Cómo escribir un itinerario de viaje en inglés (B1 preintermedio): horarios, citas confirmadas y un plan B

Un buen itinerario permite que otra persona siga tu día sin hacer preguntas: cada etapa tiene una hora, un lugar y un medio de transporte. Usa el present continuous para lo que ya está acordado o reservado (“I’m meeting the client at ten.”), be going to para tus propios planes y el present simple para los horarios (“The train leaves at 15:32.”). Deja margen antes de la hora que no puedes perder y añade un plan B. Este artículo es para adultos de nivel B1 (preintermedio, A2–B1) que viajan u organizan reuniones en inglés.

¿Para quién es este artículo?

Adultos de nivel preintermedio que viajan por trabajo o por placer y necesitan compartir sus planes en inglés.
Quien organiza reuniones con compañeros que hablan inglés y quiere rechazar una hora con educación y proponer otra.
Quien todavía usa “will” para cualquier plan futuro y quiere elegir con más claridad.
Demasiado pronto: si “I work” y “I’m working” todavía te parecen lo mismo, empieza por el artículo de nivel A2 sobre tu trabajo y tu rutina.
Demasiado fácil: si ya eliges entre going to y el present continuous sin pensarlo, pasa a las previsiones que conectan pruebas con acciones.

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Tarjetas de vocabulario

arrivals

the airport area where passengers enter after their flight

I’ll meet you in arrivals after you collect your case.

bag drop

the desk where checked bags are accepted after online check-in

We printed our boarding passes at home and went straight to bag drop.

baggage reclaim

the area where arriving passengers collect checked luggage

Your suitcase should appear on belt six in baggage reclaim.

check-in

the process or desk where a passenger confirms a flight and receives a boarding pass

Check-in closes forty minutes before departure.

customs

the official control where goods entering a country may be checked

We had nothing to declare at customs.

departures

the airport area for passengers leaving on flights

The café is upstairs in departures.

gate

the numbered place where passengers wait to board a particular flight

Flight 286 is now boarding at gate 14.

lift

a platform or small room that carries people between floors

Take the lift to the second-floor departure lounge.

Conversación

maya Would you like to visit the print studio with me on Wednesday afternoon?

owen I’d love to, but I’m meeting a supplier at three and talking to the venue manager at five.

maya What about Thursday? I’m arriving in Bristol at two fifteen.

owen Thursday could work. I’m seeing the dentist at three, but I’m free after four.

maya The studio closes at six. Shall we arrive at the studio at four thirty?

owen Yes, Thursday at four thirty is fine. Are we asking for a tour or just looking at paper samples?

maya I spoke to Jo yesterday. She’s giving us a short tour, and then we’re choosing the paper.

owen Perfect. I’ll put it in my calendar and wait for you outside the main entrance.

Estructura de la frase

When are Maya and Owen visiting the print studio?

Thursday at 4:30, after Owen’s dentist appointment and before the studio closes.

The agreed time becomes a present-continuous future arrangement; preposition chunks make each detail complete.

I’m seeing…
Are you meeting…?
What about Thursday?
arrive_at

Más práctica

Be going to and the letter g

Two adult travellers planning a safe airport stopover.

am/is/are going to + base verb

use this form for an intention or plan decided before speaking

We’re going to spend the stopover in the city centre.

am not / isn’t / aren’t going to

put not after be to say a plan is not intended

I’m not going to check a bag for a two-day trip.

Am/Is/Are … going to?

move be before the subject to ask about a plan

Are you going to take the airport train?

prediction from present evidence

use going to when something visible or known now points to a future result

That security queue is enormous; we’re going to be late.

go /g/ · gate /g/ · guest /g/

g is usually /g/ before a, o, u, or a consonant

Our guest is going to wait at the gate.

general /dʒ/ · region /dʒ/ · large /dʒ/

g is often /dʒ/ before e, i, or y

The general information screen shows the region and gate change.

begin /g/ · gift /g/

some words keep /g/ before e or i, so check and learn exceptions

Our gift is in my bag, and boarding begins at six.

going to in natural speech

in conversation, going to is often unstressed, but am/is/are and the main verb must stay clear

We’re going to leave at six.

