French Travel Vocabulary: The Full Word Bank
The French words you need for travel: trains, planes, cars, and directions - la gare, le quai, la sortie - organized by transport mode.
Key French travel vocabulary includes la gare (train station), le quai (platform), l’aéroport (airport), les bagages (luggage), la voiture (car), and directional words like tout droit (straight ahead), à gauche (left) and à droite (right).
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Key French travel vocabulary includes la gare (train station), le quai (platform), l’aéroport (airport), les bagages (luggage), la voiture (car), and directional words like tout droit (straight ahead), à gauche (left) and à droite (right).
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This is the vocabulary word bank. For ready-to-use sentences, see essential French phrases for travelers.
Train travel
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la gare | train station |
| le quai | platform |
| le billet | ticket |
| la voie | track |
| le TGV | high-speed train |
Air travel
| French | English |
|---|---|
| l’aéroport | airport |
| le vol | flight |
| l’embarquement | boarding |
| la douane | customs |
| les bagages | luggage |
Car and road
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la voiture | car |
| l’essence | gas/petrol |
| le péage | toll |
| le rond-point | roundabout |
| se garer | to park |
On foot / directions
La rue (street), le carrefour (intersection), le feu (rouge) (traffic light), tout droit (straight ahead), à gauche/à droite (left/right). For full direction-asking sentences, see how to ask for directions in French.
Landmarks and city vocabulary
La mairie (city hall), l’office de tourisme (tourist office), le musée (museum), la place (square).
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Questions about this note
How do you say train station in French?
La gare.
What is le quai?
The platform at a train station.
How do you say luggage in French?
Les bagages.
What's the French word for roundabout?
Le rond-point.
How do you say "straight ahead"?
Tout droit.