multi-trip ticket

Meaning

A single transport ticket that allows the holder to make a specific number of journeys (often ten) or unlimited journeys within a set timeframe. It is a cost-effective option for regular commuters or tourists staying in a city for a few days.

Examples

• Buying a multi-trip ticket is much cheaper than getting a single fare every day.

  Buying a multi-trip ticket is much cheaper than getting a single fare every day.

• You need to validate your multi-trip ticket at the orange machine before boarding.

  You need to validate your multi-trip ticket at the orange machine before boarding.

• The tourist office sells a ten-journey multi-trip ticket for the local tram system.

  The tourist office sells a ten-journey multi-trip ticket for the local tram system.

• I lost my multi-trip ticket, so I had to buy a pricey single-use pass.

  I lost my multi-trip ticket, so I had to buy a pricey single-use pass.

• Is this multi-trip ticket valid for both the subway and the regional trains?

  Is this multi-trip ticket valid for both the subway and the regional trains?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I bought a many-trips ticket for the metro.

  ✓ I bought a multi-trip ticket for the metro.

  English speakers do not use 'many-trips' to describe transit passes. The prefix 'multi-' or the word 'multi-ride' is standard.

• ✗ Can I share this multi-trip ticket with my friend at the same time?

  ✓ Can my friend and I use this multi-trip ticket at the same time?

  While 'share' makes sense, asking if you can 'use' the ticket at the same time is more natural when checking if a transit pass allows multiple validations at once.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Since we are staying in Paris for a week, a ___ will save us a lot of money on the metro.

  💡 A pass that allows multiple journeys.

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  multi-trip ticket

• Don't forget to scan your ___ every time you get on the bus.

  💡 A ticket valid for several rides.

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  multi-trip ticket