German Travel Vocabulary

Here are German words for travel to start with: Flughafen (airport), kommen (come), gehen (go), Hotel (hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.

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Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
airportFlughafennounA1
comekommenverbA1
gogehenverbA1
hotelHotelnounA1
shopGeschäftnounA1
taxiTaxinounA1
ticketFahrkartenounA1
tourTournounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
beachStrandnounA1
bridgeBrückenounA1
islandInselnounA1
streetStraßenounA1
guidebookReiseführernounA2
journeyReisenounA2
passagePassagenounA2
roadWegnounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
cityStadtnounA1
adventureAbenteuernounA2
parkParknounA2
stadiumStadionnounA2
arrivalAnkunftnounB1
backpackRucksacknounB1
check-inEincheckennounB1
explorationErkundungnounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
palacePalastnounA1
castleBurgnounA2
pyramidPyramidenounA2
chapelKapellenounB1
colosseumKolosseumnounB1
fortressFestungnounB1
monumentDenkmalnounB1
ruinsRuinennounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
apartmentWohnungnounA2
bungalowBungalownounB1
campsiteCampingplatznounB1
guesthouseGästehausnounB1
innGasthofnounB1
lodgeHüttenounB1
resortResortnounB1
villaVillanounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
to arriveankommenverbA2
to boardan Bord gehenverbA2
to bookbuchenverbA2
to cancelstreichenverbA2
to check ineincheckenverbA2
to check outauscheckenverbA2
to landlandenverbA2
to reservereservierenverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
checkpointKontrollpunktnounB2
deportationAbschiebungnounB2
frontierGrenzenounB2
residenceAufenthaltsrechtnounB2
transit visaTransitvisumnounB2
vaccination certificateImpfpassnounB2
work permitArbeitserlaubnisnounB2
naturalizationEinbürgerungnounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishGermanTypeLevel
customBrauchnounA2
traditionTraditionnounA2
bowsich verbeugennounB1
handshakeHändedrucknounB1
respectRespektnounB1
tippingTrinkgeldnounB1
bargainingFeilschennounB2
etiquetteEtikettenounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for travel. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which German words should I learn for travel?

You could start with words like Flughafen (airport), kommen (come), gehen (go), Hotel (hotel). This page lists 64 German words for travel (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these German words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows German words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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