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"Where is the train to London?"
Translation:Où est le train pour Londres ?
November 23, 2017
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If you were to say "I am going to Paris" that would be expressed with the preposition à : Je vais à Paris.
However, there are instances when pour is used, such as indicating travel direction.
Examples:
Il est parti pour Ottawa.
He left for Ottawa.
Voici le train pour Rouen.
Here's the train to Rouen.
and, of course:
Où est le train pour pour Londres ?
Where is the train to London?
Also, Il a acheté un billet à Paris means "He bought a ticket in Paris". In this sentence, à has the function of indicating your current location, like in Je suis à la maison. For this reason, you use pour to indicate travel direction.