A journey is the act of travelling from one place to another, especially over a distance.

The idea

Journey is countable: a journey, two journeys. Use from ... to ... for endpoints and a train journey for travel by train.

Examples

  • The journey from home to the station takes twenty minutes.
  • Our train journey was comfortable.
  • She wrote about her journey to the coast.
  • We took a break during the long journey.
  • Both journeys began in the morning.
  • Have a safe journey home!

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Watch out

Journey often emphasizes the travel itself; trip can also include the whole visit and activities. Their meanings overlap.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the plural after two. We made two ___. (journey / journeys)

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    journeys

    Journeys is the plural after two.

  2. Choose the word introducing the starting point. The journey ___ home to the station took twenty minutes. (from / to)

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    from

    From introduces the starting point.

  3. Choose the word introducing the destination. The journey from home ___ the station took twenty minutes. (to / from)

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    to

    To introduces the destination.

Use it today

Describe a journey you took, including its starting point and destination.