直行便
Meanings
1
non-stop flight; direct flight
Refers to a flight that goes directly to the destination without intermediate stops. In Japanese, 直行便 often implies a non-stop service, though it can also be used for direct flights with no plane change.
The non-stop flight from Tokyo to London takes about 12 hours.
There is no direct flight, so you need to transfer once.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉への直行便a direct flight to 〈place〉
There's a direct flight from Tokyo to New York.
- 直行便に乗るto take a direct flight
This time I took a direct flight to London.
- 直行便がある/ないthere is/isn't a direct flight
There isn't yet a direct flight to that city.
- 直行便で〈場所〉に行くto go to 〈place〉 by direct flight
I'm planning to go to Paris on a direct flight.