English travel vocabulary

The English words for airports, trains, hotels and getting around a new city, each with its CEFR level.

For anyone preparing for a trip, a move abroad or a job in tourism.

About travel vocabulary

Travel English is mostly A2 and B1: the words on signs, tickets and booking pages. Most of them you will read before you ever say them, so recognising them fast matters more than spelling them.

Who this list is for

Learners with a trip coming up, and anyone who wants to handle an airport, a station or a hotel desk in English without reaching for a translator.

How to study

Walk through a journey in order: booking, packing, the airport, the flight, the hotel, the sights. Learn the words for each step together, and practise the questions you would actually ask (Where is the gate? Is breakfast included?).

The list (94 words)

  • abroad A2 Have you gone abroad?
  • accommodation B2 The accommodation is reserved.
  • adventure A2 I read adventure books.
  • airline B1 He sued the airline.
  • airport A1 Is the airport far?
  • arrival B1 Our arrival drew attention.
  • arrive A1 Winter will arrive soon.
  • backpack B1 Give me your backpack.
  • backpacker B1 The tired backpacker stopped to rest by the river.
  • baggage B1 Go to baggage claim.
  • beach A1 Go to the beach.
  • boat A1 The boat drifted away.
  • booking B1 The band has a new booking for next month.
  • border B1 He crossed the border.
  • bus A1 A bus is arriving.
  • bus stop A2 We waited at the bus stop for twenty minutes.
  • camping A2 Are you going camping?
  • campsite B1 I booked a campsite.
  • cancel B1
  • coach B2 I like my coach.
  • crossroads B1 Go straight over the crossroads.
  • cruise B2 We went on a cruise.
  • currency B1 Where is the currency exchange?
  • customs B1 Customs vary by region.
  • delay B1 Please excuse the delay.
  • depart B1 I will depart soon.
  • departure B1 I observed your departure.
  • destination B1 Your destination is distant.
  • direction A2 Which direction is north?
  • exchange rate B1 What is the exchange rate?
  • excursion B2 The excursion was canceled.
  • explore A2 Explore all the possibilities.
  • fare A2 She paid the fare.
  • ferry B1 She goes by ferry.
  • flight A2 We missed our flight.
  • foreign A1 Speak a foreign language.
  • gate A2 The gate was locked.
  • guide B1 Talk to your guide.
  • guidebook A2 I left the guidebook at the hotel.
  • harbour B1 Where is the harbour?
  • highway A2 I entered the highway.
  • holiday A1 Yesterday was a holiday.
  • hostel B1 I just arrived at the hostel.
  • hotel A1 He left the hotel.
  • island A1 Who discovered the island?
  • itinerary C1 This itinerary is too long.
  • journey A2 The journey is free.
  • landmark C1 Do you see a landmark?
  • luggage B1 We lost our luggage.
  • map A1 Create a mind map.
  • monument B1 Which way to the monument?
  • motorway A2 He drove on the motorway.
  • museum A2 Go to the museum.
  • pack A2 Pack me a lunch.
  • passenger A2 I was a passenger.
  • passport B1 I need my passport.
  • pilot A2 He became a pilot.
  • plane A1 The plane started falling.
  • platform B1 Build a new platform.
  • port B1 The ship left port.
  • postcard B1 Postcard collectors collect postcards.
  • railway B1 Is this the railway station?
  • reception B1 The reception here sucks.
  • receptionist A2 My sister is a receptionist.
  • reservation B1 We canceled our reservation.
  • resort B1 This is my last resort.
  • roundabout A2 The story goes in a roundabout way.
  • route B2 We just passed Route 3.
  • security B1 The security guards arrived.
  • ship B1 The ship left port.
  • sightseeing A2 Shall we go sightseeing around town?
  • souvenir B1 I want a souvenir.
  • station A1 Is the station far?
  • stay A1 Stay where you were.
  • subway A1 The subway is crowded.
  • suitcase A2 I unpacked my suitcase.
  • taxi A1 Your taxi is waiting.
  • tent B1 Whose tent is it?
  • terminal B1 Where is the south terminal?
  • ticket A1 Is a ticket necessary?
  • timetable A2 Where is the timetable?
  • tour B1 The tour was canceled.
  • tourism B1 Will this affect tourism?
  • tourist A2 Act like a tourist.
  • traffic jam B1 There is a traffic jam.
  • train A2 Is the train late?
  • tram A2 We took the tram.
  • travel A1 She loved to travel.
  • trip B2 Have a "safe" trip.
  • underground B2 The president retreated underground.
  • unpack B1 You need to unpack your prejudice.
  • vacation A1 I am on vacation.
  • visa B1 Please extend this visa.
  • visit A1 Did you visit him?

Some example sentences come from the Tatoeba Project (tatoeba.org), CC BY 2.0 FR. The rest were written for MindDory. Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.

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