渡航費(とこうひ)

Composed of 渡航(とこう) (crossing overseas, traveling abroad) + 費(ひ) (expenses, cost). The morpheme 渡(と) means 'to cross' and 航(こう) means 'navigation / voyage,' so the word literally means 'crossing-voyage expenses.' Because of 渡航(とこう)'s specific nuance of going overseas by ship or plane, 渡航費(とこうひ) is normally reserved for international travel.

Common collocations

• 渡航費(とこうひ)を負担(ふたん)する: to bear / cover travel expenses
• 渡航費(とこうひ)を支給(しきゅう)する: to provide travel expenses (as an allowance)
• 渡航費(とこうひ)自己(じこ)負担(ふたん): travel expenses at one's own cost
• 渡航費(とこうひ)が高騰(こうとう)する: (for) travel expenses to soar
• 渡航費(とこうひ)を工面(くめん)する: to scrape together the travel money

Similar words

• 交通費(こうつうひ): transportation expenses — the general word for travel costs, including commuting and domestic trips; not specifically tied to going abroad.
• 旅費(りょひ): travel expenses — a broader term covering all costs of a trip (transportation, lodging, meals); used for both domestic and overseas travel.
• 航空券(こうくうけん)代(だい): airfare — specifically the ticket price, a narrower term than 渡航費(とこうひ).
• 出張費(しゅっちょうひ): business-trip expenses — used when a company pays for an employee's work trip, whether domestic or international.
• 滞在費(たいざいひ): living / accommodation expenses during a stay — the usual counterpart, often paid on top of or in place of 渡航費(とこうひ).

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Somewhat formal and written. Common in scholarship announcements, company travel policies, official announcements about overseas events, and news articles about international travel. In casual conversation, Japanese speakers are more likely to say 航空券(こうくうけん)代(だい) or simply ''ticket''.