The noun travel is a general word which means the activity of travelling.
Example: Air travel has become much cheaper.
Use journey to talk about when you travel from one place to another.
Examples: He fell asleep during the train journey.
Did you have a good journey? Did you have a good travel?
A trip is a journey in which you visit a place for a short time and come back again.
Examples: a business trip, a 3-day trip to Spain
And these are some words related to travel, journey, and trip. This is taken from Cambridge Dictionary.
adventure (noun)
an unusual, exciting and possibly dangerous activity such as a journey or experience, or the excitement produced by such an activity:
Examples:
She had some exciting adventures in Egypt.
We got lost on the Metro – it was quite an adventure.
Sam won’t come – he’s got no sense of adventure (= he does not enjoy dangerous or exciting situations).
convoy (noun)
a group of vehicles or ships which travel together, especially for protection:
Example:
A convoy of trucks containing supplies was sent to the famine area.
convoy (verb)
to travel with a vehicle or group of people to make certain that they arrive safely:
Example:
Two tanks convoyed the trucks across the border.
crossing (noun)
a journey across something such as a sea, from one side to the other:
Example:
We had a really rough crossing – I was sick three times.
day trip (noun)
a visit to a place in which you go there and come back on the same day:
Example:
Do you fancy coming on a day trip to Bath next Saturday?
drive (noun)
a journey in a car:
Examples:
It’s a long drive from Glasgow to London.
Shall we go for a drive this afternoon?
excursion (noun)
a short journey usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people:
Examples:
This year’s annual excursion will be to Lincoln.
Next week we’re going on an excursion.
expedition (noun)
an organized journey for a particular purpose:
Examples:
We’re going on a shopping expedition on Saturday.
Scott died while he was on an expedition to the Antarctic in 1912.
field trip (noun)
a visit made by students to study something away from their school or college:
Example: a geography field trip
flight (noun)
a journey in an aircraft:
Examples:
I’ll never forget my first flight.
How was your flight?
All flights to New York today are delayed because of bad weather.
My flight was cancelled.
foray (VISIT) (noun)
a short visit, especially with a known purpose:
I made a quick foray into town before lunch to get my sister a present.
grand tour (noun)
1- (ALSO Grand Tour) a visit to the most important countries and cities of Europe which rich young people made in the past as part of their education
2- OFTEN HUMOROUS when someone shows you round a house or other building:
Let me give you a grand tour of the house.
haul (PERIOD OF TIME) (noun)
a journey, often a difficult one:
Examples:
From there it was a long haul/only a short haul (= long and difficult/short and easy journey) back to our camp.
It was a long haul (= It took a long time and was difficult), but the alterations to the house are finished at last.
short-haul (adjective) [before noun]
travelling a short distance:
Example: short-haul flights
long-haul (adjective) [before noun]
travelling a long distance:
Example: a long-haul flight
hitch (RIDE) (verb) INFORMAL
hitch a lift/ride to get a free ride in someone else’s vehicle as a way of travelling:
They hitched a lift to Edinburgh from a passing car.
hitchhike verb [I]
to travel by getting free rides in someone else’s vehicle:
Example:
Women should never hitchhike on their own.
jaunt (noun)
a short journey for pleasure, sometimes including a stay:
Example: a Sunday jaunt into the hills
journey (noun)
the act of travelling from one place to another, especially in a vehicle:
Examples:
It’s a two-hour train journey from York to London.
I love going on long journeys.
We broke our journey (= stopped for a short time) in Edinburgh before travelling on to Inverness the next day.
Did you have a good journey?
Have a safe journey!
FIGURATIVE: He views his life as a spiritual journey towards a greater understanding of his faith.
junket (noun) DISAPPROVING
a journey or visit made for pleasure by an official, which is paid for by someone else or is paid for with public money
layover (noun)
US FOR stopover (= a short stay between parts of a journey, especially a plane journey):
We had a four-hour layover in Chicago.
lift (noun)
a free journey in another person’s vehicle, especially a car:
Examples:
I’ll give you a lift to the station if you like.
