itinerary

itinerary — noun

1. a list of places you plan to visit and things you plan to do during a trip, ofte

1.nounB1
Definition

a list of places you plan to visit and things you plan to do during a trip, often with dates and times attached to each stop

Example

Sirin printed the itinerary for their two-week trip across Japan.

collocation: itinerary for [trip]

The conference organizer sent everyone a detailed itinerary before the event started.

collocation: detailed itinerary

Common collocations
  • detailed itinerary
  • full itinerary
  • travel itinerary
  • check your itinerary
  • plan an itinerary
  • itinerary for
Synonyms
  • schedule

    focuses more on timing and less on places; wider use beyond travel

  • route

    names the physical path taken, not the full plan with dates and activities

  • travel plan

    a more general, less formal term for the same concept

Grammar Patterns

itinerary + for [event/trip]

someone's itinerary

detailed itinerary

Usage Note

Frequently used with possessive determiners (my, your, our) or the definite article. Often appears in travel and business contexts where multiple stops or events are planned in sequence.

Common Mistakes

I need to check my itinerary for the meeting tomorrow.' (sounds odd for a single meeting)
I need to check my schedule for the meeting tomorrow.
'itinerary' implies a multi-stop journey, not a single event.
The bus itinerary takes 30 minutes.
The bus route takes 30 minutes.
'itinerary' is about a planned journey, not a fixed vehicle route.

2. a book or booklet that gives travelers useful information about a place, such as

2.nounB2
Definition

a book or booklet that gives travelers useful information about a place, such as maps, descriptions of sights, and suggested routes

Example

The old itinerary contained hand-drawn maps of every village along the Silk Road.

sense: a guidebook for travelers

Ife bought a new itinerary before her hiking trip in the Andes mountains.

Common collocations
  • travel itinerary
  • old itinerary
  • pocket itinerary
Synonyms
  • guidebook

    the standard modern term for a book that helps travelers explore a destination

  • travel guide

    slightly broader than guidebook; can include digital or video formats

Grammar Patterns

itinerary + of/for [place]

Usage Note

This older sense of 'itinerary' as a physical guidebook is less common today; most modern speakers use 'guidebook' or 'travel guide' instead. Context usually makes the meaning clear — a book with maps and descriptions is sense 2, a personal plan is sense 1.

Word family

  • itinerant
    adjectiveC1
  • itinerate
    verbC2

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

An 'itinerary' is a detailed plan of a journey — it names the places you'll visit, the activities you'll do, and often the order and timing. A 'schedule' is broader and can apply to any sequence of timed events (work, classes, flights) without the travel focus. A 'route' is only the physical path from A to B; it says nothing about activities or timing. An 'agenda' is a list of topics or items to discuss in a meeting. A 'timetable' is a fixed list of departure and arrival times for public transport or classes. Example: 'Our itinerary for Rome included the Colosseum at 10 a.m. and the Vatican at 2 p.m.' Here 'schedule' would also work, but 'route' would only describe the path between stops, and 'agenda' would sound odd for sightseeing.

schedule ↗route ↗agenda ↗timetable ↗

Common collocations

Nouns

Phrases

  • day-by-day itinerary
  • sample itinerary
  • proposed itinerary
  • full itinerary

Prepositions

Etymology

LatinLate LatinEnglish

The word 'itinerary' entered English in the 1400s from Late Latin 'itinerarius', meaning 'of or relating to a journey'. This came from Latin 'iter' (a journey or road), which itself came from the verb 'ire' (to go). The earlier meaning was a written description of a route or a traveler's guidebook; the modern sense of a personal travel plan developed later.