切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)

切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば) is the place in a station or venue where tickets are sold, whether a staffed window or the ticket area as a whole. It is the everyday word a traveler uses when asking where to buy a ticket.

Common patterns

切符(きっぷ) (ticket) + 売(う)り場(ば) (selling place). The second element is the general-purpose word for a place where something is sold, so the same pattern gives チケット売(う)り場(ば) and 肉(にく)売(う)り場(ば).

Modern context

Many stations now have 券売機(けんばいき) (ticket vending machines), but a staffed 切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば) still exists for:

• 定期券(ていきけん) (commuter passes)
• 特急券(とっきゅうけん) (limited express tickets)
• Complex or multi-leg routes
• Assistance with fares and refunds

Similar words

• 窓口(まどぐち) - service window or counter; the staffed window inside a 切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)
• チケット売(う)り場(ば) - the usual wording for concerts, sports, and other events, where 切符(きっぷ) sounds dated

Related words

• 券売機(けんばいき) - ticket vending machine
• 改札口(かいさつぐち) - ticket gate
• 駅(えき) - station

Common collocations

• 切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)で買(か)う - to buy at the ticket counter
• 切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)に並(なら)ぶ - to queue at the ticket counter
• 切符(きっぷ)売(う)り場(ば)はどこですか - Where is the ticket counter?