Spanish Travel Vocabulary

Here are Spanish words for travel to start with: aeropuerto (airport), venir (come), ir (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
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
airportaeropuertonounA1
comevenirverbA1
goirverbA1
hotelhotelnounA1
shoptiendanounA1
taxitaxinounA1
ticketbilletenounA1
tourrecorridonounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
beachplayanounA1
bridgepuentenounA1
islandislanounA1
streetcallenounA1
guidebookguía de viajenounA2
journeytrayectonounA2
passagepasajenounA2
roadcarreteranounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
cityciudadnounA1
adventureaventuranounA2
parkparquenounA2
stadiumestadionounA2
arrivalllegadanounB1
backpackmochilanounB1
check-inregistro de entradanounB1
explorationexploraciónnounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
palacepalacionounA1
castlecastillonounA2
pyramidpirámidenounA2
chapelcapillanounB1
colosseumColiseonounB1
fortressfortalezanounB1
monumentmonumentonounB1
ruinsruinasnounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
apartmentapartamentonounA2
bungalowbungalownounB1
campsitecámpingnounB1
guesthousecasa de huéspedesnounB1
innposadanounB1
lodgecabañanounB1
resortcomplejo turísticonounB1
villavillanounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
to arrivellegarverbA2
to boardembarcarverbA2
to bookreservarverbA2
to cancelcancelarverbA2
to check inregistrarseverbA2
to check outdejar la habitaciónverbA2
to landaterrizarverbA2
to reservereservarverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
checkpointcontrolnounB2
deportationdeportaciónnounB2
frontierfronteranounB2
residenceresidencianounB2
transit visavisado de tránsitonounB2
vaccination certificatecertificado de vacunaciónnounB2
work permitpermiso de trabajonounB2
naturalizationnaturalizaciónnounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
customcostumbrenounA2
traditiontradiciónnounA2
bowinclinarsenounB1
handshakeapretón de manosnounB1
respectrespetonounB1
tippingpropinanounB1
bargainingregateonounB2
etiquetteetiquetanounB2

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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 Spanish words should I learn for travel?

You could start with words like aeropuerto (airport), venir (come), ir (go), hotel (hotel). This page lists 64 Spanish words for travel (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Spanish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Spanish 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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