Consider the whole visit and the way there.

The idea

A trip often includes a visit or excursion and its activities. A journey focuses on travelling from one place to another. Both can sometimes describe the same travel.

Patterns to compare
WordTypical focus
tripa visit or excursion and its activities
journeytravelling between places

Examples

  • Our trip included a visit to a castle.
  • They took a day trip to the farm.
  • The trip was full of museum visits.
  • The train journey took five hours.
  • We slept during the long journey home.
  • Her journey from the airport was slow.

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Watch out

Do not assume journey always means a holiday: it can describe just the route home.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct word. Our day ___ included a picnic at the lake. (trip / journey)

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    trip

    trip: the visit includes a picnic at the destination.

  2. Choose the correct word. To focus on the route: The train ___ between the cities took four hours. (trip / journey)

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    journey

    journey: the sentence measures the time spent travelling.

  3. Choose the correct word. To focus on the route: Heavy traffic made the ___ to the station slow. (trip / journey)

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    journey

    journey: the traffic affects the route to the station.

Use it today

Describe a day trip and the journey home.