round-trip ticket
noun
US
: a ticket that allows a person to travel to one place and then return back to the place he or she left
Examples of round-trip ticket in a Sentence
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More than once, friends have asked whether there’s any benefit in buying a round-trip ticket versus two one-way tickets.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Ticket prices for the Arnold Transit Company are: Traditional ferry ticket, $36 for an adult round-trip ticket and $24 for children up to 12.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
From July 13 to 26, a round-trip ticket to San Juan is available for under $300, but the price increases to $388 during August.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Airfare to San Juan this summer is averaging at $331 per round-trip ticket, about $100 higher than last year, according to Hopper.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 June 2025
For the price of a 50-cent, round-trip ticket, Chicagoans could take the train there for a day of fun in the sun.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The Department of Transportation regularly publishes a ranking of the cheapest, and most expensive, airports within the United States based on the price of an average round-trip ticket.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
This flight’s starting to smell like another round-trip ticket to Lord Stanley.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
There also are five raffle baskets — the grand prize being a round-trip ticket to Korea.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Ticket prices for the Arnold Transit Company are: Traditional ferry ticket, $36 for an adult round-trip ticket and $24 for children up to 12.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 30 July 2025
From July 13 to 26, a round-trip ticket to San Juan is available for under $300, but the price increases to $388 during August.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Airfare to San Juan this summer is averaging at $331 per round-trip ticket, about $100 higher than last year, according to Hopper.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 June 2025
For the price of a 50-cent, round-trip ticket, Chicagoans could take the train there for a day of fun in the sun.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
The Department of Transportation regularly publishes a ranking of the cheapest, and most expensive, airports within the United States based on the price of an average round-trip ticket.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025
This flight’s starting to smell like another round-trip ticket to Lord Stanley.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
There also are five raffle baskets — the grand prize being a round-trip ticket to Korea.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2025
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“Round-trip ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round-trip%20ticket. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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