noun
transit point; stopover; connection point
Refers to a place passed through on the way to a destination, especially in travel contexts such as flights, trains, or itineraries. Often used for airports where one changes planes.
この便はシンガポールを経由地としてロンドンへ向かいます。
This flight goes to London via Singapore as a transit point.
経由地で乗り換えの時間が1時間しかありません。
We have only one hour to transfer at the connection point.
乗り継ぎ focuses on the act of transferring between vehicles, whereas 経由地 emphasizes the geographical point itself.
Compound of 経由 (keiyu, 'via, going through') and 地 (chi, 'place, location').