He hitched a lift (= stood by the road and made a signal asking a car to stop and take him) to Birmingham.
milk run (noun)
a journey that you make often, especially one including several stops
mystery tour (noun) UK
a short journey, especially with a group of other people in a bus, to visit places which are kept secret from you until you get there
odyssey (noun) LITERARY
a long exciting journey:
Examples:
The film follows one man’s odyssey to find the mother from whom he was separated at birth.
FIGURATIVE: a spiritual odyssey
outing (noun)
when a group of people go on a short journey, usually for pleasure or education:
Rosie’s going on a class/school outing to the Museum of Modern Art.
passage (noun)
[S] OLD-FASHIONED a journey, especially over the sea:
He had booked his passage to Rio de Janeiro.
peregrination (noun) FORMAL
a long journey in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot
pilgrimage (noun)
a special journey made by a pilgrim:
Example:
Most Muslims try to make a pilgrimage/go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.
pilgrimage (noun)
a journey to a place which is considered special, and which you visit to show your respect:
Example:
For many football fans, the national ground is a place of pilgrimage.
pit stop (noun)
a short stop that you make during a long car journey in order to rest and eat:
Example:
We made a quick pit stop in York before continuing on our journey.
ride (verb) rode, ridden
to sit on a horse or a bicycle and travel along on it controlling its movements:
Examples:
I learned to ride a bike when I was six.
I ride my bicycle to work.
I ride to work on my bicycle.
The hunters came riding by/past on their horses.
He rides well/badly (= He can ride horses well/badly).
ride (noun)
1- a journey on a horse or bicycle, or in a vehicle:
Examples:
It’s a short bus ride to the airport.
I went for a (horse) ride last Saturday.
Do you want to come for a ride on my motorbike?
2- a free journey in a car to a place where you want to go:
Examples:
He asked me for a ride into town.
round trip (noun)
If you make a round trip, you go on a journey and return to where you started from.
run (noun)
a journey:
Examples:
The number of aircraft on the New York-Moscow run is being increased.
OLD-FASHIONED Let’s go for a run (out) in the car somewhere.
The plane swooped in on its bombing run.
safari (noun)
an organized journey to look at, or sometimes hunt, wild animals, especially in Africa:
Example: to go/be on safari
sail (noun)
a journey in a boat or ship:
Example:
It’s two days’ sail/It’s a two-day sail (= a journey of two days by sea) from here to the nearest island.
sortie (noun)
a brief journey to somewhere you have not been before, often with a particular purpose:
It was our first sortie into the town centre.
spin (noun) OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL
a short journey in a car for pleasure:
Rupert took me for a spin in his new car.
stopover UK (noun) (US layover)
a brief stay in a place that you make while you are on a longer journey to somewhere else:
Our tickets to Australia include a stopover for two nights in Singapore.
thumb (verb) INFORMAL
thumb a lift to stand near the edge of a road and hold out your hand with the thumb raised as a signal for a vehicle to stop and take you somewhere:
Example: We thumbed a lift to London.
tour (noun)
1- a visit to a place or area, especially one during which you look round the place or area and learn about it:
Examples:
We went on a guided tour round the cathedral/museum/factory.
A bus took us on a sightseeing tour of the city.
a tour guide
2- a journey made for pleasure, especially as a holiday, visiting several different places in an area:
Examples:
a cycling tour of Provence
They’ve just come back from a tour round Devon and Cornwall.
Tour operators (= companies which arrange holidays for people) have reported a drop in bookings.
3- a planned visit to several places in a country or area made for a special purpose, such as by a politician, sports team or group of entertainers:
Examples:
a lecture/concert tour
The Queen is making a two-week tour of Australia.
She is performing in Birmingham tonight, on the third leg of (= stage of) her nationwide tour.
The England cricket team is currently on tour in Pakistan.
tour (verb)
If a play tours a particular area, it is performed in several places there:
The play will be performed first in London, and will then tour the rest of the country.
travel (noun)
the activity of travelling:
Examples:
air/space travel
business travel
We share a love of literature, food and travel.
