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Viajamos en tren hasta la ciudad.

Viajamos en tren hasta la ciudad.
We travel by train all the way to the city.
From Lesson 91:Directions and limits (hacia, hasta)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Viajamos en tren hasta la ciudad.

Why does this sentence use hasta instead of just a?
While a la ciudad simply means "to the city", using hasta emphasizes the limit or the end of the journey. It translates closer to "as far as" or "all the way to". It tells us the train ride goes up to that specific point and stops.
Could I use hacia in this sentence instead?
You could, but it changes the meaning! Viajamos hacia la ciudad means "We travel towards the city", focusing only on the direction you are heading. Using hasta means the city is your actual final destination.
Why is "by train" translated as en tren? Shouldn't "by" be por?
It's a common mix-up for English speakers! In Spanish, you almost always use en for modes of transportation you travel inside. You will say en tren (by train), en auto (by car), and en avión (by plane). You generally use por for the physical route you take, like going por la carretera (along the highway).
Is viajamos in the present tense or the past tense here?
It is translated here as the present tense ("We travel"), but it could actually be either! For regular -ar verbs, the "we" form is exactly the same in both the present tense and the simple past tense (preterite). In a real conversation, the context or time markers like ayer (yesterday) or siempre (always) will tell you which one is meant.

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