Timetables and Journeys
Interpret and use timetables and itineraries to plan activities and determine the duration of events and journeys.
Read this first
Read down the column for one journey. Read across the row for one stop.
The trip takes 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Words you need
- Timetable
- A table showing when things happen.
- Itinerary
- A plan of a journey with times.
- Duration
- How long something lasts.
Worked example
e.g. A bus leaves at 09:15 and arrives at 10:40. How long is the trip?
- Find the start time and the finish time.
- Jump whole hours first. 09:15 to 10:15 is 1 hour.
- Now count the minutes. 10:15 to 10:40 is 25 minutes.
- The trip takes 1 hour 25 minutes.
Hours first, then minutes. Working out both at once causes mistakes.
Practice
The pictures fade as you go. By the last few you are on your own.
1A train leaves at 14:20 and arrives at 15:05. How long?with a picture
Answer45 minutes.
2A flight leaves at 08:00 and lands at 11:30. How long?with a picture
Answer3 hours 30 minutes.
3You must arrive by 16:00. The trip takes 40 minutes. When do you leave?with a hint
Need a hint?
Count backwards.
Answer15:20.
4Buses leave every 20 minutes from 09:00. When is the fourth?with a hint
Need a hint?
Three gaps of 20 minutes.
Answer10:00.
5A film starts 19:45 and runs 105 minutes. When does it end?on your own
Answer21:30.
6Why do timetables use 24-hour time?on your own
AnswerSo morning and evening cannot be confused.
7You miss the 10:15 bus. The next is in 25 minutes. When is it?on your own
Answer10:40.
Think about it
1
Why read down a column?
One good answerEach column follows one bus or train all the way.
2
What do you do if a journey crosses midday?
One good answerGo to 12:00 first, then carry on.
Common mistakes
Subtracting times like ordinary numbers.
An hour has 60 minutes, not 100.
Reading across when you should read down.
A column is one journey. A row is one stop.