ticket office

Meaning

A ticket office is a physical place or booth where you can buy tickets for travel (like trains, buses, or ferries) or events (like concerts or movies). It is commonly found at stations, terminals, and venues. While many people buy tickets online today, physical ticket offices remain important for customer service.

Examples

• You can buy your train pass at the ticket office.

  You can buy your train pass at the ticket office.

• Where is the ticket office for the ferry?

  Where is the ticket office for the ferry?

• The ticket office closes at eight o'clock in the evening.

  The ticket office closes at eight o'clock in the evening.

• There was a long line at the ticket office this morning.

  There was a long line at the ticket office this morning.

• I need to go to the ticket office to change my reservation.

  I need to go to the ticket office to change my reservation.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I bought the train pass at the tickets office.

  ✓ I bought the train pass at the ticket office.

  In noun-noun modifiers, the first noun is almost always singular. Use 'ticket office,' not 'tickets office.'

• ✗ Let's meet near the ticket bureau.

  ✓ Let's meet near the ticket office.

  While 'bureau' is used in some languages, 'ticket office' or 'ticket window' is the standard term in English.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you don't have a booking, you must buy one at the ___.

  💡 The physical place where tickets are sold.

  Show answer

  ticket office

• The ___ is located next to the main entrance of the station.

  💡 Where you go to buy travel passes.

  Show answer

  ticket office