diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.spec.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.spec.ts
index cceed9d..78eed24 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { HttpErrorResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { of, Subject, throwError } from 'rxjs';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
@@ -237,4 +238,96 @@ describe('WorldStore', () => {
     expect(store.loading()).toBe(false);
     expect(store.currentTravel()).toEqual({ status: 'IDLE' });
   });
+
+  it('maps a known HttpErrorResponse travel error code to a specific German message', async () => {
+    await store.load();
+    store.selectConnection(currentLocation.connections[0]);
+    api.startTravel.mockReturnValue(
+      throwError(
+        () =>
+          new HttpErrorResponse({
+            status: 409,
+            error: {
+              statusCode: 409,
+              code: 'TRAVEL_ALREADY_ACTIVE',
+              message: 'The character is already travelling.',
+            },
+          }),
+      ),
+    );
+    // Hold the post-failure resync pending so the mapped message is
+    // observable before it gets cleared by a successful resync.
+    const pendingResync = new Subject<CurrentTravel>();
+    api.getCurrentTravel.mockReturnValue(pendingResync);
+
+    await store.startTravel();
+
+    expect(store.error()).toBe('Du befindest dich bereits auf Reisen.');
+
+    pendingResync.next({ status: 'IDLE' });
+    pendingResync.complete();
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the generic message for an HttpErrorResponse with no known code', async () => {
+    await store.load();
+    store.selectConnection(currentLocation.connections[0]);
+    api.startTravel.mockReturnValue(
+      throwError(
+        () =>
+          new HttpErrorResponse({
+            status: 500,
+            error: { message: 'Internal server error' },
+          }),
+      ),
+    );
+    const pendingResync = new Subject<CurrentTravel>();
+    api.getCurrentTravel.mockReturnValue(pendingResync);
+
+    await store.startTravel();
+
+    expect(store.error()).toBe('Weltzustand konnte nicht geladen werden.');
+
+    pendingResync.next({ status: 'IDLE' });
+    pendingResync.complete();
+  });
+
+  it('uses the message of a genuine non-HTTP Error', async () => {
+    await store.load();
+    store.selectConnection(currentLocation.connections[0]);
+    api.startTravel.mockReturnValue(throwError(() => new Error('Netzwerkfehler')));
+    const pendingResync = new Subject<CurrentTravel>();
+    api.getCurrentTravel.mockReturnValue(pendingResync);
+
+    await store.startTravel();
+
+    expect(store.error()).toBe('Netzwerkfehler');
+
+    pendingResync.next({ status: 'IDLE' });
+    pendingResync.complete();
+  });
+
+  it('resyncs current travel state from the server after a failed travel start', async () => {
+    await store.load();
+    store.selectConnection(currentLocation.connections[0]);
+    api.startTravel.mockReturnValue(
+      throwError(
+        () =>
+          new HttpErrorResponse({
+            status: 409,
+            error: {
+              statusCode: 409,
+              code: 'TRAVEL_ALREADY_ACTIVE',
+              message: 'The character is already travelling.',
+            },
+          }),
+      ),
+    );
+    api.getCurrentTravel.mockReturnValue(of(travelling));
+
+    await store.startTravel();
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
+
+    expect(api.getCurrentTravel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(store.currentTravel()).toEqual(travelling);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts
index 04343bc..3f466e3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/features/world/world.store.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { HttpErrorResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable, OnDestroy, signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { firstValueFrom, forkJoin } from 'rxjs';
 import {
@@ -8,6 +9,17 @@ import {
 } from '../../core/api/game-api.models';
 import { GameApiService } from '../../core/api/game-api.service';
 
+const GENERIC_ERROR_MESSAGE = 'Weltzustand konnte nicht geladen werden.';
+
+// Mirrors the `TravelErrorCode` union in `apps/api/src/travel/travel.errors.ts`.
+// Unknown/missing codes fall back to `GENERIC_ERROR_MESSAGE`.
+const TRAVEL_ERROR_MESSAGES: Readonly<Record<string, string>> = {
+  TRAVEL_ALREADY_ACTIVE: 'Du befindest dich bereits auf Reisen.',
+  INVALID_TRAVEL_TARGET: 'Dieses Ziel ist von hier aus nicht erreichbar.',
+  CHARACTER_NOT_FOUND: 'Dein Charakter konnte nicht gefunden werden.',
+  TRAVEL_STATE_INVALID: 'Der Reisezustand ist ungültig. Bitte lade die Seite neu.',
+};
+
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class WorldStore implements OnDestroy {
   private readonly characterState = signal<CharacterResponse | null>(null);
@@ -88,6 +100,7 @@ export class WorldStore implements OnDestroy {
     } catch (error) {
       if (!this.destroyed) {
         this.errorState.set(this.toErrorMessage(error));
+        this.pollCurrentTravel();
       }
     } finally {
       if (!this.destroyed) {
@@ -241,6 +254,11 @@ export class WorldStore implements OnDestroy {
   }
 
   private toErrorMessage(error: unknown): string {
-    return error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Weltzustand konnte nicht geladen werden.';
+    if (error instanceof HttpErrorResponse) {
+      const code = (error.error as { code?: string } | null)?.code;
+      return (code && TRAVEL_ERROR_MESSAGES[code]) || GENERIC_ERROR_MESSAGE;
+    }
+
+    return error instanceof Error ? error.message : GENERIC_ERROR_MESSAGE;
   }
 }