60 Basic travel words with examples
The travel related words below are the most important terms you need to know when talking about travel or vacation.
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- Airport: I went to the airport to catch a flight to San Francisco.
- Bicycle: One of the best ways to see the countryside is to ride a bicycle.
- Bike: We rode a bike from shop to shop.
- Boat: Have you ever piloted a boat?
- Bus station: The bus station is three blocks from here.
- Bus: You can catch a bus for Seattle at the bus station.
- Camp: Do you like to camp in the woods?
- Car: You might want to rent a car when you go on vacation.
- Check in: Make sure to get to the airport two hours early to check in.
- Cruise ship: It’s the most elegant cruise ship in the world!
- Cruise: We will stop at three destinations during our cruise through the Mediterranean.
- Destination: What is your final destination?
- Excursion: I’d like to take an excursion to the wine country while we’re in Tuscany.
- Ferry: Ferries allow passengers to take their cars with them to their destination.
- Fly: I like to fly on the same airline to get mileage points.
- Freeway: We’ll have to take the freeway to Los Angeles.
- Go by rail: Going by rail offers the opportunity to get up and walk around as you travel.
- Go camping: Let’s go to the beach and go camping next weekend.
- Go sightseeing: Did you go sightseeing while you were in France?
- Highway: The highway between the two cities is quite lovely.
- Hostel: Staying in a youth hostel is a great way to save money on vacation.
- Hotel: I’ll book a hotel for two nights.
- Journey: The journey will take four weeks and we’ll visit four countries.
- Land: The airplane will land in two hours.
- Landing: The landing took place during a storm. It was very scary!
- Lane: Make sure to get into the left lane when you want to pass.
- Luggage: Can you carry the luggage upstairs?
- Main road: Take the main road into town and turn left at 5th Street.
- Motel: We stayed in a convenient motel on our way to Chicago.
- Motorcycle: Riding a motorcycle can be fun and exciting, but it’s also dangerous.
- Ocean: The Atlantic Ocean takes four days to cross.
- Package holiday: I prefer to buy package holidays, so I don’t have to worry about anything.
- Passenger: The passenger felt ill during the voyage.
- Plane: The plane is packed with 300 passengers.
- Port: There are all kinds of commercial ships in the port.
- Rail: Have you ever traveled by rail?
- Railway: The railway station is down this street.
- Road: There are three roads to Denver.
- Route: Our route will take us through Germany and on to Poland.
- Sailboat: The sailboat requires nothing but the wind.
- Sea: The sea is very calm today.
- Set sail: We set sail for the exotic island.
- Ship: Have you ever been a passenger on a ship?
- Sightseeing: The sightseeing in this town is rather boring. Let’s go shopping.
- Subway: You can take the subway in New York.
- Suitcase: Let me unpack my suitcase and then we can go swimming.
- Take off: The airplane is scheduled to take off at 3:30 p.m.
- Taxi: I got in a taxi and went to the train station.
- Tour: Peter went on a tour of the vineyard.
- Tourism: Tourism is becoming an important industry in almost every country.
- Tourist: Every May, many tourists from around the world come to see the flower festival.
- Traffic: There’s a lot of traffic today on the road!
- Train: I like riding on trains. It’s a very relaxing way to travel.
- Travel agent: The travel agent found us a great deal.
- Travel: Travel is one of his favorite free time activities.
- Trip: The trip to New York was lovely and interesting.
- Tube: You can take the tube in London.
- Underground: You can take the underground in many cities throughout Europe.
- Vacation: I’d love to take a nice long vacation on the beach.
- Voyage: The voyage to the Bahamas took three days.