Translation guide
How to express 'return trip' in Japanese, covering the journey back, round trips, and related travel phrases.
Referring to the trip back to the starting point.
The most common and natural way to say 'return trip' or 'the way back'. Used in everyday conversation.
I'll go by train on the return trip.
Please stop by the supermarket on your way back.
Formal term for 'return journey', often used in transportation contexts like flights or tickets.
Literary or formal word for 'return journey'. Rare in casual speech.
Referring to a trip that includes both going and returning, often for tickets or travel plans.
Specifically about the trip back home.
帰り is the everyday word for the return trip. 復路 is formal and used in schedules or tickets. 往復 means 'round trip' and includes both directions.
I'll be late coming back.
I lost the return ticket.
How much is a round trip?
復路の便は午後3時発です。
The return flight departs at 3 PM.
He set out on his return journey.
It takes two hours round trip.
I used a taxi for the round trip.
I had an accident on my way home.