Travel and Transport Vocabulary

The feeling of being very tired after a long plane journey to a place.

• plane lag

• sick

• jet lag

A short stay somewhere between parts of a long plane journey.

• Stopover

• non-stop

• scales

A long specially prepared hard surface like a road on which aircraft land and take off.

• runaway

• runway

• lane

A bridge that you have to pay to drive across.

• toll bridge

• paying bridge

• expensive bridge

An official card that you have to show before you get onto a plane.

• business card

• check-in card

• boarding pass

Bags or cases that weigh more than the legal limit you can take on a plane for which you must pay more for.

• Excess baggage

• suitcase limit

• weight excess

The overcrowding of roads through heavy traffic leads to...

• caravans

• traffic jams

• traffic congestion

One of the parts of a train where passengers sit

• car

• carriage

• coach

A place for someone to sleep in a ship or on a train

• bed

• bunk

• berth

One of the different levels on a ship is called

• deck

• dock

• chamber