How to say “Does this train go to the airport?” in Chinese
“Does this train go to the airport?” in Chinese is 这趟车去机场吗？, written in pinyin as Zhè tàng chē qù jīchǎng ma?.
这趟车去机场吗？
Zhè tàng chē qù jīchǎng ma?
Does this train go to the airport?
Word by word
What each part of 这趟车去机场吗？ actually means.
- 这趟zhè tàngthis (trip of)
- 车chēbus / train / vehicle
- 去qùto go to
- 机场jīchǎngairport
When you use it
- Use it on a platform, at a bus stop or outside a metro gate before you board — confirming the destination costs nothing and saves a wrong-way ride.
- Swap the destination and the sentence still works: any 火车站, 市中心 or landmark name fits straight into the slot.
Use 这趟车去机场吗？ in travel situations. Airports, trains, directions and asking for help.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
这趟车到市中心吗？
Zhè tàng chē dào shìzhōngxīn ma?
Does this train go downtown?
这路公交车去火车站吗？
Zhè lù gōngjiāochē qù huǒchēzhàn ma?
Does this bus go to the train station?
我该坐几号线？
Wǒ gāi zuò jǐ hào xiàn?
Which metro line should I take?
What usually trips people up
- Saying 这车 without 趟 — 趟 is the measure word for a scheduled run, and 这趟车 is the fixed phrase staff expect to hear.
- Dropping the 吗 — 这趟车去机场 without it is a statement, not a question, and staff may just nod along without correcting you.
- Asking after the doors have opened — drivers on express routes may not wait, so confirm before you step in rather than once you are on.
What you might hear back
- 对，去机场。Duì, qù jīchǎngYes, it goes to the airport.
- 不去，你坐反了。Bú qù, nǐ zuò fǎn leIt doesn't; you're headed the wrong way.
- 这趟不去，下一趟去。Zhè tàng bú qù, xià yí tàng qùThis one doesn't; the next one does.
Common questions
- How do you say "Does this train go to the airport?" in Chinese?
- "Does this train go to the airport?" in Chinese is 这趟车去机场吗？ — written in pinyin as Zhè tàng chē qù jīchǎng ma?. It is a travel phrase you would use in China.
- What does 这趟车去机场吗？ mean in Chinese?
- 这趟车去机场吗？ (Zhè tàng chē qù jīchǎng ma?) means "Does this train go to the airport?". Broken down word by word: 这趟 (zhè tàng) means "this (trip of)"; 车 (chē) means "bus / train / vehicle"; 去 (qù) means "to go to"; 机场 (jīchǎng) means "airport".
- When would you use "Does this train go to the airport?" in Chinese?
- Use it on a platform, at a bus stop or outside a metro gate before you board — confirming the destination costs nothing and saves a wrong-way ride. Swap the destination and the sentence still works: any 火车站, 市中心 or landmark name fits straight into the slot.
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