I heard on the travel news that there’d been an accident.
trip (noun)
a journey in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again:
Examples:
The trip from York to Newcastle takes about an hour by train.
Do you want to go on the school trip to France this year?
I thought we might hire a motorboat and take a trip round/around the bay.
MAINLY UK We can’t afford another trip abroad this year.
It’s a 10-mile trip from the airport to the city centre.
She’s away on a business trip and won’t be back until next week.
I was thinking we might go on a shopping trip to Oxford on Saturday.
voyage (noun)
a long journey, especially by ship:
Examples:
He was a young sailor on his first sea voyage.
FIGURATIVE: The first year of a loving relationship is a voyage (= period) of discovery.
be on the move INFORMAL
to be travelling:
Example:
We’re going to be on the move all next week, but we’ll call you when we get to Edinburgh.
And these are some questions and answers related to the words:
#1. The Smiths decided to go to Scotland for a short ………. They have already booked return bus tickets.
(a) travel
(b) trip
(c) voyage
(d) move
Answer: The Smiths decided to go to Scotland for a short trip. They have already booked return bus tickets.
#2. An archeological ……… was organized to investigate the remains of the ancient settlement, which had recently been found near the capital.
(a) trip
(b) safari
(c) expedition
(d) tour
Answer: An archeological expedition was organized to investigate the remains of the ancient settlement, which had recently been found near the capital.
#3. My ……… to work takes about fifty minutes by car.
(a) journey
(b) excursion
(c) tour
(d) move
Answer: My journey to work takes about fifty minutes by car.
#4. If you are planning a holiday in Amsterdam, you’d better go by plane because otherwise it is a three day ……… by bus from Bulgaria to Holland.
(a) journey
(b) go
(c) pass
(d) expedition
Answer: If you are planning a holiday in Amsterdam, you’d better go by plane because otherwise it is a three day journey by bus from Bulgaria to Holland.
#5. Roger entered the Guinness book of world records following his ……… across the Pacific having spent more than three months all alone in an open boat.
(a) journey
(b) tour
(c) traffic
(d) voyage
Answer: Roger entered the Guinness book of world records following his voyage across the Pacific having spent more than three months all alone in an open boat.
#6. Julia chose to spend her holiday in Africa. Her package tour includes walking in the jungle, sailing down the Nile, as well as going on a sightseeing ……… to observe lions, tigers and various wildlife.
(a) safari
(b) traffic
(c) track
(d) voyage
Answer: Julia chose to spend her holiday in Africa. Her package tour includes walking in the jungle, sailing down the Nile, as well as going on a sightseeing safari to observe lions, tigers and various wildlife.
#7. My idea of a perfect honey moon is to go on a world ……… and visit many interesting places. As you can see, I have already marked some of those places on the map.
(a) trip
(b) safari
(c) expedition
(d) tour
Answer: My idea of a perfect honey moon is to go on a world tour and visit many interesting places. As you can see, I have already marked some of those places on the map.
#8. Being a young scientist, Joshua is really excited to be going on his first ……… to the North Pole where he will be doing do some research work on walruses.
(a) outing
(b) expedition
(c) excursion
(d) trip
Answer: Being a young scientist, Joshua is really excited to be going on his first expedition to the North Pole where he will be doing do some research work on walruses.
#9. This holiday company arranges lots of ……… for groups of people to go into the mountains and picnic by the river.
(a) tours
(b) paths
(c) excursions
(d) traffics
Answer: This holiday company arranges lots of excursions for groups of people to go into the mountains and picnic by the river.
#10. One of my daughter’s favourite movies is ‘The ……… of Sinbad the Sailor’, which tells of the exciting experiences of Sinbad at sea.
(a) Voyages
(b) Trips
(c) Outings
(d) Safaris
Answer: One of my daughter’s favourite movies is ‘The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor’, which tells of the exciting experiences of Sinbad at sea.
