Travel Vocabulary

Learn essential travel vocabulary with simple words and useful phrases for beginners. Perfect for travelers, tourists, and English learners to confidently navigate airports, hotels, restaurants, and city streets. Improve your communication skills while exploring the world.
At the Airport
Basic words
- Airport
- Ticket
- Passport
- Gate
- Flight
- Plane
- Luggage
- Bag
- Security
- Boarding
- Delay
- Terminal
Where is the airport?
I have a ticket.
I want to fly to [London].
Where is my gate?
What time is my flight?
This is my passport.
I need help with my bag.
At the Hotel
Basic words
- Hotel
- Room
- Key
- Bed
- Reservation
- Check-in
- Check-out
- Bathroom
- Towel
- Shower
I have a reservation.
I want a room.
How much is one night?
Where is my room?
The room is clean.
I need a towel.
What time is breakfast?
Transportation
Basic words
- Taxi
- Bus
- Train
- Station
- Stop
- Map
- Left
- Right
- Straight
- Near
- Far
- Road
- Street
I need a taxi.
Where is the bus stop?
How do I get to the city?
Is this the train to [Paris]?
I want to rent a car.
I need a ticket.
This is my seat.
Food and Drink
Basic words
- Restaurant
- Menu
- Food
- Drink
- Water
- Coffee
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Bill (UK: bill, US: check)
I am hungry.
I want water, please.
Where is a restaurant?
I like this food.
I want to try this.
The food is good.
Basic Conversations
Useful Words & Phrases
- Hello
- Goodbye
- Please
- Thank you
- Sorry
- Yes
- No
- Help
- I don’t understand
- Where is…?
Hello! / Hi!
Thank you.
Excuse me.I don’t understand.
Can you help me?
I speak a little English.
What is this?
Shopping & Money
Basic words
- Money
- Price
- Cash
- Card
- Store
- Shop
- Buy
- Sell
- Market
- Change (as in coins)
Where can I get money?
What is the price?
I will pay with cash.
Can I pay with a card?
Is the store open?
Let’s go shopping.
Can I buy it here?
I bought a gift.
I like this market.
Do you have change?
Asking for Directions
Where is the bathroom?
Where is the bank?
Is it far?
Go left / Go right / Go straight.
I am lost.
Help me, please.
Sentences
I would like to do an excursion.
What terminal does my plane leave from?
Where is the money exchange bank?
This place is nice for camping.
We have to get a shuttle bus to go to the city.
Which door leads us to the bus?
The hotel is better than I thought.
The trip was perfect.
The luggage is very heavy.
The passenger was lost in the terminal.
The route takes us to the house we rent.
We went for a walk in the mountains.
This path leads to the restaurant.
This summer I would like to go camping.
I like being a tourist in this city.
Best vacations of my life.
UK Where do I find a chemist?
US Where do I find a drugstore?
I think the lake is this way.
The viewpoint is very high but it is beautiful.
I would like to try local food.