Means of transport with "por"
In Spanish, use the preposition por to express the means of transportation for travel or shipping.
Notice that por is followed directly by the mode of transport without a definite article (el or la).
| The merchandise has already arrived in the container by sea. | La mercancía ya ha llegado en el contenedor por mar. |
| My sister says that the logistics of the shipment by plane are complex. | Mi hermana dice que la logística del envío por avión es compleja. |
| Sending the merchandise by rail reduces the cost. | Mandar la mercancía por ferrocarril reduce el coste. |
Coordinating logistics
Pair por with logistics vocabulary to describe routes and shipping methods, such as por carretera (by road), por barco (by ship), and por furgoneta (by van).
| We used to send the packages by van, but now they are in transit. | Mandábamos los paquetes por furgoneta, pero ahora están en tránsito. |
| What is the cost of transport by ship? | ¿Cuál es el coste del transporte por barco? |
| The engineer is in transit by road. | El ingeniero está en tránsito por carretera. |
| It is impossible to export by plane without a high cost. | Es imposible exportar por avión sin un coste alto. |
People travel en, goods go por
When people travel in a vehicle, Spanish uses en: voy al trabajo en tren, viajamos en avión, vino en coche. Por + transport is for how goods are sent (mandar un paquete por avión, exportar por barco) and for the route itself: por carretera (by road), por mar (by sea), por ferrocarril (by rail).
| Sending the merchandise by rail reduces the cost. | Mandar la mercancía por ferrocarril reduce el coste. |
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