departure to vs departure for

Both 'departure to' and 'departure for' are commonly used phrases in English, but they are used in different contexts. 'Departure to' is used to indicate the destination where someone is leaving, while 'departure for' is used to indicate the purpose or destination of the journey someone is about to take.

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departure to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the destination where someone is leaving.

You can use 'departure to' when you want to specify the place where someone is leaving. For example, 'The flight's departure to Paris has been delayed.'

Examples:

The train's departure to London is at 3 p.m.
She announced her departure to New York next week.
The ship's departure to the Caribbean was smooth.
Their departure to the mountains was scheduled for early morning.
The bus's departure to the airport was on time.

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After breakfast, departure to your destination.
These articles can be the departure to finding keywords.
The investigation starts with an exodus' a departure to another place of possible existence.
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Biertan, a Saxon village that houses an extraordinary and ancient fortified church perfectly preserved.
I hadn't realized until Dudley told me how my departure to France left you vulnerable, unprotected.
Day 2: departure to Alba, undisputed Capital of the Langhe.
Paris, France. Chloe is waiting patiently for her departure to Beirut.
In the late afternoon departure to Venice.
The last one was just before his departure to Vienna.
I had not realised until Dudley told me how my departure to France left you vulnerable, unprotected.
19531953 First departure to East Pakistan, present-day Bangladesh, on 30th October.
It is especially a good point of departure to make the numerous walks in mountain.
Koala Coaches departure to Byron Bay...
Overnight.Day 5: RomeCheck-out and departure to Rome by train.
gathering 1º Knights troop departure to take the General.
5th day: departure to Trani (3-4 hours of navigation).
19881988 First departure to Papua New Guinea in Oceania, on 8th December.
During the First World War, Massafra housed many Italian soldiers in departure to the Albanese front.
19711971 First departure to Cameroon in Africa, on 29th October.
I postponed my departure to wait for the new CD to come out.

Alternatives:

departure for
leaving for

departure for

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the purpose or destination of the journey someone is about to take.

You can use 'departure for' when you want to specify the purpose or destination of the journey someone is about to take. For example, 'The departure for the conference is at 9 a.m.'

Examples:

She is preparing for her departure for Paris.
The departure for the business trip is tomorrow morning.
Their departure for the wedding is scheduled for Friday.
The team's departure for the tournament is imminent.
He announced his departure for the summer camp.

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That delayed our departure for a few minutes.
At 17:00 departure for Zagreb.
Demelza, if I postpone my departure for a week...
The Metabolist Kikutake is the point of departure for Toyo Ito and Sejima.
This tension is the point of departure for the exhibition.
The laser pointing system furthermore makes the departure for head positioning very practical and rapid.
Pomezzana is an important point of departure for excursions to Procinto, Gabberi and Matanna mountains.
After breakfast, departure for Serengeti National Park, passing through Ngoro-Ngoro Conservation Area.
And March 13 was the date of his departure for Lampedusa.
After breakfast, departure for the High Alas via Tizi-n-Tichka (2260 m).
10.30 am departure for sightseeing with aperitif
And that was such a radical departure for the old Time Lord.
3 working days before departure for all other trains
F-35: authorized departure for Farnborough Art.
The resort is a point of departure for several marked tourist routes in Pirin.
The village is a point of departure for hiking tours around the Troyan Balkan Mountain.
Meanwhile Gaston Rahier and Jacky Ickx will return to their departure for phoning.
Points of departure for the possible agreements on the scale-down of blockades.
Family managed and welcoming hotels: a perfect point of departure for mountain excursions.
Just before the departure for Zagreb, the final practical information sheet had recommended taking warm clothes.

Alternatives:

departure to
heading to

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