Learn Spanish (Latin America): El boleto de ida y vuelta es más barato.

El boleto de ida y vuelta es más barato.

The round-trip ticket is cheaper.

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How does ida y vuelta mean round-trip?

Literally, ida means departure or going (from the verb ir, to go), and vuelta means return (from volver, to return). So a boleto de ida y vuelta is a ticket of going and returning. If you just want a one-way ticket, you would ask for a boleto de ida.

Why is it más barato instead of a single word for cheaper?

In Spanish, you do not add endings like -er to make an adjective comparative. Instead, you always use más (more) before the adjective. So cheaper is literally formed as more cheap (más barato).

Why do we use es instead of está for the price here?

We use es (from the verb ser) because being cheaper is seen as a defining, permanent characteristic of a round-trip ticket compared to buying two separate tickets. If you were talking about a fluctuating, temporary daily price, you might use estar.

Is boleto the standard word for all tickets?

Boleto is the standard word in Latin America for travel tickets like buses and planes. If you are buying a ticket for an event like a movie or concert, it is usually called an entrada (admission). Note that in Spain, a travel ticket is usually called a billete.