How to Listen to Audible in the Car? Top 7 Methods!

Audible nowadays is always at the top of audiobooks services. Many people like to listen to audiobooks on Audible because it includes more than 300,000 audio programs from audiobook publishers. What’s more, Audible now can be played on multiple devices. People enjoy Audible books on TVs, phones, computers, speakers, audios, and so on. Then there are many people who may ask: How can I listen to Audible in my car?

Yes, there’s nothing better than listening to Audible books in the car while commuting or during a long drive. If you have questions about how to listen to Audible in the car, this post will be very useful to you. We will introduce to you the most useful seven ways and detailed tutorials to play Audible in your car.

Method 1. Listen to Audible in the Car via Audible Car Mode

Car Mode is an inner feature of the Audible app, it is available for both iOS and Android. It allows you to play Audible in the car easily just by controlling your phone.  

Step 1. Connect your iOS/Android phone to your car with an auxiliary cable or Bluetooth.

Step 2. Select an audiobook and tap to start listening.

Step 3. Tap on the “Audible Car Mode” icon at the top of the Audible.

Step 4. Now you are available to play, pause, and bookmark your audiobook by the simple interface.

Method 2. Play Audible in the Car via Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

If your car is a newer one with an in-dash system, it might have Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, which makes you easily play Audible in the car by controlling the dashboard. (Note: You should have at least an iPhone 5 or later to enjoy Apple CarPlay, at least an Android 5.1 Lollipop or a later version to enjoy Android Auto. And you need to make sure your car has the feature by checking your owner’s manual.)

Step 1. Connect your iOS/Android phone to your car with a USB port.

Step 2. Tap the “Home” section ＞ the “CarPlay” icon on your car display.

Step 3. Tap “Audible” app ＞”My Library”.

Step 4. Now you can play Audible in the car by tapping on the audiobook.

Method 3. How to Play Audible in the Car via AudKit Tool

What if you find Audible not playing in car by the above two methods? Then you can use the third best way to play Audible in your car. You can insert your USB drive, SD card, or CDs into your car for playing Audible books. And you can also play Audible in the car offline even if you have driven to someplace with a poor Internet signal connection. It’s known that Audible books are all AA/AAX formats that can’t be played on other devices. Therefore, you need to firstly convert Audible to formats that can be played in your car via the perfect converter – AudKit Audible AAX Converter.

Key Features of AudKit Audible Converter

• Retain 100% quality for Audible AA and AAX audiobooks
• A lightning speed of 100X over the average conversion rate
• Convert Audible to MP3 and other formats to fit your car and other devices
• Automatically cut Audible books by chapters or by segments

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After downloading the AudKit Audible Converter on your computer, you can follow the step-by-step tutorial to get Audible on your car.

Step 1 Add Audible books to AudKit

Drag and drop Audible books from your computer to the AudKit interface. Or click the “Add Files” button at the top of the AudKit to load and add audiobooks.

Step 2 Choose Audible output format for your car

Click the “format” panel at the bottom of the AudKit. Choose the MP3 format to fit your car. You can also adjust other parameters on this window.

Step 3 Convert Audible for your car

Simply click the “Convert” button at the bottom of the AudKit and it will start converting audiobooks to MP3 at up to 100X speed.

Step 4 Play Audible in your car

After getting the MP3 format of Audible, you can burn Audible books to CDs or transfer them to a USB drive or an SD card. Then, you can plug in the CDs, SD card, or USB drive into your car stereo to play Audible in the car.

Method 4. How to Play Audible through Car Bluetooth

You can also listen to Audible in the car via Bluetooth if your car has Bluetooth compatibility.

Step 1. Turn on Bluetooth both on your phone and in your car.

Step 2. With Bluetooth, your car will automatically detect your phone.

Step 3. Confirm to connect your phone to the car by entering the verification code on your phone.

Step 4. Open the Audible app on your phone and listen to audible books in the car.

Method 5. How to Use Audible in the Car via FM Transmitter

You can also use an FM transmitter to play Audible on your car. Next are the steps.

Step 1. Plug the FM transmitter into your car’s music device.

Step 2. Choose a radio frequency that is not occupied by a local radio on the transmitter to transmit your audiobooks.

Step 3. Turn the radio to the same frequency as the transmitter.

Step 4. Open the Audible app on your phone and play your audiobook to listen to Audible on that FM frequency.

Method 6. How to Listen to Audible Books in Car via Auxiliary Cable

If your car music system supports auxiliary input, you can connect your phone with an auxiliary cable to play Audible in your car directly.

Step 1. Find the AUX port in your car and plug one end of the Auxiliary cable into it.

Step 2. Plug the other end of the cable into your phone’s port.

Step 3. Select the “AUX” option on your car’s display.

Step 4. Open the Audible app on your phone and start playing your audiobook in your car.

Method 7. How to Connect Audible to Car via USB Cable

If your car has a USB port, you can connect your phone to the car by a USB cable and then play Audible in the car.

Step 1. Insert one end of the USB cable into your phone’s port.

Step 2. Plug the other end of the USB cable into your car’s port.

Step 3. Select the “USB” option on the car display.

Step 4. Find “Audible” from the root folder and listen to audible books in car.

Conclusion

To play Audible in the car, the above methods can be very useful for you. The simplest way to listen to Audible in the car is to use CarPlay or Android Auto. However, if your car is not available to use CarPlay or Android Auto, you can try other methods, such as connecting your car to a smartphone by Bluetooth, USB cable, Auxiliary cable, or FM Transmitter.

The most stable way to play Audible in the car without an Internet connection is that you copy Audible books on a USB drive or SD card or burn Audible to CDs and then insert these tools into your car. At this point, AudKit Audio Converter can be your good assistant to download and convert Audible to all kinds of formats to suit multiple devices more than your car.

Elle Johnson

Staff Editor

Elle Johnson has been working in the technology and music software field for over 5 years. She is dedicated to providing easy-to-use guides and effective tips to play music anywhere.

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