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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Las Coladas Trail is a fan favorite, allowing hikers to walk across ancient lava flows on a beginner-friendly hike (roughly a mile round trip).
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The train, which now serves more of a recreational and educational purpose than transportation, travels from Cedar Park to Burnet and back — a 66-mile round trip — every weekend.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
The next morning, a volunteer made a four-hour round trip to bring the bird back to their facilities.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
By comparison, economy fares for the same round trip start at $420.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Elephant seals migrate up to 13,000 miles round trip.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The nonstop seasonal route connecting the two cities will run twice weekly, with round trips available on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Dec. 2025
Robert, meanwhile, had departed at dawn for a 12-hour round trip transporting detainees.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The moderately strenuous hike is about 5 miles round trip, with an 800-plus feet elevation gain.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
The train, which now serves more of a recreational and educational purpose than transportation, travels from Cedar Park to Burnet and back — a 66-mile round trip — every weekend.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
The next morning, a volunteer made a four-hour round trip to bring the bird back to their facilities.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
By comparison, economy fares for the same round trip start at $420.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Elephant seals migrate up to 13,000 miles round trip.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The nonstop seasonal route connecting the two cities will run twice weekly, with round trips available on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 18 Dec. 2025
Robert, meanwhile, had departed at dawn for a 12-hour round trip transporting detainees.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The moderately strenuous hike is about 5 miles round trip, with an 800-plus feet elevation gain.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Round trip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20trip. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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