surface transportation
Land-based movement methods
Surface transportation is the movement of people or goods by land or water, as distinguished from air travel.
The term encompasses road vehicles, railways, and ships: The company handles surface transportation for imports after they clear the port.
In logistics, surface transportation typically means slower but cheaper alternatives to air freight.
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- road tripExtended pleasure drive
- roadVehicle travel surface
- freightGoods being transported
- busLarge passenger vehicle
city bus · pedestrian · highway · traffic jam · rush hour · carpool lane · bicycle · bike lane · truck · scooter · train · transit system · park and ride · bridge · railway · subway · motorcycle · tunnel
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Travel by aircraft
aviation · air travel · flight · spaceflight · space travel
surface transportationsubway systems
Urban underground rail transit
elevated rail · skyways · airships · helicopters · drones
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