28 Questions to Ask Your Friends Before You Travel With Them

Traveling with your BFF can be so much fun. However, as anyone who has ever been on a vacation knows, traveling can lead to some stressful situations that may put your relationship to the test — whether you're traveling with friends, family, or a significant other. And group trips are a whole other beast as you try to balance the priorities, personalities, budgets, and needs of several different people.

Let's just say choose wisely before you invite anyone to join you on a group trip, because even the closest of friends may not be the best travel buddies. In some ways, you want to travel with people who are opposite from you (For instance, the last thing you need is a group with three Type A "leaders"!), but in many ways, you want to have a similar travel style, especially when it comes to budget, pacing, and daily priorities.

One way to avoid disaster on a group trip — and make sure you all stay friends when you return home! — is to have everyone involved answer these important questions. It will make sure the group is on the same page about expectations for the trip and which "mini factions" might want to pair up (morning people get to share a hotel room!) before you even step foot on that plane, train, or automobile.

Here are the questions you need to ask before traveling with a group: