Through ticket

How it is used

Used for connected rail or other transport journeys; check the covered route and interchange arrangements.

Example sentences

1. We bought a through ticket covering both trains to the coastal town.

   A single ticket covers the journey even though the passengers change trains.

2. The clerk explained that the through ticket included the ferry crossing but not the local bus.

   The ticket's coverage must be distinguished from every possible onward service.

Common collocations

• buy a through ticket
• through ticket to a destination

Related terms

• ticketA paper or electronic document showing that you have paid to travel on a plane, train, bus or boat, or to enter a place.
• itineraryA detailed plan of a journey that lists the flights, dates, times and places in order, and often the hotels and activities too.

More terms: Getting Around & Directions

• directions
• public transport
• taxi rank
• shuttle bus
• car rental
• platform
• timetable
• get off
• within walking distance
• couchette
• request stop
• rail replacement bus