A University Phrase Book

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16. Public transport

Public transport

16.1 Asking for information about transport 16.2 Buying tickets 16.3 Taking a taxi 16.4 Signs

carriage (of a train)

left luggage, office

underground station entrance

Asking for information about transport

I would like some information about public transport

I would like a
- city transport
- suburban transport
guide

Please, give me a map
- of the metro
- of the city

How can I get to the
- Bellvitge
- Mundet
- Diagonal
campus, please?

What is the quickest way to get to the Olympic Village?

What bus do I have to take to go to Montjuïc?

What is the most suitable metro line to go to the Palau de la Música?

What station do I have to get off at to go to Plaça Sant Jaume?

Is it very far from here?

Is Parc Güell this way?

- Do I have to change trains
- Do I have to change trains
to go to Badalona?

Could you please tell me where
- the metro station is?
- Sants' station is?
- the bus stop is?

Where is the nearest
- taxi rank?
- metro station?

Are there any night buses?

Where do the night buses depart from?

What time does the first bus leave?

What time does the last metro go?

What is the tube timetable
- on working days?
- on public holidays?

I would like to know the timetable for
- the train to Sitges
- the coach to Figueres

Is the service normal on line 5?

Is there a breakdown on line 5?

Could you tell me what time
- the train
- the coach
leaves?

Is the train to Puigcerdà delayed?

How long ago did the bus go by?

Shall I have to wait for long?

I would like to know the
- RENFE (Spanish railways)
- the Taxi Cooperative
telephone number

Buying tickets

Where do they sell tickets for the
- metro?
- bus?
- suburban train?

What kinds of season tickets are there?

Are there any combined metro and bus cards?

Are there
- daily
- two-day
- one-week
cards?

Are there
- monthly
- tourist
season tickets?

How many journeys can I make with one card?

Can I go on
- the Montjuïc cable car
- the Tibidabo funicular
- the night buses
with this card?

Where can I buy
- bus tickets?
- cards?
- season tickets?

I would like to buy
- a travel card for the bus
- a metro ticket
- a return ticket to Sant Cugat

How much is
- a single ticket?
- a ten-trip travel card?

Taking a taxi

I would like to take a taxi

Is there a taxi rank nearby?

Where is the taxi rank, please?

Can I phone for a taxi?

How much is a trip to the airport?

I would like to go to... street

Please, take me to
- the... station
- the... hotel
- the... hospital
- the... travel agency

Show me the town, please

Please, stop here

Leave me at the corner

Can you wait for me?

How much is it?

How much is it?

Can you give me a receipt, please

Signs

Do not smoke, please

Keep the entrance / Keep the exit clear

Emergency exit (window)

Emergency exit (door)

Please use the other door

Closed for holidays

Travelling without a ticket will incur a fine of... euros

Restricted area

Please close the door

Summer timetable

Information office

Catalan police force

Spanish state police force

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