How long does it take?

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Travel Routines Activity preview for Elementary A1-A2 showing table completion and speaking activity

ESL Travel Routines Activity - Speaking: Table Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Sentence Completion

In this insightful travel routines activity, students practice asking and answering questions about how they travel to school. First, students complete a table about how three people travel to...

ESL Travel Routines Activity - Speaking: Table Completion, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Sentence Completion In this insightful travel routines activity, students practice asking and answering questions about how they travel to school. First, students complete a table about how three people travel to school and then complete information about their own travel routine. Next, students find out about one another's travel routines to school by going around the class asking their classmates questions and completing a table with their answers. After that, students use the information in the table to complete four sentences, summarising the travel routines for the class. Finally, students report back to the class on their classmates' travel routines by reading their sentences.
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London to Paris

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Travel Information Role-Play preview for Pre-intermediate A2 showing train and flight schedule activities

ESL Travel Information Role-Play - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions, Communicative Practice - Pair Work

In this free travel information role-play, students practice asking and answering questions about train and flight schedules, prices, and baggage allowances between London and Paris. First...

ESL Travel Information Role-Play - Speaking Activity: Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Communicative Practice - Pair Work In this free travel information role-play, students practice asking and answering questions about train and flight schedules, prices, and baggage allowances between London and Paris. First, in two groups, students look at missing travel information in a box and prepare the questions they need to ask for the role-play. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. One student takes on the role of a ticket agent, while the other acts as a customer looking for travel information. The pair then role-plays a conversation where they ask and answer train travel information questions with the customer noting down the answers. When the students have finished, they switch roles and move on to a second scenario, this time focusing on air travel information. Afterwards, pairs present their role-plays to the class.
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Making and Cancelling Hotel Bookings

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Hotel Reservations Activity preview for Pre-intermediate A2 showing telephone booking and cancellation role-play

ESL Hotel Reservations Activity - Reading, Vocabulary and Speaking Activity: Ordering, Binary Choice, Gap-fill, Role-Play - Pair Work

Here is a productive hotel reservations activity to help students practice phrases for making and cancelling hotel reservations by phone. First, in pairs, students arrange sentence strips to form two dialogues...

ESL Hotel Reservations Activity - Reading, Vocabulary and Speaking Activity: Ordering, Binary Choice, Gap-fill, Role-Play - Pair Work Here is a productive hotel reservations activity to help students practice phrases for making and cancelling hotel reservations by phone. First, in pairs, students arrange sentence strips to form two dialogues about making and cancelling a hotel reservation. Students then refer to the two conversations and underline the correct words or names in sentences. Next, students complete sentences with keywords from a box. After that, in their pairs, students role-play two scenarios where they make and cancel a hotel reservation, taking turns to be the hotel receptionist and the guest. Finally, pairs role-play the two scenarios to the class.
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Travel Mix Up

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Travel Vocabulary Activity preview for Pre-intermediate A2 showing matching, gap-fill and travel role-plays

ESL Travel Vocabulary Activity - Vocabulary: Matching, Gap-fill, Ordering, Role-Play - Pair Work

Here is an engaging travel vocabulary activity to help students practice vocabulary and phrases for travel situations at the airport, hotel, and bus. First, students match travel words and phrases to...

ESL Travel Vocabulary Activity - Vocabulary: Matching, Gap-fill, Ordering, Role-Play - Pair Work Here is an engaging travel vocabulary activity to help students practice vocabulary and phrases for travel situations at the airport, hotel, and bus. First, students match travel words and phrases to the correct location. Students then complete three mixed-up travel dialogues with the words and phrases. Next, in pairs, students cut one worksheet into cards and place the three cards labelled 'At the Airport', 'At the Hotel', and 'On the Bus' beside each other on the desk. Students then arrange the other cards in order under the correct headings to form three related dialogues. Finally, students role-play the three dialogues with their partner.
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Passport to Conversation

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
ESL Travel Conversation Activity preview for Intermediate B1 showing asking and answering questions, guided discussion, freer practice and group work

ESL Travel Conversation Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Guided Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work

Here is an insightful travel conversation questions activity that helps students practice travel vocabulary and talk about travel experiences. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and asking the...

