What is the difference between trip, travel and journey?

 

Trip

The act of going to somewhere place (regularly for a short time frame) and
returning.

•        We went on a five-day outing to the Amazon.

•        You're back from vacation! How was your trip?

•        I went on business trip to Switzerland and Germany a month ago.

•        Use the verb "take" and "go on" with trip.

•        A ticket to get there and back is a ticket for proceeding to return.

•        A single direction ticket is just for going.

 

Travel

Going to somewhere else (in general).

•        I truly prefer to travel.

•        He travels oftentimes for work.

•        My sister is right now travelling through South America.

•        Travel (n.) can be utilized to describe the act of going by and large:

•        Travel in that area of the nation is risky.

•        World travel gives you another point of view.

 

Journey

One bit of travel (moving between different places) – typically a long distance.

•        The journey takes 3 hours via plane or 28 hours by transport.

•        He made the 200-mile journey by bicycle.

•        "A journey of 1,000 miles must begin with a single step" – Lao-tze, Tao Te Ching

•        We can likewise utilize journey in a more "figurative" approach to discuss progress throughout everyday life:

•        He has overcome a ton of issues on his profound journey.

•        My uncle is a drunkard, yet he's starting the journey of recuperation.