B2

Travel vs Trip vs Journey

• Travel can be used as a noun and as a verb.

• As a noun it is an uncountable noun and it is commonly used as a part of compound nouns.

Air travel is much cheaper than it was in the past.
His travels abroad provided lots of background material for novels he wrote.

(We can't say a travel, two travels because it is uncountable.)

• As a verb is the action of moving from one place to another place.

I would like to travel to Australia.
On holidays I usually travel to the sea.

• Journey can be a noun and a verb.

• As a verb has the same meaning than travel.

He journeyed/ travelled through the forest to the Mayan ruins.

• As a noun, it refers to travelling a long distance, or travelling regularly, emphasizing on the idea of travelling itself.

Plan your journey on the London Underground.
We had a long journey through the mountains.
He usually reads the paper during the trainjourney to work.

• Trip is a noun and it is used when we refer to travelling a short distance, or an unusual journey, emphasizing on the place or the reason of travelling.

Our last trip was to Paris
It's his first trip abroad
His job involves a lot of business trips.

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