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Lonely Planet Books in Order

Lonely Planet contains 75 books, published between 1977 and 2022. The first book is New Zealand (1977) and the newest is Experience Tasmania 1 (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
75
Published
1977–2022
Pages on record
25,901 in 54 of 75 books
Reading time
432–648 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 25,901 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 54 of 75 titles with a page count on record.

See all 75 books in order Printable Lonely Planet checklist

Lonely Planet is a travel guidebook series, 75 titles catalogued between 1977 and 2022. New Zealand (1977) is the earliest entry, and the line covers countries, regions and single cities: Singapore, Beijing, Poland, Jakarta, Berlin, Mexico, Central Europe and Indonesia's eastern islands all appear. Guides average 367 pages and carry edition numbers, so New Zealand 9 and Berlin 9 both date from 1998. Experience Tasmania 1 (2022) is the last recorded entry.

How many Lonely Planet books are there?

Lonely Planet has 75 books, released between 1977 and 2022.

Lonely Planet Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 75 Lonely Planet books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Beijing, book 4 of the Lonely Planet series (1994)
  2. Cover of Central Europe, book 5 of the Lonely Planet series (1995)
  3. Cover of Mexico 16, book 6 of the Lonely Planet series (1995)
  4. Cover of ndonesia's Eastern Islands by Peter Turner, book 8 of the Lonely Planet series (1998)
  5. Cover of Berlin 9, book 9 of the Lonely Planet series (1998)
  6. Cover of New Zealand 9 by Peter Turner, book 10 of the Lonely Planet series (1998)
  7. Cover of Singapore, book 11 of the Lonely Planet series (1998)
  8. Cover of Los Angeles by Andrea Schulte-Peevers, book 12 of the Lonely Planet series (1999)
  9. Cover of Java by Peter Turner, book 13 of the Lonely Planet series (1999)
  10. Cover of Indonesia by Peter Turner, book 14 of the Lonely Planet series (2000)
  11. Cover of California & Nevada, book 15 of the Lonely Planet series (2000)
  12. Cover of New Zealand 10 by Peter Turner, book 16 of the Lonely Planet series (2000)
  13. Cover of Shanghai, book 18 of the Lonely Planet series (2001)
  14. Cover of Bavaria, book 20 of the Lonely Planet series (2002)
  15. Cover of Greece, book 21 of the Lonely Planet series (2002)
  16. Cover of A Year of Adventures: A Guide to What, Where and When to Do It by Andrew Bain, book 23 of the Lonely Planet series
  17. Cover of Guide to the Middle of Nowhere, book 24 of the Lonely Planet series (2006)
  18. Cover of Caribbean Islands, book 26 of the Lonely Planet series (2008)
  19. Cover of Pocket Phuket, book 28 of the Lonely Planet series (2008)
  20. Cover of Bangkok Encounter, book 29 of the Lonely Planet series (2009)
  21. Cover of Discover Thailand, book 33 of the Lonely Planet series (2010)
  22. Cover of Europe by Andrea Schulte-Peevers, book 35 of the Lonely Planet series (2011)
  23. Cover of Discover Greece, book 36 of the Lonely Planet series (2012)
  24. Cover of New Orleans, book 37 of the Lonely Planet series (2012)
  1. 1
    New Zealand1977 · confirmed 1/4
    1977–
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  2. 2
    Singapore City Guide1991 · 608 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991608
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  3. 3
    Poland1993 · confirmed 1/4
    1993–
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  4. 4
    Beijing1994 · 242 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994242
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  5. 5
    Central Europe1995 · 622 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995622
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  6. 6
    Mexico 161995 · 894 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995894
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  7. 7
    Jakarta1995 · confirmed 1/4
    1995–
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  8. 8
    ndonesia's Eastern Islands1998 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998416
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  9. 9
    Berlin 91998 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998343
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  10. 10
    New Zealand 91998 · 720 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998720
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  11. 11
    Singapore1998 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998201
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  12. 12
    Los Angeles1999 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999328
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  13. 13
    Java1999 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999416
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  14. 14
    Indonesia2000 · 1104 pages · confirmed 1/4
    20001104
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  15. 15
    California & Nevada2000 · 936 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000936
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  16. 16
    New Zealand 102000 · 704 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000704
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  17. 17
    Baja California2001 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001328
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  18. 18
    Shanghai2001 · 303 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001303
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  19. 19
    San Diego2001 · 328 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001328
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  20. 20
    Bavaria2002 · 350 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002350
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  21. 21
    Greece2002 · 750 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002750
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  22. 22
    Crete2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  23. 23
    A Year of Adventures: A Guide to What, Where and When to Do It2006 · 216 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006216
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  24. 24
    Guide to the Middle of Nowhere2006 · 271 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006271
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  25. 25
    Berlin Encounter2007 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007200
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  26. 26
    Caribbean Islands2008 · 880 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008880
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  27. 27
    Canada: Ontario2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  28. 28
    Pocket Phuket2008 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008160
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  29. 29
    Bangkok Encounter2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  30. 30
    Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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Where to start with Lonely Planet

Start with New Zealand (1977), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lonely Planet book?

Experience Tasmania 1 (2022) is the newest Lonely Planet book released so far.

Is there a new Lonely Planet book coming?

No next Lonely Planet book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Lonely Planet at a glance

Paused
No new Lonely Planet title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Lonely Planet books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
25,901 pages across the 54 of 75 books with a recorded length, a median of 367 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lonely Planet books, 27 of 75, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 75 titles, 27 are credited to Lonely Planet, 20 to Andrea Schulte-Peevers, 11 to Andrew Bain and 8 to Peter Turner. A further 101 writers are credited. 8 titles carry no credit.

What the Lonely Planet books are about

49 of the 75 Lonely Planet books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: guidebooks is tagged on 35 of 49. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Guidebooks 35 of 49 books
  • Travel 9 of 49 books
  • Travel & holiday guides 7 of 49 books
  • California 3 of 49 books
  • Oceania, history 3 of 49 books
  • Travel - Foreign 3 of 49 books
  • Travel - United States 3 of 49 books
  • Asia - China 2 of 49 books
  • China 2 of 49 books
  • Greece, guidebooks 2 of 49 books
  • Recreation 2 of 49 books