English–Spanish

“stopover” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/esˈkala/

Example

Mi vuelo hace escala en Madrid.

My flight has a stopover in Madrid.

Illustration for escala (stopover)

How to say “stopover” in Spanish

“Stopover” in Spanish is escala.

Brief port call or layover between legs of a voyage or flight.

Full entry for escala: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with escala

Tengo una escala de dos horas en Barcelona.

I have a two-hour stopover in Barcelona.

Tips for using escala

  • The phrase hacer escala signals a temporary stop and does not necessarily mean changing planes, for which transbordar or cambiar de avión is used.

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