travel along vs travel

travel along is not a noun while travel is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
travel along	No	No	Yes	No
travel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, travel is a hypernym of travel along; that is, travel is a word with a broader meaning than travel along:

Other hypernyms of travel along include go, locomote, move.

travel along (noun)	travel (noun)
	the act of going from one place to another
	self-propelled movement
	a movement through space that changes the location of something

travel along (verb)	travel (verb)
travel along a certain course	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
	make a trip for pleasure
	travel upon or across
	undergo transportation as in a vehicle
	undertake a journey or trip
	travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge