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Makiasan Posted 13 years ago
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when / what is the departure time

When is the departure time?
What is the time of departure?

Are these sentences correct? Aren't there any differences between them?
Thank you.
  

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These are the common ways to ask: What time does the (plane/train/bus) depart? When does the (plane/train/bus) depart? What is the departure time?

— AlpheccaStars

  • These are the common ways to ask: What time does the (plane/train/bus) depart?
  • When does the (plane/train/bus) depart?
  • What is the departure time?
  • Of your sentences, the second is the most natural.
  • You will hear the first one spoken, but, to me, it does not sound right.
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These are the common ways to ask:

What time does the (plane/train/bus) depart?
When does the (plane/train/bus) depart?
What is the departure time?

Of your sentences, the second is the most natural. You will hear the first one spoken, but, to me, it does not sound right.
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Thank you very much, AlpheccaStars!
Maki
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'Depart' seems quite formal to me.

I usually say and hear
eg What time does the train go?

Clive
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Thank you, Clive! How about the word "leave"? Do you say " What time does the train leave?" in spoken English?

Maki
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Yes, that's also quite common.

Where I live, we also often say very briefly, What time is the train?
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Thank you very much, Clive!

Maki
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you are wrong
Makiasan When is the departure time?What is the time of departure?Are these sentences correct? Aren't there any differences between them?Thank you.
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