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"Which bus goes to…?" in French: Quel bus va à… ?

Quel bus va à… ?

Say it: kell bews vah ahphrase/kɛl bys va a/

Which bus goes to… in French is Quel bus va à… ? Finish with the place: Quel bus va à la gare ? Keep the ellipsis filled in speech.

At a stop

Pardonquel bus va à République ?
Excuse me—which bus goes to République?
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How to pronounce Quel bus va à… ?

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kell bews vah ah

/kɛl bys va a/

Quel: kell. Bus: bews. Va: vah. À: ah. Rising question; name the destination after à.

"Which bus goes to…?" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
Quel bus va à… ?Which bus goes to…?

Default transit ask.

quel bus va à la gare ?which bus goes to the station?

Filled example.

quel bus pour… ?which bus for…?

Shorter variant.

il faut prendre le bus…you need to take bus…

Typical answer pattern.

How to use Quel bus va à… ? in real life

  1. 1At a stop

    Pardonquel bus va à République ?

    Excuse me—which bus goes to République?

    Filled destination.

  2. 2Tourist with map

    Quel bus va à… la tour Eiffel ?

    Which bus goes to… the Eiffel Tower?

    Spoken ellipsis pause.

  3. 3Night bus

    Quel bus va à Bastille à cette heure ?

    Which bus goes to Bastille at this hour?

    Time added.

Mistakes English speakers make with Quel bus va à… ?

Incorrect: Quel bus va à ?

Correct: Quel bus va à la gare ?

Complete the place after à…

Incorrect: Which bus va à Lyon ?

Correct: Quel bus va à Lyon ?

Keep quel bus in French.

Good to know

Apps like Citymapper help, but locals still ask Quel bus va à… ? at stops. Answers may be le 38 or changez à… French bus numbers are said as digits.

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Finding the right city bus

  1. ChatPal

    Quel bus va à la fac ?

    Which bus goes to campus?

  2. You

    Je demande. Pardon, quel bus va à la fac ?

    I'll ask. Excuse me, which bus goes to campus?

  3. ChatPal

    On m'a dit le 12.

    Someone told me the 12.

  4. You

    Parfait, je surveille l'écran.

    Perfect, I'll watch the screen.

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"Which bus goes to…?" in other languages

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Common questions about "Which bus goes to…?" in French

How do you ask which bus goes to a place?

Quel bus va à… ?

Do I need the place?

Yes — fill in after à.

How do people answer?

Le 21 / Prenez le 21.

How do you pronounce bus?

bews (French u).

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