Fixed future arrangements and linking

Two colleagues arranging a print-studio visit.

present continuous + future time

use am/is/are + -ing for a future arrangement with a time or place already agreed

I’m meeting Rosa at the station at 6:30 tomorrow.

arrangement, not just an idea

an arrangement normally has another person, booking, ticket, time, or place

We’re having dinner with the clients on Thursday.

negative arrangement

use am not/isn’t/aren’t + -ing for something fixed not to happen

Leo isn’t joining us on Friday.

question about an arrangement

move am/is/are before the subject

Are you flying home on Sunday?

Would you like to…?

invite someone politely to an activity

Would you like to come to the gallery on Saturday?

I’d love to. / Friday’s fine.

accept an invitation or proposed time warmly

Friday’s fine. I’m not working that evening.

Sorry, I’m… / What about…?

give a real conflicting arrangement, then suggest an alternative

Sorry, I’m meeting my aunt then. What about Sunday?

link consonant to following vowel

in fluent speech, a final consonant often joins the vowel at the start of the next word

arrive_at_eight; speak_about_it; wait_in_arrivals

The nine-hour city plan

THE NINE-HOUR CITY PLAN

When Ana Ruiz learned that her flight from Madrid to Seoul included a nine-hour stopover in Warsaw, she decided to leave the airport. She was travelling with one cabin bag, and her connecting flight departed at 20:40. Before the journey, she checked the airport train timetable and booked a 13:30 walking tour.

Her plan was precise. After passport control, she was going to put her bag in a locker near arrivals. The 12:42 train reached the centre at 13:07, leaving twenty minutes to meet the guide beside the old city wall. The tour finished at 15:30. Ana then had a table booked at a small restaurant where the lunch menu was served until four. She planned to take the 16:32 train back and be at security before 17:00—more than three hours before departure.

The first flight landed twenty-five minutes late, but the passport-control queue moved quickly. At 12:35, Ana checked the live train information. The next train was still on time, so she followed her original plan. During the tour, however, the guide warned the group about a rail strike beginning at 16:00. Ana did not wait for lunch. She asked for a sandwich, took the 15:42 train, and reached the departure lounge at 16:25.

Ana saw less of Warsaw than she expected, but she did not risk her connection. Her advance research gave her enough information to enjoy the city and change the plan when the transport situation changed.

Write a usable travel itinerary

HALF-DAY CLIENT VISIT: ROTTERDAM

09:10 — Arrive at Rotterdam Centraal on the intercity train. Maya is meeting me under the station clock.

09:20 — Take tram 7 to Westplein. We’re visiting the client’s studio at 10:00; reception has our names.

11:30 — Walk to Fenix Food Factory for an early lunch. I’m going to ask for a quiet table because we need to discuss the revised budget.

12:40 — Take a water taxi from Rijnhaven to Leuvehaven, then walk to the design museum. Our timed tickets are for 13:15.

14:45 — Leave the museum and take the metro to the station. The return train departs at 15:32.

Backup: in strong wind the water taxis sometimes stop. Then we’re going to take the metro directly and skip coffee. This still leaves thirty minutes before the train.

What makes an itinerary usable?

It gives ordered times, exact places, transport, confirmed arrangements, some extra time, and one backup.

The model is organized by time so another traveller can follow it without asking for missing details.

08:30 — arrive at…
We’re taking…
We’re meeting…
Backup: we’re going to…

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Cómo es un itinerario útil

Cada línea empieza con una hora y una acción, y luego añade el lugar, el transporte y lo que ya está acordado. Un margen antes de la hora límite y un plan B protegen una visita de trabajo de media jornada:

Llegada: “09:10 Arrive at the central station. A colleague is meeting me at the main entrance.”
Cita fija: “09:30 Take a taxi to the client’s office. We’re presenting at 10:00.”
Tu propio plan: “12:15 Lunch near the office. I’m going to ask for a quiet table.”
Hora límite: “14:45 Leave for the station. The return train departs at 15:32.”
Plan B: “If the meeting runs late, we’re going to skip lunch and take a taxi to the station.”

¿Present continuous, going to o present simple?

Pregúntate: ¿está acordado con otra persona, es una decisión solo mía o depende de un horario? Una cita suele tener otra persona, una reserva o un billete. En español decimos “Mañana veo al cliente” en presente; en inglés, para una cita ya fijada, lo natural es el present continuous. Deja will para lo que decides mientras hablas: “I’ll put it in my calendar.”

