Car Date Ideas
The car is a great date idea because it allows for a unique and personalized experience as well as flexibility in terms of location/activities. It also allows for privacy and intimacy, as you can have private conversations and get to know each other even better.
Additionally, it can be a fun and exciting activity, especially if you choose to go on a road trip or try out a new driving route.
Check out list of car date ideas below to have a fun date idea away from home!
Best Car Date Ideas
Drive to a Local Trail or Find a Trail Head a Few Hours Away
The go-to app to find trails near you is AllTrails!
Go to a Drive-in Movie
Classic for a reason. Find a drive-in movie theatre near you.
Visit a nearby town or city that you’ve never been to before.
Explore the local shops, restaurants, and attractions.
Go for a Scenic Road Trip
Pick a destination–restaurant, ice cream shop, lighthouse– and make a day of it!
Active Car Date Ideas
Use these active date ideas for your next date in the car.
Have Car Sex
Pretty self-explanatory…
Drive to a nearby state park or national park and go for a hike
This makes for a great spring, fall, or summer date idea to get outdoors for the day/weekend!
Visit a winery or brewery and take a tour.
Finish off the evening with a tasting session.
Go stargazing in a secluded spot away from the city lights.
Bring blankets, pillows, and hot cocoa for a cozy evening under the stars.
Take a leisurely drive through the countryside
Stop at farm stands to pick up some produce and other locally-grown products.
Go on a Photo Scavenger Hunt
See who can find the most interesting or unusual objects along the way.
Drive to a nearby beach or lake and spend the afternoon swimming, sunbathing, and relaxing.
Want more beach-related date ideas? Check out our beach date idea post!
Play Carpool Karaoke
Bring out your inner singer with this date idea.
Go Glamping
Research local parks near you and pickup some car glamping supplies for a fun weekend away.
Tailgate Together
Go to a local sporting event (that allows tailgating) with this active outdoor date.
Go on a Scavenger Hunt
With a car, you can expand the radius of your scavenger hunt!
Pretend You’re Tourists
Find a tourist map at your local information book, grocery store, or tourism website and hit up a few of the spots.
Go for a Hike to See the Foliage
Need a fall date idea? Fill up your tank and use your car to hit up a local or state park to view the foliage in your car during the fall months.
Have a Dance Party
Find their favorite, upbeat artist and have a dance party int he car!
Find Open Houses or Garage Sales
Search your local listing (or drive around) for open houses, estate sales, or yard sales with your car.
Artsy Car Date Ideas
Use these artsy date ideas for your next car date.
Have a Parked Car Conversation
This might be a good time for some relationship check-in questions!
Go on a food tour and hit up a few different food trucks or hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
Play Carpool Karaoke
Go to a Drive-In Movie
Go to a Drive-in Comedy Show
While you’re at it, here’s some candy puns and fish puns to make your partner snicker.
Create the Ultimate Road Trip Playlist Together
Use our date idea playlist or creat your own road trip playlist together.
Play a Competitive Round of Name That Tune
Play a Board Game
Read our date night game ideas blog post for a few games you can play in the car!
Foodie Car Date Ideas
Use these foodie date ideas for your next date in the car.
Have a Picnic in the Trunk or Find a Picnic Destination
Do a Drive-Thru Dinner Date/Dive-Thru Crawl
Hit-up all your favorite drive-throughs and only order 1 item at each location.
Drive-thru Dessert Date
Since desert date tend to be cheaper, drive to the desert places in town and order the kiddie/smallest size items on their menu.
Deliver Meals to People in Need
Late Night Car Date Ideas
Use these late night date ideas for your next car date idea.
Stargaze Together
Go to a drive-in concert
Play Cash Cab or Another Trivia Game
Remember the show Cash Cab from the early 2000s? Play a trivia podcast and find some LED light strips on amazon to create a similar feel to the show.
Other Car Date Ideas
Browse from our other list of date ideas for more inspiration!
Have a Relationship Check-In
Use our relationship check-in questions to get the conversation started.
Play Truth-or-Dare
Use our truth-or-dare questions to ask to keep the conversation going!
Play Never Have I Ever
Use our never-have-I-ever questions to keep the conversation going!
Watch sunset or sunrise together
Watch Scenic Drives via YouTube
Drive through holiday light displays
Bring along people if you want this to be a great group or friend date idea.
