long-distance bus
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long-distance bus
A coach used for scheduled service over long distances between different cities. It often provides an inexpensive alternative to the train.
Wir sind mit dem Fernbus von Berlin nach München gefahren.
We traveled by long-distance bus from Berlin to Munich.
The word is a simple and logical compound of 'fern' (far) and 'Bus' (bus). It therefore refers to a bus that travels long distances.
Die Fahrt mit dem Fernbus dauert zwar länger, ist aber günstiger.
The trip by long-distance bus takes longer, but it is cheaper.
In connection with 'Fernbus' (long-distance bus), the verbs 'nehmen' (to take), 'fahren mit' (to travel/go by), and 'buchen' (to book) are often used. The typical preposition is 'mit' (with/by).
Für unsere Reise nach Prag haben wir einen Fernbus gebucht.
For our trip to Prague, we booked a long-distance bus.
The component 'Fern-' always means that something has to do with distance. If you know this pattern, you will also understand other words like 'Fernsehen' (television), 'Fernweh' (wanderlust), or 'Fernbeziehung' (long-distance relationship) more easily.
Er leidet unter Fernweh und möchte die ganze Welt sehen.
He suffers from wanderlust and wants to see the whole world.
bus
'der Bus' and 'der Fernbus' both refer to a means of transport for many people. 'Bus' is the general word and fits especially for trips within a city or the surrounding area. 'Fernbus' is more specific: it travels longer distances between cities, often as an inexpensive alternative to the train. Learners may confuse the words because a long-distance bus is, of course, also a bus. If the route is short or local, you simply say 'Bus'. If it is about a longer trip from city to city, 'Fernbus' is more precise.
Für die Reise nach Berlin nimmt Mehmet den Fernbus, weil das Ticket günstig ist.
Mehmet is taking the long-distance bus for the trip to Berlin because the ticket is cheap.
Nach dem Unterricht ist sie mit dem Bus nach Hause gefahren.
After class, she went home by bus.