Cita: “We’re having dinner with the clients on Thursday.”
Preguntas y negativas: “Are you flying home on Sunday?” “Tom isn’t joining us on Friday.”
Intención decidida antes: “I’m not going to check a bag for a two-day trip.”
Predicción por lo que ves: “That security queue is enormous; we’re going to be late.”
Horario: “The return train departs at 15:32.”

Una conversación corta: encontrar una hora que sirva

Dos compañeros intentan encajar una visita a un estudio en una semana muy llena. Fíjate en cuatro pasos: la invitación (“Would you like to…?”), el rechazo con una cita real (“I’d love to, but I’m meeting…”), otra opción (“What about Thursday?”) y la confirmación (“Thursday at four thirty is fine.”).

Maya Would you like to visit the print studio with me on Wednesday afternoon?

Owen I’d love to, but I’m meeting a supplier at three and talking to the venue manager at five.

Maya What about Thursday? I’m arriving in Bristol at two fifteen.

Owen Thursday could work. I’m seeing the dentist at three, but I’m free after four.

Maya The studio closes at six. Shall we arrive at the studio at four thirty?

Owen Yes, Thursday at four thirty is fine. Are we asking for a tour or just looking at paper samples?

Verbos con su preposición

Aprende los verbos de viaje con su preposición. Ojo: “arrive home” no lleva ninguna. Y no calques del español: “depender de” es “depend on”, no “depend of”, y “pensar en” es “think about”, no “think in”.

arrive in (ciudad, país): “We arrive in Lisbon on Thursday morning.”
arrive at (edificio, estación): “Please arrive at the terminal by six.”
wait for: “I’ll wait for you outside passport control.”
pay for: “Who is going to pay for the taxi?”
think about (considerar), think of (opinar): “We’re thinking about staying one more night.” “What do you think of the new itinerary?”

Aprende esta unidad a tu manera

Palabras del aeropuerto en el orden del recorrido

Si olvidas una palabra, descríbela: con “the place where you collect your suitcase” cualquiera te dirá “baggage reclaim”.

Al salir: “check-in” o “bag drop”, “security check”, “departure lounge”, “gate”.
Al llegar: “passport control”, “baggage reclaim”, “customs”, “arrivals”.
Al hacer escala: “stopover” (o “layover”) y “connecting flight”.

Errores frecuentes

Todos tienen un arreglo fácil:

“We arrive to Lisbon.” Di “arrive in Lisbon”, “arrive at the hotel”.
“I meet the client tomorrow.” Para una hora acordada: “I’m meeting the client tomorrow.”
“I wait you outside.” En español decimos “te espero”, sin preposición; en inglés hace falta for: “I’ll wait for you outside.”
Quedarte en “Sorry, I can’t.” Añade el motivo y otra opción: “I’m seeing the dentist at three. What about four thirty?”
Sin margen de tiempo. Si todos los trenes tienen que llegar puntuales, el plan es frágil.

Rutina de práctica de 10 minutos al día

Usa tu propia semana; es más fácil hablar de planes reales.

2 minutos: pon la conversación y para después de cada frase para repetirla.
2 minutos: di tres citas de tu agenda de esta semana con el present continuous.
3 minutos: debate en voz alta: ¿saldrías del aeropuerto en una escala de tres horas? Da un plan, una predicción y un plan B.
3 minutos: escribe un itinerario de 120–150 palabras: cuatro etapas con hora, una cita, margen de tiempo y un plan B.

Qué viene después

Después, cuenta la historia de un viaje que salió mal, con un punto de giro y un final. Luego pasa de los planes a las predicciones con una previsión corta que conecte pruebas y acciones.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cómo se escribe un itinerario de viaje en inglés?

Pon las etapas en orden horario. Empieza cada línea con una hora y una acción (“09:10 Arrive at the central station.”) y añade el lugar, el transporte y cualquier cita. Termina con un margen de tiempo y un plan B.

¿Qué diferencia hay entre “I’m meeting” y “I’m going to meet”?

“I’m meeting the client at ten” significa que la hora ya está acordada. “I’m going to meet the client” significa que lo has decidido, pero quizá todavía no lo has concertado. Muchas veces sirven los dos.

¿Se dice “arrive in” o “arrive at”?

“Arrive in” para ciudades y países (“arrive in Bristol”) y “arrive at” para edificios, estaciones y aeropuertos (“arrive at the studio”). “Arrive home” no lleva preposición, y “arrive to” delante de un lugar es un error.