VOCABULARY
TRANSPORT & TRAVEL
airline | Company which commercializes air travel. |
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airport | Large area where aircraft land and take off. | |
aisle | Corridor between the rows of seats on a plane. | |
arrivals area | Area for passengers getting off a plane. | |
baggage | Bags, suitcases, etc. | |
baggage claim | Place where passengers go to get their luggage at the end of a flight. | |
board | Get on or enter a plane | |
boarding pass | Card which authorizes passengers to board a plane. | |
bus | Large motor vehicle carrying passengers along a fixed route. | |
bus stop | Area where passengers get on and off a bus. | |
cab | Taxi | |
car | Motor vehicle for carrying passengers. | |
check-in | Register as a guest at a hotel or as a passenger at an airport. | |
connection connecting train or flight |
Train or plane leaving the station or airport soon after the arrival of another, enabling the passengers to change from one to another. | |
customs | Government department that collects taxes on goods imported from other countries. | |
departure board | Large display showing times and destinations of departing flights. | |
departure lounge | Place where passengers wait before boarding a plane. | |
direct | Without any connecting trains or flights. | |
domestic flight | Within the country, not international. | |
duty-free | Without payment of taxes called 'custom duties'. | |
excess baggage | Baggage that weighs more than the amount allowed. | |
fare | Cost of a journey by bus, boat or taxi. | |
flight | Journey in an aircraft. | |
gate | The place in an airport where a particular flight arrives and departs. | |
hand luggage | Light baggage (bags, briefcases, etc.) that you are allowed to carry on board. | |
jet lag | Tiredness after a long flight due to differences in time zones. | |
label | Card showing your name and address which is used to identify luggage. | |
luggage | Bags, suitcases, etc. | |
motorway | Wide road for fast-moving traffic. | |
off-peak | A time that is less busy (and tickets are usually cheaper). | |
passport | Official identification document for citizens travelling abroad. | |
peak time | When the greatest number of people are travelling. |
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pilot | Person who navigates the plane. | |
platform | In a railway station, area next to the track where passengers get on and off trains. | |
return | Ticket for a journey to a place and back again. | |
runway | Ground on which aircraft take off and land. | |
shuttle | An aircraft or bus that travels regularly between two places. | |
single | Ticket for a one-way journey to a place. | |
station | A place where trains stop on a railway line. | |
steward/stewardess | Personnel on board a plane | |
stopover | A temporary stop during a long journey. | |
subway (US) | Underground urban railway system. | |
suitcase | Case for carrying clothes when travelling. | |
tag | A sort of label. | |
taxi | Car for hire for which you pay a fare. | |
taxi rank | Place where taxes park while waiting to be hired. | |
terminal | -Building at an airport where passengers arrive and depart. -End of a railway line or bus route. | |
ticket | Printed paper giving the holder the right to travel by plane, train, bus, etc. | |
tracks | Set of rails for trains. | |
train | Railway engine with several carriages linked behind it. | |
tram | Public passenger vehicle running on rails (tramlines) along the streets. | |
transit | Transit passengers stop at an airport which is not their final destination. | |
tube (UK) | Informal word for the underground railway system in London. | |
underground (UK) | Underground urban railway system. | |
visa | Stamp or mark put on a passport to authorize entry, exit or transit. | |