Read a French travel itinerary: departures, connections and nights
Follow a weekend itinerary in French, read departure and arrival labels, count nights and work out a connection. Includes pictures and a short quiz.
In short
Read départ as departure, arrivée as arrival and correspondance as a connection. Follow each journey in order, then count the nuits separately: Friday to Sunday is two nights, across three calendar days.
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| Jour | Étape | Détails |
|---|---|---|
| Vendredi | Aller en train | Départ de Lyon à 08 h 10 ; arrivée à Dijon à 10 h 30. |
| Vendredi | Transfert en bus | Départ de la gare à 10 h 50 ; arrivée à l’hôtel à 11 h 10. |
| Du vendredi au dimanche | Hébergement | Deux nuits à l’hôtel. Petit-déjeuner inclus. |
| Dimanche | Retour en train | Départ de Dijon à 17 h 00 ; arrivée à Lyon à 19 h 20. |
The first row takes you to Dijon. The second takes you from the station to the hotel. Hébergement is accommodation, so that row describes the stay. Both train journeys last two hours and twenty minutes. The twenty minutes between the train arrival and bus departure are your connection time.
Things you meet on the journey
Find:
| French label | Read it as | Example |
|---|---|---|
| le départ | leaving the starting point | Départ de Lyon à 08 h 10. |
| l’arrivée | reaching the destination | Arrivée à Dijon à 10 h 30. |
| la correspondance | the next service you change to | Correspondance en bus. |
| le retour | the journey back | Retour dimanche soir. |
| inclus / non inclus | included / not included | Petit-déjeuner inclus ; dîner non inclus. |
A séjour de deux nuits includes Friday night and Saturday night here. You arrive on Friday and leave on Sunday. The plan lists breakfast; dinner is a separate question. Ask Le dîner est-il inclus ? You can also ask Le transfert jusqu’à la gare est-il prévu dimanche ? The return transfer is not listed.