Visszaút

Visszaút is a Hungarian noun meaning the return journey or the way back from a destination to the starting point. The word is formed from vissza (back) and út (road, journey). It is most commonly used in travel and transportation contexts to denote the opposite of a one-way trip.

In everyday use, visszaút refers to the segment of a trip that brings a person back home or to their point of origin. It is frequently encountered in discussions of tickets and scheduling. For example, a return ticket may be described as a visszaút jegy, and travel itineraries often specify a visszaút as part of the round trip. The term is applicable to various modes of transport, including train, bus, and air travel.

Beyond concrete travel, visszaút can be used metaphorically to describe a return to a previous state, plan, or situation. In this sense, the term conveys the idea of reestablishing an earlier condition or path.

Related terms include a one-way trip, which in Hungarian is often referred to as egyirányú út, contrasted with visszaút as the return portion of the journey. While widely understood in everyday language, visszaút is most common in practical planning and logistics rather than as a formal technical category.

See also: return ticket, round trip, homecoming.