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transit
Traveling through a place or country without staying there for a longer period. You only make a short stop or continue on directly.
Wir sind nur auf der Durchreise und bleiben lediglich eine Nacht in diesem Hotel.
We're only in transit and are staying just one night at this hotel.
'Durchreise' (transit) is made up of the preposition 'durch' (through) and the noun 'Reise' (journey/trip). So it literally describes a journey that leads through a place.
Unsere Fahrt nach Italien unterbrachen wir für eine Nacht in der Schweiz.
We interrupted our drive to Italy for one night in Switzerland.
The noun 'die Durchreise' (transit) is closely related to the separable verb 'durchreisen' (to travel through). Both describe passing through a place without a long stay.
Wir wollen heute noch die ganze Schweiz durchreisen.
We want to travel through all of Switzerland today.
This noun is almost always used with the preposition 'auf' (on). The fixed expression is 'auf der Durchreise sein' (to be in transit / passing through).
Wir sind nur auf der Durchreise und bleiben nicht lange.
We're only in transit and won't stay long.
transit
Transit and Durchreise both refer to passing through a country on the way to another destination. Transit emphasizes international traffic or official status without regular entry into the country. Durchreise refers more generally to the travel situation, involving continuing directly or staying only briefly.
Auf der Durchreise durch das Land machen die Reisenden nur eine kurze Pause.
While traveling through the country, the travelers make only a short stop.
Für den Transit durch das Land bleiben die Reisenden im internationalen Bereich des Flughafens.
For transit through the country, the travelers remain in the airport's international area.
