Common Expressions (Traveling)

(of a machine or motor vehicle) suddenly stop functioning.
"My car broke down on the motorway."

violent or unsteady movement of air 
"There was a lot of turbulence during the flight."

(of a vehicle) collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.
"I had a crash on the drive to work."

a line of very slow-moving traffic, caused by roadworks, or an accident
"The traffic jam went on for miles down the road."

to have a problem
"There was something wrong with the plane."

a refusal to work
"There was a strike so there were no buses."

to refuse to work
"Bus drivers are threatening to strike."

unable to find one's way
"We got lost in the city center."

a line or sequence of people awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.
"There was a long queue at the ticket office."

a period of time by which something is late or postponed.
"There was a two-hour delay at the station."

make (someone or something) late or slow.
"The train was delayed."

have a tour 
"We traveled around Europe last year."

leave an airport by plane
"We took of late but we arrived before noon."

arrive at an airport by plane 
"We landed on time in Berlin."

stand by the road and ask for free rides 
"We hitchhiked across Germany."

drive another person to their destination
"A kind man gave us a lift to Frankfurt."

get on a bus/train/plane
"We boarded a train to Paris."

arrive at a place
"We got to Paris at seven thirty."

to get on the train, the bus
"He takes the train to work every morning."

to leave a train, bus, or aircraft
"He gets on the train at Kings Park Station, near his home."

to get on a train, plane etc in order to travel on it, or to be in time to get on a train, plane etc before it leaves

"There’s a train in now. If you run, you’ll just catch it."

to enter a car, to sit down in a car
"He got in a taxi and left."

to travel by taxi
"It's hard to get / take a taxi during rush hours."