The Vehicles
You already know автобус, метро and поезд. Russian cities run two more that English-speaking cities mostly do not:
| word | |
|---|---|
| трамвай | tram |
| троллейбус | trolleybus — an electric bus on overhead wires |
| автомобиль | car (formal; машина is the everyday word) |
Транспорт is the collective term, and it is singular in Russian even though English often says "public transport" for many things at once.
| Bus, metro and tram are transport. | Автобус, метро и трамвай — это транспорт. |
Getting On and Off
Остановка is a stop — a bus stop or a tram stop. It comes from останавливаться, to halt.
Use на with it, not в: на остановке (at the stop), на остановку (to the stop).
| I am walking to the stop. | Я иду на остановку. |
Road and Journey
Дорога is the road itself, and also "the way" — дорога домой, the way home.
Поездка is a trip or journey. It is built from ехать, so it means travel BY VEHICLE; walking somewhere is not a поездка.
| The way home is not far. | Дорога домой недалеко. |
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