List of Common Phrasal Verbs for Travel

 See off
 Set off
 Get in
 Hold up
 Take off
 Check in
 Get off
 Check out
 Get away
 Get on
 Drop off
 Pick up
 Set out
 Speed up
 Look around
 Hurry up
 Go back
 Look forward
 Stop over
Phrasal Verbs for Travel with Meaning and Examples
See off
 Meaning: Go to the airport or station to say goodbye to someone
 Example: They’ve gone to the airport to see  their son  off.
Set off
 Meaning: Start a journey
 Example: We set off for Paris just after ten.
Get in
 Meaning: Arrive (train, plane)
 Example: I got in just after eight o’clock.
Hold up
 Meaning: Delay when travelling
 Example: Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work.
Take off
 Meaning: When a plane departs or leaves the ground
 Example: The plane took off an hour late.
Check in
 Meaning: Arrive and register at a hotel or airport
 Example: Please check in  at least an hour before departure.
Get off
 Meaning: Leave a bus, train, plane
 Example: We get off at the next station.
Check out
 Meaning: Leave the hotel after paying
 Example: We checked out at noon.
Get away
 Meaning: To have a holiday or vacation
 Example: We’re hoping to get away for a few days at Easter.
Get on
 Meaning: Enter a bus, train, plane, to climb on board
 Example: I think we  got on the wrong bus.
Drop off
 Meaning: Take someone to a place and leave them there
 Example: I’ll drop you off on my way home.
Pick up
 Meaning: Let someone get into your car and take them somewhere
 Example: I’ll pick you up  at the station.
Set out
 Meaning: Start a journey, especially a long journey
 Example: They set out on the last stage of their journey.
Speed up
 Meaning: Increase speed
 Example: Can you try and speed  things  up a bit?
Look around
 Meaning: Explore what is near you, in your area
 Example: People came out of their houses and  looked around.
Hurry up
 Meaning: Rush and not waste time
 Example: Hurry up! We’re going to be late.
Go back
 Meaning: Go the place someone is leaving from to say goodbye
 Example: Dave and I  go back twenty years.
Look forward
 Meaning: Look forward to something that is going to happen in the future
 Example: I’m looking forward to the weekend.
Stop over
 Meaning: Stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey
 Example: I wanted to stop over in India on the way to  Australia.