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How do you ask for a round-trip train ticket to Paris?

Ask for Un billet pour Paris, aller-retour.

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  1. Un aller simple pour Paris.
  2. Un billet pour Paris, aller-retour. ✔
  3. Un ticket pour Paris, retour.

Why: Aller-retour means round trip. Un aller simple is one way, and retour alone is only the return.

Huh, didn't know that: Aller-retour literally means go-return.

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Answer: Un billet pour Paris, aller-retour.. Aller-retour means round trip. Un aller simple is one way, and retour alone is only the return.

  1. Le Robert, aller-retour dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/aller-retour
    Billet de transport valable pour l'aller et le retour.
    Checked 2026-10-12.
  2. Le Robert, billet dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/billet
    Billet d'avion, de train.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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