ESL Travel Conversation Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Guided Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work Here is an insightful travel conversation questions activity that helps students practice travel vocabulary and talk about travel experiences. In groups, students take turns picking up a card and asking the other students in the group the travel conversation question on the card. Each student responds to the question in turn, and the students then discuss the travel topic. This process continues until all the travel question cards have been discussed. When the students have finished, go through the questions on the cards and elicit answers from around the class.
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Travel Dominoes

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Travel Collocations Game preview for Intermediate B1 showing dominoes game with collocations and sentence practice

ESL Travel Collocations Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group Work

In this enjoyable travel collocations game, students play dominoes by matching words together to form travel collocations and using them in sentences. The first...

ESL Travel Collocations Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences from Prompts, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group Work In this enjoyable travel collocations game, students play dominoes by matching words together to form travel collocations and using them in sentences. The first player puts down one of their dominoes on either side of the domino on the table, making sure that the words match together to create a travel collocation, e.g. check-in desk. If the player forms a travel collocation, they score one point. The player then tries to make a meaningful sentence using the travel collocation for an extra point, e.g. 'I went to the check-in desk and gave the agent my passport and booking number.' The other players then take turns matching their dominoes in the same way by putting them down at either end of the domino chain and making a sentence when a travel collocation is formed. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes scores an extra three points and the game ends. The player with the most points wins the game.
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What Is Travel Language?

Travel language helps learners ask for information, discuss journeys, book accommodation, handle transport situations, and talk about travel experiences. When learners use the wrong phrase or miss key details like prices, schedules, or baggage allowances, conversations at stations, airports, and hotels can break down.

This page covers travel from Elementary (A1-A2) to Intermediate (B1), with six resources including speaking activities, role-plays, conversation tasks, and games, plus one free download.

This quick reference table maps common travel language by situation, speaker, and example phrase.

SituationSpeakerExample Phrase
Asking about transport Traveler 'How do you get to school?'
Asking travel time Traveler 'How long does it take?'
Asking about a schedule Customer 'What time does the train leave?'
Asking about price Customer 'How much is a return ticket?'
Asking about baggage Passenger 'What is the baggage allowance?'
Making a hotel booking Guest 'I'd like to book a room.'
Canceling a hotel booking Guest 'I'd like to cancel my reservation.'
Finding airport services Passenger 'Where is the check-in desk?'
Sharing a travel experience Traveler 'The best trip I ever took was to Japan.'

How to Use Travel Language

Choose the Right Setting: Use travel phrases by matching them to the place where the exchange happens, so learners choose airport, hotel, bus, or train language correctly, as in 'Where is the departure gate?'

Ask Before Choosing: Use travel language to compare options before making a decision about tickets, routes, rooms, or times, as in 'Is there a cheaper train in the afternoon?'

Confirm Key Details: Use travel language to check important information before a trip, especially dates, times, prices, names, and rules, as in 'Can I confirm the booking is for two nights?'

3-Step Framework for Teaching Travel Language

1. Start with Real Travel Routines: Begin with the journeys learners already make so travel language has an immediate purpose. A class survey where students ask classmates questions and complete a table with their answers turns transport phrases into useful personal information.

2. Move into Service Encounters: Build confidence with travel exchanges where learners need to make or change arrangements. A hotel phone context gives clear roles, with learners taking turns to be the hotel receptionist and the guest.

3. Expand into Travel Conversation: Once learners can handle basic information exchanges, give them space to share opinions and experiences. Conversation cards let students pick up a card, ask the travel question on it, and discuss the topic with the group.

Common Mistakes with Travel Language

Wrong Phrase for Walking: Students often say 'by foot' when English uses 'on foot' for walking. Wrong: 'I go to school by foot.' Correct: 'I go to school on foot.'

Wrong Preposition After Arrive: Students often use 'to' after arrive when English usually needs 'at' for specific places. Wrong: 'We arrived to the airport at six.' Correct: 'We arrived at the airport at six.'

Common Questions About Teaching Travel Language

What is a useful travel role-play for ESL students?

The free role-play London to Paris puts one student in the role of a ticket agent and the other as a customer. Students ask and answer questions about train and flight schedules, prices, and baggage allowances, then switch roles and repeat the activity using air travel information instead.

What is a good activity for teaching travel vocabulary?

Travel Mix Up moves students through three locations in one activity. They match travel words and phrases to the airport, the hotel, and the bus, then use the words to complete three mixed-up dialogues and arrange the sentences in order before role-playing all three conversations with a partner.

What is a fun game for practicing travel collocations?

In the game Travel Dominoes, students take turns matching domino cards to form travel collocations such as 'check-in desk.' Each correct collocation scores one point and a meaningful sentence scores an extra point. The first player to get rid of all their dominoes wins an additional three points.

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