| A | B |
| reisen | to travel |
| fahren | to drive / ride |
| ab*fahren | to depart (rail, bus) |
| an*kommen | to arrive |
| ein*steigen | to board (train, plane, bus) |
| aus*steigen | to exit (train, plane, bus) |
| um*steigen | to change (train, plane) |
| warten | to wait |
| zahlen | to pay |
| bezahlen | to pay (explicit direct object) |
| dauern | to last (length of time) |
| die Bahn | rail, railway system |
| der Zug | train |
| der Lok | locomotive |
| der Wagen | train car |
| Wagen 1. Klasse | 1st-class car |
| Nichtraucher- | non-smoking- |
| der Speisewagen | dining car |
| der Platz | space, seat |
| der Schaffner | conductor (railway official) |
| der Bahnbeamter | railway employee, esp. ticket agents |
| der Koffer | suitcase, trunk |
| das Gepäck | luggage (in general) |
| der Bahnhof | train station |
| das Gleis | railroad tracks |
| "zu den Gleisen" | "to the tracks" |
| Gleis 1, Gleis 2 usw. | track 1, 2, etc. (arrival / departure point) |
| der Schalter | (ticket) counter or window |
| der Bahnsteig | train platform (access point) |
| die Richtung | direction |
| Richtung Hamburg | going towards Hamburg |
| die Strecke | stretch (of rail between two points) |
| das Ziel / Reiseziel | goal, target, destination |
| die Karte | ticket |
| die Fahrkarte | ticket (rail, bus) |
| einfache Karte | one-way ticket ('simple' ticket) |
| die Rückfahrkarte | round-trip ticket |
| hin und zurück | there and back |
| die Verbindung | connection (rail, air, telephone) |
| die Verspätung | delay, "lateness" |
| schnell | fast |
| langsam | slow |
| direkt | direct |
| teuer | expensive |
| pünktlich | punctual |
| günstig | favorable, convenient, inexpensive |
| nach Hamburg, bitte ... | to Hamburg please ... |
| einfach ... oder hin und zurück? | one way ... or there and back? |
| das macht 80 Euro, bitte | that'll be 80 Euro, please |
| Sie müssen in Bremen umsteigen ... | You have to change trains in Bremen |
| die Verbindungen sind ungünstig ... | the connections are inconvenient ... |
| Wann fährt der nächste Zug nach Berlin? | When's the next train to Berlin leaving? |
| fliegen | to fly |
| starten | to take off |
| landen | to land |
| ab*fliegen | to depart (by plane) |
| der Flug | flight |
| der Abflug | departure (plane) |
| die Landung | landing |
| das Flugzeug | aircraft |
| die Maschine | aircraft, esp. jet planes |
| der Flughafen | flight harbor (e.g. airport) |
| der Pilot(in) | pilot (m/f) |
| der Flugschein | ticket (air) |
| die Bordkarte | boarding pass |
| der Fluggast | airline passenger |
| der Flugsteig | departure gate (air travel) |
| der Pass | passport |
| die Flugbegleiterin | stewardess / flight attendant |