tune into this ABC Listen podcast to hear behind-the-scenes gossip from showrunner Joe Brumm and other members of the production team.

Listen to Behind Bluey here.

If you've rewatched Frozen and Frozen 2 and listened to Let It Go more times than you've had hot dinners, it might be time to pivot to this podcast. Each episode shares a new tale of adventure for Anna and Elsa, and features a host of familiar voices from the films. Perfect for kids whose appetite for all things Frozen is insatiable.

Listen to Disney Frozen: Forces of Nature here.

A father and son from Sydney read their favourite books aloud together in this sweet and soothing podcast. Perfect for late-night driving with little kids, this podcast makes for gentle listening and features a wide range of picture book favourites, including the Pig the Pug series, Paw Patrol and The Gruffalo.

Listen to Stories from Theo and Matt here.

If your little one is a music lover, this podcast will keep both their bodies and brains engaged. Each 10-minute episode sees host Dan Saks encouraging kids to sing, clap or dance along with his songs, using mimicry, patterns and echoes to educate children about music and rhythm. If your child is more of an active listener, Noodle Loaf will have them wriggling in their car seat.

Listen to Noodle Loaf here.

If you're a parent, you'll know a lot of little kids will go through a dinosaur phase at one point in their childhood. This podcast speaks directly to those T-Rex and Triceratops lovers. Created by a then-six-year-old boy named Aaron, the series ran for five years, with each episode exploring different species of dinosaurs in language little kids will understand.

Listen to Aaron's World here.

Got kids with more grown-up tastes? Older children and adults alike will love these podcasts, which range from comedy through to science and culture.

With almost 200 episodes available, this trivia podcast is the perfect way to pass the time on a long car trip. Every episode has a theme, from the collected works of Adam Sandler to insects and baby animals – with tricky questions to test the entire family. Our pick is the car-themed episode (feel free to listen here and tell us your score in the comments), but there's truly a quiz for every interest.

Listen to Family Road Trip Trivia here.

Australian national treasures Hamish Blake and Andy Lee never fail to entertain. If you're looking for truly laugh-out-loud content for teenage kids and adults, without anything too grown-up or crude, Hamish and Andy will deliver. Their hilarious hot topics of discussion include: 'Floor napping in domestic terminals', 'Bunnings sausage sizzle shock' and 'Fake plants: yes or no?'.

Listen to Hamish & Andy here.

From scuba diving to ship wrecks to dog poo, each episode of this informative series breaks down a topic to find out where it came from, how it happened or what it means. Hosts Josh and Chuck have a great rapport and make complex issues easy to understand for teenagers. But be warned – while Stuff You Should Know is generally family-friendly, some of the topics discussed are better suited to older kids and teens, so make sure you choose your episodes carefully.

Listen to Stuff You Should Know here.

The writers from popular BBC quiz show QI get together each week to discuss the coolest, funniest or most interesting fact they've learned in the process of making the show. There are over 450 episodes, each with their own fascinating focal point – and the hosts have a rapport that makes for very easy listening to both adults and kids.

Listen to No Such Thing as a Fish here.

If your kids love scary stories, this podcast is a great way of sharing spooky tales without inciting endless nightmares. Host Elise Parisian delves into the backstory of creepy phenomena like the Bermuda Triangle and the Loch Ness Monster. Consider it a part-educational, part-goosebump-inducing thrill ride.

Listen to Unspookable here.

If your child aspires to be a journalist, or just likes a good story, this investigative journalism podcast will have them utterly absorbed. Each episode delves into a major news story from the last few years, interviewing the journalists who got the exclusive and asking them about the sources, break-throughs, dead ends and dangerous liaisons that got them the scoop. Be warned, some episodes can veer into heavy territory – like terrorism and crime – so this is definitely better suited to older teens.

Listen to The Tip Off here.