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- 80+ bus station words in Farsi with Persian script, pronunciation and meaning
- How to ask about tickets, platforms, departure time, luggage and delays
- Real phrases for buying a bus ticket in Persian
- Useful signs and announcements you may hear at a bus terminal
- Mini dialogues for common travel situations
- Internal links to Danaa’s travel, numbers, pronunciation and conversation resources
Bus Station Vocabulary in Farsi: 80+ Persian Travel Words and Phrases
Bus station vocabulary in Farsi is one of the most useful travel topics for beginners. If you are taking a bus in Iran, speaking with Persian-speaking relatives, or simply learning practical travel Persian, you need words for tickets, platforms, departure times, luggage, delays and destinations.
This guide gives you the most important bus station vocabulary in English, Farsi script, pronunciation and real examples. It is designed for real-life situations: buying a ticket, finding the right platform, asking whether the bus is delayed, and understanding signs at a terminal.
Best use of this page: learn bus-station words together with Persian numbers and time expressions. At a terminal, numbers are everywhere: platform numbers, seat numbers, departure times, prices and dates.
The most common Farsi word for bus station is ترمینال اتوبوس (terminal-e otobus). You may also hear پایانه (pāyāneh), especially in formal signs. A bus ticket is بلیط اتوبوس (belit-e otobus), a platform is سکو (seku), and the departure time is زمان حرکت (zamān-e harekat).
Start with the essential words you need at any bus terminal. These terms appear on signs, tickets, schedules and announcements.
| English | Farsi | Pronunciation | How it is used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus station / terminal | ترمینال اتوبوس / پایانه | terminal-e otobus / pāyāneh | The main place for intercity buses. |
| Bus | اتوبوس | otobus | Used for city and intercity buses. |
| Platform | سکو | seku | Where the bus leaves from. |
| Ticket | بلیط / بلیت | belit | Both spellings are common. |
| Ticket counter | باجه بلیط | bāje-ye belit | The counter or office where tickets are sold. |
| Timetable / schedule | برنامه حرکت / جدول زمانبندی | barnāme-ye harekat / jadval-e zamān-bandi | Schedule of departures and arrivals. |
| Departure time | زمان حرکت | zamān-e harekat | When the bus leaves. |
| Arrival time | زمان رسیدن / زمان ورود | zamān-e residan / zamān-e vorud | When the bus arrives. |
| Destination | مقصد | maghsad | The city or place you are going to. |
| Origin / starting point | مبدأ | mabda' | Where the journey starts. |
| Route | مسیر | masir | The road or path the bus takes. |
| Stop | ایستگاه | istgāh | A bus stop or station. |
| Passenger | مسافر | mosāfer | A traveller or passenger. |
| Driver | راننده | rānandeh | Bus driver. |
| Seat | صندلی | sandali | Seat number = شماره صندلی. |
| Seat number | شماره صندلی | shomāre-ye sandali | Printed on the ticket. |
| Reservation | رزرو | rezerv | Common in everyday Persian. |
| Fare / price | کرایه / قیمت | kerāye / gheymat | Kerāye is common for transport fare. |
| Luggage | بار / چمدان | bār / chamedān | Bār = luggage/cargo; chamedān = suitcase. |
| Luggage compartment | صندوق بار | sandugh-e bār | Under-bus storage compartment. |
These words are useful when buying or checking a bus ticket. For numbers, prices and times, use this page together with the Danaa guide to Persian numbers.
| English | Farsi | Pronunciation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way ticket | بلیط یکطرفه | belit-e yek-tarafeh | یک بلیط یکطرفه میخواهم. = I want a one-way ticket. |
| Return / round-trip ticket | بلیط رفت و برگشت | belit-e raft-o-bargasht | Useful when booking both directions. |
| Online ticket | بلیط آنلاین | belit-e online | Often used exactly like English. |
| Cash payment | پرداخت نقدی | pardākht-e naghdi | Naghdi = cash. |
| Card payment | پرداخت با کارت | pardākht bā kārt | Useful at counters and shops. |
| Receipt | رسید | resid | Can mean receipt or confirmation. |
| Discount | تخفیف | takhfif | Student discount = تخفیف دانشجویی. |
| Student discount | تخفیف دانشجویی | takhfif-e dāneshjuyi | Ask politely if it exists. |
| Available seat | صندلی خالی | sandali-ye khāli | Khāli = empty/available. |
| Sold out | تمام شده / پر شده | tamām shodeh / por shodeh | No tickets/seats left. |
Memorise these sentence patterns. You can change the destination, time or platform number depending on your trip.
