Formal — to staff
Bus · Travel
すみません、このバスは〇〇駅に行きますか？ — Excuse me, does this bus go to XX Station? (When you suspect you're on the wrong bus.) (Bus · Travel, Formal — to staff, JLPT N3)
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すみません、このバスは〇〇駅に行きますか？
すみません、このばすはまるまるえきにいきますか？
Excuse me, does this bus go to XX Station? (When you suspect you're on the wrong bus.)
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono basu wa Marumaru-eki ni ikimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, sochira wa gyaku hōkō desu. Tsugi no teiryūjo de orite, hantaigawa no basutei kara notte kudasai.
Reply
いいえ、そちらは逆方向です。次の停留所で降りて、反対側のバス停から乗ってください。
いいえ、そちらはぎゃくほうこうです。つぎのていりゅうじょでおりて、はんたいがわのばすていから乗ってください。
No, that's the opposite direction. Please get off at the next stop and take a bus from the bus stop on the opposite side.
Gesture & etiquette
Point towards the front/direction the bus is going, or to a map.
Do not block the aisle. Be prepared to show your destination on a map or written down. Avoid asking when the bus is moving or the driver is busy.