date of departure vs date of leaving

Both 'date of departure' and 'date of leaving' are correct and commonly used phrases. They are interchangeable and can be used to refer to the specific day when someone is scheduled to leave a place.

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date of departure

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to the specific day when someone is scheduled to leave a place.

This phrase is used to indicate the day on which someone is supposed to leave a place, such as an airport or a train station.

Examples:

Please confirm the date of departure for your flight.
The date of departure for the cruise is next Friday.
What is the date of departure for the tour?
The date of departure for the train is on Monday.
Make sure you know the date of departure for your trip.

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The duration of validity is calculated from the date of departure (e.g. 01.02.00).
Planned date of departure from the pasture:
The duration of validity is calculated from the date of departure + 6 months maximum on the basis of the documentary evidence provided.
the official veterinarian responsible for the approved assembly centre at the date of departure of the animals.
The period is fixed as follows: date of departure + duration of stay + period of grace of 15 days.
The amendment seeks to introduce a measure of flexibility for both the applicants and the consular services when visas are submitted close to date of departure.
The term is fixed as follows: date of departure + (5 days maximum) + 7 days (period of grace in case the visa holder postpones departure).
The fee shall be doubled in cases where the visa application is submitted by the visa applicant three days or less before the envisaged date of departure without justification.
the date of departure and the estimated date of arrival.
date and time of arrival, date of departure
Article 14(2)(d) of the Control Regulation requires that the fishing logbook contains the date of departure of the vessel from the port.
leaving on... (date of departure)
The duration of validity is calculated from the date of departure (e.g. 01.02.00); the term is fixed by adding a period of grace of 7 days in case the visa holder postpones departure.
The duration of validity: when the date of different transit journeys is not known, which is generally the case, the period of validity is calculated as follows: date of departure + 6 months.
This Agreement shall enter into force on the day on which it is signed and shall remain in force until the date of departure of the last EUFOR element and of the last EUFOR personnel, as notified by EUFOR.
intended date of arrival in the Schengen area and intended date of departure from the Schengen area;;
the date of departure from and of arrival to port, and the duration of the fishing trip;
the identification code or the name and address of the holding of destination or, in the case of animals moved to a slaughterhouse, the identification code or name of the slaughterhouse and the date of departure;
and the person concerned shall enter on it the identity of the means of transport by which the goods were dispatched, the date of departure and, if appropriate, the date on which the goods were produced at the office of destination.
The delivery of the materials and the copies of the air waybill or equivalent document and the entry referred to in the preceding subparagraph shall take place within five days of the date of departure of the aircraft carrying the materials.

Alternatives:

departure date
day of departure
leaving date

date of leaving