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. | |
