Viajar means 'to travel', and it is a regular -ar verb at the heart of the holidays and transport topics — among the most common in GCSE Spanish. Viajo en tren (I travel by train), viajé a España el año pasado (I travelled to Spain last year). Because holidays naturally invite past tenses (what you did), future plans (where you'll go) and opinions (what you like), viajar is perfect for showing tense range. As a regular -ar verb the conjugation is predictable, so you can focus on building rich, detailed answers about travel.
Quick facts
Viajar (to travel) is a regular -ar verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Viajo en avión (I travel by plane).
Viajé a Francia (I travelled to France).
Voy a viajar (I'm going to travel).
Perfect for showing tense range in holiday answers.
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
Idiomatic expressions
viajar is a regular -ar verb — it follows the standard -ar pattern in every tense. That makes it a good one to drill: if you know viajar, you know the template for all regular -ar verbs.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice viajar now →Three questions, no account needed. Type the form, then press Enter or tap Check.
yo: viajo, tú: viajas, él: viaja, nosotros: viajamos, vosotros: viajáis, ellos: viajan
The past participle is viajado (he viajado) and the gerund is viajando (estoy viajando).
Verbs that are easy to confuse with viajar or that behave like it.
Viajar is on the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas GCSE Spanish vocabulary lists. Compare the exam boards.
Written by Daniel Holmes for GCSE & A-Level Spanish students.