Usage Note
Heimreise specifically means the trip back home after a stay away, as opposed to Hinreise (outward journey). It is common in personal travel narratives and commonly collocates with auf der Heimreise (on the way home).
Examples
"Auf der Heimreise machten wir noch einen kurzen Stopp in Nürnberg."
Natural Translation
On the way home we made a short stop in Nuremberg.
Literal Translation
On the home-journey made we still a short stop in Nuremberg.
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