diff --git a/lib/components/user/back-link.js b/lib/components/user/back-link.js
index cedc891d8..c0955d62d 100644
--- a/lib/components/user/back-link.js
+++ b/lib/components/user/back-link.js
@@ -12,14 +12,18 @@ const StyledButton = styled(Button)`
   padding: 0;
 `
 
+export const BackButtonContent = () => (
+  <IconWithText Icon={ArrowLeft}>
+    <FormattedMessage id="common.forms.back" />
+  </IconWithText>
+)
+
 /**
  * Back link that navigates to the previous location in browser history.
  */
 const BackLink = () => (
   <StyledButton bsStyle="link" onClick={navigateBack}>
-    <IconWithText Icon={ArrowLeft}>
-      <FormattedMessage id="common.forms.back" />
-    </IconWithText>
+    <BackButtonContent />
   </StyledButton>
 )
 
diff --git a/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-editor.tsx b/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-editor.tsx
index 368174260..701b7cd38 100644
--- a/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-editor.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-editor.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl'
 import React, { ComponentType } from 'react'
 
+import { BackButtonContent } from '../back-link'
 import { MonitoredTrip } from '../types'
-import BackLink from '../back-link'
+import { TRIPS_PATH } from '../../../util/constants'
 import DeleteForm from '../delete-form'
+import Link from '../../util/link'
 import PageTitle from '../../util/page-title'
 import StackedPanesWithSave from '../stacked-panes-with-save'
 
@@ -52,7 +54,11 @@ const SavedTripEditor = (props: Props): JSX.Element => {
     return (
       <>
         <PageTitle title={title} />
-        <BackLink />
+        {/* If creating, back button should return to trip planner. If not, it should return
+        to saved trips, just in case the user accessed this page through their email. */}
+        <Link to={isCreating ? '/' : TRIPS_PATH}>
+          <BackButtonContent />
+        </Link>
         <StackedPanesWithSave
           extraButton={
             monitoredTrip.id