Grammar fix
a return to
buy a ticket
How you ask for a round-trip ticket to a place at a ticket office or machine.
expressionB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- A return to Oxford, please.ticket office
- A: Next, please!
B: A return to Oxford, please.station
Fix the pattern
Pattern: A return to [place], please. (one-way = 'a single to …')
WrongOne ticket go and back to Oxford.
RightA return to Oxford, please.
'A return' = round trip; 'a single' = one-way. (US English: 'round-trip' / 'one-way'.)
PatternA return to [place], please. (one-way = 'a single to …')
Don't confuse it
'A return to X' comes back; 'a single to X' is one-way only.