excursion ticket

American  

noun

1. a round-trip ticket at a reduced fare, often for use within a limited period of time.

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Etymology

Origin of excursion ticket

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

A round-trip excursion ticket between New York and Luxembourg costs $259 in the peak season and requires no minimum stay.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was some distance from the station, but having spent all his money for his excursion ticket, he had none left for car fare.

From Two Boys and a Fortune, or, the Tyler Will by White, Matthew

We come down on an excursion ticket to Boston—only three dollars an' sixty cents—an' we thought we'd surprise you.”

From Jane Field A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

They had come down into Yorkshire with a fortnight’s excursion ticket, and a scheme for visiting as many of the abbeys and as much picturesque scenery as possible within the allotted time.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

I have very little to tell concerning the remaining days which the conditions of George Gilbert's excursion ticket left him free to enjoy in London.

From The Doctor's Wife by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)