Ticket

How it is used

You buy, book, print, show or check a ticket. Plane tickets are now almost always e-tickets sent by email; on some trains and buses you must validate a paper ticket before travelling. Common types are single or one-way, return or round-trip, and open tickets.

Example sentences

1. Can I see your ticket and passport, please?

2. The train tickets were sold out, so we took the next bus.

Common collocations

• buy a ticket
• plane ticket
• ticket office
• ticket machine
• show your ticket

Related terms

• e-ticketA ticket stored in the airline's or transport company's computer system instead of on paper; the confirmation and ticket number arrive by email.
• one-way ticketA ticket that covers the journey to a place but not the journey back, so the return has to be bought separately.
• round-trip ticketA ticket that covers the journey to a place and the journey back, bought together and sometimes cheaper than two one-way tickets.
• fareThe amount of money you pay to travel on a plane, train, bus, taxi or boat.
• bookTo arrange and usually pay in advance for a ticket, seat, room or service so that it is kept for you.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• ticket · Software Engineering
• ticket · Customer Service
• ticket · Culinary Arts & Cooking

More terms: Booking & Tickets

• flight
• airline
• direct flight
• booking reference
• itinerary
• economy class
• upgrade