Synonyms trip
trip
journey ▪ tour ▪ expedition ▪ excursion ▪ outing ▪ day out
These are all words for an act of travelling to a place.
trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:
a business trip
a five-minute trip by taxi
journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:
a long and difficult journey across the mountains
trip or journey?
A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys.
tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:
a tour of Bavaria
expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:
the first expedition to the South Pole
excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:
We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:
The children were on a day’s outing from school.
day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure:
We had a day out at the beach.
Patterns
a(n) foreign/overseas trip/journey/tour/expedition
a bus/coach/train/rail trip/journey/tour
to go on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion/outing/day out
to set out/off on a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion
to make a(n) trip/journey/tour/expedition/excursion