round trip
noun
variants
or less commonly roundtrip
or round-trip
plural round trips also roundtrips or round-trips
often attributive
: a trip to a place and back usually over the same route
It's a 25 mile round trip to work.
an hour-long round trip by boat
The lowest fare for the round trip is $1,694.18 including taxes and fees …—
Helen Anders and James Barragan
Helen Anders and James Barragan
round-trip
adjective
or less commonly roundtrip
round-trip fares
round-trip travel
With 50,000 miles accumulated, one can qualify for a free roundtrip ticket to Europe and back.
—David E. Rosenbaum
David E. Rosenbaum
round trip
adverb
or round-trip
or roundtrip
Consider the cost of flying round-trip for a three-day weekend to Los Angeles …
—Michael Fumento
Michael Fumento
Examples of round trip in a Sentence
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In that year, the study identified two possible profiles for a round trip to the red planet, with total durations of about 153 and 226 days.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 May 2026
During the next six months, Eric was required to drive the six-hour round trip to San Jose for Albert’s supervised visits with Jaxon.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Avelo Airlines is celebrating their fifth anniversary since its launch with a promo code to save $50 off round trip base fares, according to the company.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Tickets cost $40 per person, round trip.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The crew splashed down safely in the Pacific off the coast of San Diego, completing their over half a million-mile round trip (694,481 miles/1,117,659 km total).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
An $80 round trip to see the World Cup, in addition to shelling out for tickets is well out of reach.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Typically, special event trains to Gillette Stadium for New England Patriots games, New England Revolution matches and concerts are $20 round trip.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The cheapest Friday-to-Tuesday round trip from Tucson costs more than $1,200 with a stop in Phoenix, according to Google Flights.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 May 2026
During the next six months, Eric was required to drive the six-hour round trip to San Jose for Albert’s supervised visits with Jaxon.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Avelo Airlines is celebrating their fifth anniversary since its launch with a promo code to save $50 off round trip base fares, according to the company.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
Tickets cost $40 per person, round trip.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The crew splashed down safely in the Pacific off the coast of San Diego, completing their over half a million-mile round trip (694,481 miles/1,117,659 km total).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026
An $80 round trip to see the World Cup, in addition to shelling out for tickets is well out of reach.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Typically, special event trains to Gillette Stadium for New England Patriots games, New England Revolution matches and concerts are $20 round trip.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The cheapest Friday-to-Tuesday round trip from Tucson costs more than $1,200 with a stop in Phoenix, according to Google Flights.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Round trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20trip. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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