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Train journeys: useful Portuguese phrases

Check a route, a platform, and a connection.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

Train
o trem
Train
Station
a estação
Station
Ticket
a passagem
Ticket
What time does it leave?
A que horas sai?
What time does it leave?

Make the conversation more specific

Useful Portuguese expressions for train journeys
What you want to say	Portuguese
Train	o trem Train
Station	a estação Station
Ticket	a passagem Ticket
What time does it leave?	A que horas sai? What time does it leave?
Is this a direct train?	Esse trem é direto? Show English translation Is this a direct train?
Do I need to change trains?	Preciso trocar de trem? Show English translation Do I need to change trains?
Which platform does it leave from?	De qual plataforma ele sai? Show English translation Which platform does it leave from?
Is the ticket valid for ...?	A passagem é válida para …? Show English translation Is the ticket valid for …?
What happens if I miss the connection?	O que acontece se eu perder a conexão? Show English translation What happens if I miss the connection?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
O primeiro trem da sua viagem sai em breve.
The first train for your journey leaves soon.
You
Esse trem é direto?
Is this a direct train?
Partner
Não, ele termina na estação de conexão.
No, it ends at the junction station.
You
Preciso trocar de trem?
Do I need to change trains?

Train journeys in other languages

A note on speaking Portuguese

These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.

Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.