Buses are a convenient way to travel and they’ll get you comfortably wherever you need to be.
If you’re travelling in France and need to brush up on transportation-related words, or if you’re learning vocabulary by theme, here is a list of French words related to taking the bus.
| 1 | un autobus, un bus | bus |
| 2 | un arrêt d'autobus | bus stop |
| 3 | un car, un autocar | intercity bus, coach |
| 4 | une gare routière | bus station |
| 5 | un noctilien | night bus |
| 6 | une porte | door |
| 7 | un bouton | button |
| 8 | un siège / une place | seat |
| 9 | l'avant | front |
| 10 | le milieu | middle |
| 11 | l'arrière | back |
| 12 | un terminus | last stop |
| 13 | un trajet | journey |
| 14 | un guichet | ticket window |
| 15 | un distributeur automatique | ticket machine |
| 16 | un guichet | ticket counter |
| 17 | un carnet | bundle of 10 tickets |
| 18 | un itinéraire | route |
| 19 | remboursement | refund |
| 20 | un arrêt / Arrête demandé | stop / stop requested |
| 21 | l'horaire | timetable |
| 22 | un conducteur, une conductrice | driver |
| 23 | un passager/ une passagère | passenger |
| 24 | le contrôleur | ticket inspector |
| 25 | Ã bord | on board |
| 26 | arriver | to arrive |
| 27 | monter dans | to board |
| 28 | descendre | to go downstairs, to get off the bus |
| 29 | acheter un ticket | to buy a ticket |
| 30 | appuyer (sur un bouton) | to press (a button) |
| 31 | composter son ticket | to validate one's ticket |
| 32 | Ã l'heure | on time |
| 33 | en retard | late |
| 34 | annulé | cancelled |
| 35 | une grève | strike |
Travelling to France? You’ll need this phrasebook to help you navigate any kind of travel scenarios.
FRENCH PHRASEBOOK FOR TRAVELERS AND NEWBIE LEARNERS
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