bon voyage
Departing traveler's blessing
Bon voyage is a French phrase meaning "good journey," used to wish someone well as they depart on a trip: Bon voyage! Send us a postcard.
The expression is common in English, typically said at airports, train stations, or anywhere travelers are setting off.
It conveys warmth and good wishes for safe travels.
- au revoirFrench parting phrase
- best wishesFriendly parting expression
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- safe travelsDeparture blessing for journeys
- happy trailsFriendly farewell phrase
adieu · send-off · going away party · arrivederci · journey · departure · handkerchief · quayside · godspeed · valediction · steamship · ocean liner · passenger ship · leave-taking · parting words · wave · confetti · ship
- farewellsfarewell, bye, adieu, bye-bye, adios
- French Wordsbaguette, femme, croissant, enfant, champagne
- greeting cardsbirthday cards, birthday card, thank you card, Christmas cards, holiday cards
- sending offfarewell party, going away party, waving, safe travels, godspeed
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
social function of utterance
bon voyagehello
Common spoken greeting
greetings · welcome · hi · how do you do · nice to meet you
goodbye, voyage, voyages, voyager, bonbon, voyaging, voyaged, voyagers