Travel Vocabulary

                                                         

This is a list of vocabulary items related to travel

                        I go by, I go on means of transport

I go by	plane	or	I fly
	car		I drive
	ship		I sail
	bicycle/bike		I ride
	motorcycle/motorbike
	bus
I go on	horse		I ride
	foot		I walk

                        Useful travel expressions

General travel vocabulary

Public transportation (British public transport) is a system of vehicles such as buses and trains which operate at regular times on fixed routes and are used by the public.
Means of transport
The road / the highway / the port / the airport
Arrival / departure time
Where's the information desk, please?
To commute is to make the same journey regularly between work and home.

It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.

A journey is traveling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle.

I love going on long journeys.

To journey (verb - usually used with adverb or preposition) = to travel somewhere.

We journeyed south.

At the airport

Show me your passport, please!
l'm here on business / vacation
l'm traveling alone / with my family
Customs is the place at a port, airport or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally
Customs officer is a person whose job is to look inside travellers' bags to make certain they are not taking goods into a country without paying taxes
Anything to declare?
No, there's nothing to declare / Nothing to declare
You've got a lot of baggage! Why don't you use the baggage cart
How much is a one-way ticket (British usually single) to New York?
If you make a round trip, you go on a journey and return to where you started from.
A journey in an aircraft is a flight. Flight also means an aircraft that is making a particular journey

I'll never forget my first flight.
Flight 474 to Buenos Aires is now boarding at gate 9

First class / Business class / Economy class
What time does the plane for.... take off / land?
Check-in is the place at an airport where you show your ticket so that you can be told where you will be sitting.

A representative from the tour company will meet you at the check-in.

At the train station

How much is a ticket to...?
Direct / transfer train
Is there a reduced fare for children / large families?
Where is the station?
Where can we buy tickets?
What time will the train to...leave?
Where is platform number ...?

By ship / boat

A ferry (boat) is a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service.

We're going across to France by/on the ferry.

A cruise is a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places

By bus / coach

Where is the the bus station, please?
When does the bus leave for...?
How many stops before...?
A bus with/without air-conditioner

By car

Where is the parking lot, please?
Where can I park my car?
Can I park my car here?
Where can I rent a car?
I would like to rent a car for.... days / weeks.

The car costs £30 a day to rent, but you get unlimited mileage (= no charge for the miles traveled)

A car breakdown

I had a breakdown (= my car stopped working) in the middle of the road

A garage is a place where cars are repaired.

The car's still at the garage getting fixed.
Where can I find a garage to repair my car?

Insurance

I'll need to take out extra car insurance for another driver.