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11 Types of Transportation

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Transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. This includes transportation by land, air, water, space and other modes such as underground. The following are common types of transportation.

Human Movement

Getting around under your own power without the use of a vehicle. This may involve transportation infrastructure such as a sidewalk.
Climbing
Jogging
Skating
Skiing
Snowshoeing
Swimming
Walking

Human Powered Land Vehicle

Land vehicles that are powered by people. The term vehicle suggests a tool that makes transport more efficient with mechanical leverage and/or wheels.
Bicycles
Cycle Rickshaw
Freight Bicycles
Rickshaws
Roller Skates
Skateboards

Small Powered Land Vehicle

Small land vehicles that are powereed, usually by electricity.
Electric Bicycle
Electric Scooter
Electric Skateboards
Power Assisted Bicycle

Trains

Connected vehicles that run along a track.
High Speed Train
Maglev
Monorail
Streetcar
Train
Tram

Land Vehicle

Large land vehicles for goods or multiple passengers. These may be powered by electricity or by an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline.
Bus
Car
Motorcycle
Off-road Vehicles
Truck

Heavy Vehicles

Extremely large land vehicles that perform some special function in industries such as agriculture, mining, construction and logistics.
Bulldozer
Combine Harvester
Crane
Dump Truck
Excavator
Forklift
Tractor

Aircraft

Aircraft are vehicles that are able to move freely through the air.
Airplane
Airships
Drone
Gliders
Helicopter
Hot Air Balloons

Boats & Ships

Boats are small watercraft that stay relatively close to shore and ships are large vessels that can cross oceans.
Barge
Canoe
Container Ship
Cruise Ship
Ferry
Hovercraft
Inflatable Boat
Jet Ski
Kayak
Motorboat
Ocean Liner
Raft
Rowboat
Sailboat
Submarine
Tanker
Yacht

Animal-powered Vehicles

Traditional vehicles pulled by large animals such as horses and oxen. In some cases, smaller animals also pull vehicles such as a dog sledding team.
Carriage
Cart
Sled
Wagon

Space

Vehicles for space exploration such as spacecraft.
Rocket
Space Probe
Space Station
Spacecraft

Other

Other types of transport that don't fit well into the broad categories above. For example, robots are commonly used to carry things.
Gondola
Pipeline
Robot
Ski Lift
Overview: Transportation Types
Type
Definition
The movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another.
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