How to Ask for a Round-Trip Ticket in Spanish
Learn to buy a round-trip ticket in Latin American Spanish: ask for a ticket to a destination, add your return date and time, and confirm the price.
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A single ticket gets you there; a round-trip ticket gets you back. In this lesson you will learn to ask for a round-trip ticket in Spanish, name your destination, and add the two details that matter most: your return date and your return time. You will also learn how to ask the price and confirm what the agent repeats back to you. The focus is on broadly useful Latin American Spanish, with regional notes where wording changes.
By the end, you can…
- ask for a round-trip ticket to a specific destination.
- give my return date and return time in Spanish.
- ask the price and confirm the details of my ticket.
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Un boleto de ida y vuelta al aeropuerto, por favor.
A round-trip ticket to the airport, please.
oon boh-LEH-toh deh EE-dah ee BWEHL-tah al ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh, por fah-BOR
The standard Latin American way to ask for a round trip. In Spain, people usually say billete instead of boleto.
Quiero regresar el viernes.
I want to return on Friday.
KYEH-roh reh-greh-SAR el BYER-nes
Use regresar or volver for the return trip. Put the day after el: el viernes, el lunes.
Quiero regresar a las tres de la tarde.
I want to return at three in the afternoon.
KYEH-roh reh-greh-SAR ah las tres deh lah TAR-deh
Use a las plus a number for a clock time. Add de la tarde for afternoon or de la mañana for morning.
¿Cuánto cuesta el boleto de ida y vuelta?
How much does the round-trip ticket cost?
KWAHN-toh KWEHS-tah el boh-LEH-toh deh EE-dah ee BWEHL-tah
A direct, polite way to ask the price. You can also say ¿Cuánto es? in quick conversation.
¿Me lo puede repetir, por favor?
Can you repeat it for me, please?
meh loh PWEH-deh reh-peh-TEER, por fah-BOR
Useful when the agent speaks fast or gives a price you did not catch. Polite and widely understood.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
Make it make sense
Useful pattern
The core pattern is: un boleto de ida y vuelta + al/a la + place. For example, Un boleto de ida y vuelta a la ciudad, por favor (A round-trip ticket to the city, please). To add your return, use quiero regresar + day or time: Quiero regresar el sábado (I want to return on Saturday). To add a time, use a las + number: Quiero regresar a las ocho de la mañana (I want to return at eight in the morning). Notice that de ida y vuelta stays fixed; only the destination and the return details change.
When to use it
Use this pattern at a bus terminal, train station, or airport ticket counter. If you already have a single ticket and want to change it, say Quiero cambiar mi boleto a ida y vuelta (I want to change my ticket to round trip). If the agent asks ¿Ida o ida y vuelta? (One way or round trip?), answer Ida y vuelta, por favor. For a same-day return, add el mismo día (the same day): Quiero regresar el mismo día. These short answers keep the exchange clear and natural.
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
Buenos días. Un boleto de ida y vuelta al aeropuerto, por favor.
Good morning. A round-trip ticket to the airport, please.BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs. oon boh-LEH-toh deh EE-dah ee BWEHL-tah al ah-eh-roh-PWEHR-toh, por fah-BORClaro. ¿Para qué día?
Of course. For what day?KLAH-roh. PAR-ah keh DEE-ahQuiero regresar el domingo a las seis de la tarde.
I want to return on Sunday at six in the afternoon.KYEH-roh reh-greh-SAR el doh-MEEN-goh ah las seis deh lah TAR-dehMuy bien. Son doscientos pesos.
Very well. It is two hundred pesos.mwee BYEHN. sohn doh-SYEHN-tohs PEH-sohsA little context goes a long way
In much of Latin America, boleto is the common word for a ticket, while in Spain billete is standard. In some countries, such as Argentina and Uruguay, people often say pasaje for a bus or train ticket. Prices and payment methods vary widely, so it is normal to ask ¿Se puede pagar con tarjeta? (Can I pay by card?) before you buy.
One thing to watch for
Using para with a clock time, as in Quiero regresar para las tres.
Try this instead: For a specific clock time, use a las: Quiero regresar a las tres (I want to return at three). Use para with a deadline or destination, as in Este boleto es para el aeropuerto (This ticket is for the airport).
Your turn
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1How do you ask for a round-trip ticket to the airport?
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Un boleto de ida y vuelta al aeropuerto, por favor.
This uses the fixed phrase de ida y vuelta plus al aeropuerto. In Spain, billete is more common than boleto, and both are correct.
2How do you say you want to return on Monday?
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Quiero regresar el lunes.
Quiero regresar introduces the return, and el lunes names the day. You can also say Quiero volver el lunes; volver is a common alternative.
3How do you ask the price of the round-trip ticket?
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¿Cuánto cuesta el boleto de ida y vuelta?
Cuánto cuesta asks the price of one item. In casual speech, ¿Cuánto es? also works and is widely understood.
Ask for un boleto de ida y vuelta plus your destination, then add quiero regresar with your day and a las with your time. If you miss a detail, ask ¿Me lo puede repetir, por favor?
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