| English phrase | Farsi | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Where is the bus station? | ترمینال اتوبوس کجاست؟ | terminal-e otobus kojāst? |
| Where is platform 3? | سکوی شماره سه کجاست؟ | seku-ye shomāre-ye se kojāst? |
| What time does the bus leave? | اتوبوس ساعت چند حرکت میکند؟ | otobus sā'at chand harekat mikonad? |
| Is there a bus to Shiraz? | اتوبوس به شیراز هست؟ | otobus be Shirāz hast? |
| I want a ticket to Tehran. | یک بلیط به تهران میخواهم. | yek belit be Tehrān mikhāham. |
| How much is the fare? | کرایه چقدر است؟ | kerāye cheghadr ast? |
| Can I pay by card? | میتوانم با کارت پرداخت کنم؟ | mitavānam bā kārt pardākht konam? |
| Is the bus delayed? | اتوبوس تأخیر دارد؟ | otobus ta'khir dārad? |
| Has the bus arrived? | اتوبوس رسیده؟ | otobus resideh? |
| Where should I put my luggage? | بارم را کجا بگذارم؟ | bāram rā kojā bogzāram? |
| Does this bus stop in Isfahan? | این اتوبوس در اصفهان توقف دارد؟ | in otobus dar Esfahān tavaqof dārad? |
| Please tell me when we arrive. | لطفاً وقتی رسیدیم به من بگویید. | lotfan vaghti residim be man beguyid. |
Speaking tip: Persian travellers often use shorter spoken forms. For example, میخواهم (mikhāham) often becomes میخوام (mikhām) in everyday speech. For pronunciation help, see the Farsi pronunciation guide.
Travel does not always go perfectly. These phrases help you ask about delays, cancellations, lost luggage and changes.
| Situation | Farsi phrase | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delay | اتوبوس تأخیر دارد. | otobus ta'khir dārad. | The bus is delayed. |
| Cancellation | اتوبوس لغو شده؟ | otobus laghv shodeh? | Has the bus been cancelled? |
| Wrong platform | فکر کنم سکو را اشتباه آمدم. | fekr konam seku rā eshtebāh āmadam. | I think I came to the wrong platform. |
| Lost luggage | چمدانم گم شده. | chamedānam gom shodeh. | My suitcase is lost. |
| Need help | میشود کمکم کنید؟ | mishavad komakam konid? | Could you help me? |
| Missed bus | اتوبوس را از دست دادم. | otobus rā az dast dādam. | I missed the bus. |
| Change ticket | میخواهم بلیطم را عوض کنم. | mikhāham belitam rā avaz konam. | I want to change my ticket. |
| Refund | میتوانم پولم را پس بگیرم؟ | mitavānam pulam rā pas begiram? | Can I get my money back? |
At a Persian bus terminal, you may see or hear these words. They are especially useful when reading boards and signs.
| Sign / announcement | Farsi | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Departures | حرکتها / خروجیها | harekat-hā / khoruji-hā | Buses leaving. |
| Arrivals | ورودیها | vorudi-hā | Buses arriving. |
| Information desk | اطلاعات | ettelā'āt | Ask questions here. |
| Waiting hall | سالن انتظار | sālon-e entezār | Waiting area. |
| Exit | خروج | khoruj | Way out. |
| Entrance | ورود | vorud | Way in. |
| Restroom | سرویس بهداشتی | servis-e behdāshti | Toilet/restroom. |
| Boarding | سوار شدن | savār shodan | Getting on the bus. |
| No smoking | سیگار کشیدن ممنوع | sigār keshidan mamnu' | Smoking is prohibited. |
| Attention please | توجه فرمایید | tavajjoh farmāyid | Formal announcement phrase. |
This short dialogue shows how the vocabulary works in a real conversation.
If you are a beginner, do not try to memorise every word at once. Learn the phrases in practical order.
Practice Travel Persian with a Native Tutor
Vocabulary lists help you recognise words. Conversation practice helps you actually use them at a bus station, airport, shop, restaurant or family visit. Danaa School tutors help learners build practical Farsi for real-life situations — with pronunciation, listening and speaking practice.
Explore Conversational Farsi →Frequently Asked Questions
Bus station in Farsi is usually ترمینال اتوبوس (terminal-e otobus). On official signs, you may also see پایانه (pāyāneh), meaning terminal.
Bus ticket in Farsi is بلیط اتوبوس or بلیت اتوبوس (belit-e otobus). Both spellings, بلیط and بلیت, are commonly understood.
Platform in Persian is سکو (seku). To ask “Where is platform 3?”, say: سکوی شماره سه کجاست؟ (seku-ye shomāre-ye se kojāst?).
Say: اتوبوس ساعت چند حرکت میکند؟ (otobus sā'at chand harekat mikonad?). In casual speech, many people say: اتوبوس ساعت چند حرکت میکنه؟ (otobus sā'at chand harekat mikone?).
After bus station vocabulary, learn Persian numbers, places vocabulary in Farsi, and daily Persian phrases. These three topics make travel conversations much easier.
