Spanish for Travel
Spanish Phrases for Traveling
Travel conversations often begin with one specific need: finding a station, asking a driver to stop, or asking someone to repeat what they said. Start with the situation you are most likely to encounter and practice both the request and the kind of reply you might hear.
Useful Spanish phrases
Read each phrase with its English meaning. Then cover the translation and picture when you would use it.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Dónde está la estación? | Where is the station? |
| Siga todo recto. | Keep going straight. |
| Gire a la derecha. | Turn right. |
| Gire a la izquierda. | Turn left. |
| ¿Está lejos de aquí? | Is it far from here? |
| Al aeropuerto, por favor. | To the airport, please. |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta el viaje? | How much does the ride cost? |
| ¿Puede parar aquí? | Can you stop here? |
| Estoy aprendiendo español. | I am learning Spanish. |
| ¿Puede repetir, por favor? | Could you repeat that, please? |
| Más despacio, por favor. | More slowly, please. |
| No entiendo. | I do not understand. |
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Ask for a place, then listen for direction words
The station question is a useful starting point. The replies below introduce going straight and turning right or left. Read those directions alongside their English meanings. Practice recognizing them separately before combining them. The sample conversation is for language practice, not directions to a real destination.
Prepare a simple taxi exchange
The taxi phrases cover a destination, the price of the ride, and asking to stop. Rehearse these before you need them so you have a starting point. Do not confuse the phrase for the price of a ride with a question about the price of a ticket or a meal. Learn it with its travel context.
Give yourself permission to ask again
You do not need to pretend you understood. The phrases below let you explain that you are learning Spanish, ask for repetition, request slower speech, or say that you do not understand. These are part of the conversation, not a failure to have one.
Keep the useful phrases easy to find
Before a trip, choose two or three phrases for a likely situation and practice retrieving them without the translation. Keep a note of the ones you want to revisit. These resources are general language learning, not a substitute for professional interpretation or emergency assistance.
Try a short conversation
Practice a short scene using the phrases above. Pauses leave room for replies that may vary in a real conversation.
- Ana
- ¿Dónde está la estación?Where is the station?
- Carlos
- Siga todo recto.Keep going straight.
- Carlos
- Gire a la derecha.Turn right.
- Ana
- ¿Puede repetir, por favor?Could you repeat that, please?
A common mistake to avoid
The price-of-the-ride question belongs to a taxi exchange. Do not assume it is a question about the price of a train ticket or restaurant meal.
A note for real life
Transport terms vary by region. The more focused ticket and directions lessons help you practice one situation at a time.
PICO’S PRACTICE TIP
Your turn
Imagine arriving in a new town. Ask where the station is, then read the direction phrases as a possible reply. Practice asking for repetition. Switch to the taxi situation and say the destination request, followed by the question about the price of the ride.
Phrase source: HeyHola’s authored app lessons.