booking office

Reservation purchase location

A booking office is a place where tickets are sold, especially for train travel or theatrical performances.

The term is primarily British; Americans would more often say ticket office or box office.

We queued at the booking office for return tickets to London.

ticketing

ticket window

Counter selling admission passes

ticket clerk · ticket sales · ticket machine · fare · admission · season ticket · return ticket · single ticket · concession · reservation

theatre

playhouse

Miniature structure for children

dress circle · orchestra · matinee · premiere · curtain call · programme · playbill · foyer · usher · sold out

railway

station

Fixed stopping point

arrival · schedule · commuter · train ticket · transit · terminal · waiting room · enquiry · passenger · conductor

Categories
Opposites
functional location within a transit station

booking officeplatform

Raised flat structure

departure gate · boarding area · tracks · train platform · arrivals hall

ticket acquisition method

booking officeonline booking

Internet-based reservation process

self-service kiosk · ticket machine · mobile app · e-ticketing · website

transaction direction

booking officeticket barrier

Automated transit entry checkpoint

returns desk · exit gate

Family

book, booking, books, booked, bookings, bookish, booklet, booklets, bookie

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G