【Journey】 , 【voyage】 ,  【tour】 ,  【trip】 ,  【jaunt】 ,  【excursion】 ,  【cruise】 ,  【expedition】 ,  【pilgrimage】  mean travel or a passage from one place to another.

【Journey】 , the most comprehensive term in general use, carries no particular implications of the distance, duration, destination, purpose, or mode of transportation involved.

【Voyage】 normally implies a 【journey】 of some length over water, especially a sea or ocean, but sometimes it may indicate a 【journey】 through air or space.

【Tour】 applies to a somewhat circular 【journey】 from place to place that ends when one reaches one’s starting point.

【Trip】 is the preferable word when referring to a relatively short 【journey】 , especially one for business or pleasure. The term is also used in place of  【journey】 to refer to more extensive travels.

【Jaunt】 carries a stronger implication of casualness and informality than any of the others and is especially applicable to a short 【trip】 away from one’s home or one’s business, usually for pleasure or recreation.

【Excursion】 applies to a brief pleasure 【trip】 , usually no more than a day in length.  【Excursion】 is the preferred term, especially in railroad and steamship use, for a round 【trip】 at reduced rates to a point of interest (as a resort or an exposition or a metropolis). When the 【excursion】 involves a 【voyage】 of some days or weeks and, often, a sight-seeing 【tour】 with frequent stops during which the participants use the ship as their living quarters,  【cruise】 is the usual term.

【Expedition】 applies to a 【journey】 intended to further a definite purpose.

【Pilgrimage】 applies primarily to an 【expedition】 to a place hallowed by religious associations but is sometimes applied also to a 【journey】 to a place of historical or sentimental association. Often it implies an arduous 【journey】 or slow and difficult passage.