Now that you know where you want to go, you need to choose a method of going there. One web site with links to hundreds of sites devoted to air, rail, boat and road travel around the world is Routes International. Many of the links in this directory allow online booking and provide transportation maps for the services or areas covered.
Below are some helpful and interesting sites devoted specifically to Air Travel, Auto Travel, Bicycle Travel, Boat Travel, Bus Travel, Foot Travel, Horse Travel, Rail Travel, Space Travel, Time Travel and Virtual Travel.
Air Travel
Web sites for booking flights online are included under the Air Tickets section of Book Your Trip.
Below are other sites with information on air travel:
- About.com's Air Travel News -- Resources and latest updates on all aspects of air travel.
- Airlines
- The Air Charter Guide
- AirSafe.com --Air safety information for passengers.
- Fly-Rights -- Online US Government booklet with advice on getting the best fares, what to do about lost tickets and baggage, canceled or overbooked flights, and much more.
- Fly Smart -- Online US Government booklet listing more than 30 steps you can take to help make your flight a safe one. Includes a passenger checklist.
- The International Association of Air Travel Couriers -- Clearinghouse for consumers who want to travel free as couriers to foreign destinations.
- QuickAID -- Database of information on major US airports, their services, layouts, etc.
- US Department of Transportation's Airline Information Page -- On-time statistics for US airlines, etc.
Auto Travel
- AutoPilot -- Online road trip planner for the USA and Canada.
- Field Guide to Interchanges
- Interstate Highways Numbering System -- Information on all of the single- or two-digit interstate highways in the United States. Includes their route, junctions with other interstates, and other notes.
- Manual of Traffic Signs -- List and explanations of most commonly used US traffic signs.
- Moto Europa -- Information on road travel in Europe, by country.
- Roadside America -- Online guide to offbeat attractions on US roads.
- RV Gazette - Magazine for the recreational vehicle lifestyle.
- SmarTraveler -- Traffic Information for Various Major US Cities -- Real-time traffic reports.
- Traffic Safety Information Village -- Includes a New Driver's Page
- US State Departments of Transportation & Tourism Sites -- Travel information, by state, as well as information on obtaining driver's licenses.
- US National Park Service
- US National Traffic, Road Construction & Closure Information, by State
- US National Scenic Byways Online -- Provides current, detailed information about scenic byways throughout the United States.
- US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) -- Information on road safety.
Bicycle Travel
- Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute -- How to buy a helmet and other information.
- Bike Ride Online -- Biking magazine.
- Biking Magazines
- Cycling Around the World
- Internet Bicycling Hub -- Lots of links to online biking sites.
- Mountain Bike Resources
- The Mountain Bike Trails Source
- The WWW Bicycle Lane -- Directory of bicycle links on the web.
Boat Travel
- BoatSafe.com & BoatSafe for Kids -- Boating courses, tips, safety.
- Boating for Kids
- Boating Magazines
- Colregs: International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea -- Nautical rules of the road.
- Cruise & Freighter Travel Association
- Cruise Reviews
- Cruises at About.com -- Comprehensive information, news and links.
- European Waterways Web Site -- Barge travel through Europe.
- Ferries, Cruise Lines and General Marine Links -- Huge directory of links to cruise, freighter, ferry and other information on water travel.
- Internet Guide to Freighter Travel
- Online Navigation Seminar -- For people sailing their own boats.
- Porthole Magazine -- Cruise travel magazine.
- SeaLetter Cruise Magazine
- Tall Ship Magazine -- Includes links to tall ship web sites on the web.
- Trawler World -- All about cruising, voyaging and living aboard trawlers, trawler yachts, passagemakers, coastal cruisers and motor vessels of all types.
- US Coast Guard Navigation Rules
- Yacht World Magazine -- Information on routes, destinations, owning and renting yachts.
Bus Travel
- Bus Links -- Links to buses around the world.
- Bus, Tram and Trolley Sites Around the World
- Greyhound Lines -- Major US long-distance, interstate bus line.
- Maps of Public Transit Systems Around the World
Foot Travel
- American Hiking Society
- The Appalachian Trail Home Page
- The Climbing Dictionary -- American and English climbing terms and translations in other languages.
- Eurotrip - Backpacking in Europe
- Hiking in Europe
- Hiking Resources (US)
- The Highpointers Club -- People who share a common interest in attaining the highest point of each of the 50 US states.
- National Trails System Map and Guide -- Full-color map you can order from the US Government at this site for US$1.25.
- RockList -- Comprehensive directory of climbing-related web sites.
Fun Stuff:
Read famous writer Henry David Thoreau's thoughts on Walking
Read famous writer Henry David Thoreau's thoughts on Walking
Horse Travel
- Horse and Mule Trail Guide USA
- Treasures Along the Trail -- Old railway trails converted to hiking, biking and horseback riding trails.
Rail Travel
- Amtrak -- Major passenger train company in the United States. Book tickets, view departures and arrivals information.
- Euro Railways
- European Interactive Timetable -- Find train times and fares between sites in Europe.
- European Rail Passes
- Maps of Public Transit Systems Around the World
- National Association of Railroad Passengers (US)
- Orient Express
- Rail Travel -- How-to guide to train travel around the world, with links to railways.
- Routes International - Railway Page -- Comprehensive directory of links to railway travel sites around the world.
- Tourist Railroads and Museums
- Trolley Cars Dot Com
- Via-Rail--Canadian Train Service
- The International Railway Traveler (IRT) - Official newsletter of The Society of International Railway Travelers
Space Travel
- 3-D Online Tour of the Solar System
- Air & Space Magazine
- All About Space Travel for Kids
- The Basics of Space Flight
- Exploring the Moon -- NASA site.
- Field Guide to American Spacecraft
- Incredible Adventures Zero-G Package -- Private company offering g-gravity experiences.
- Maps of the Solar System
- The NASA Human Space Flight Web -- Information and news on space flight history and plans.
- Project Galileo -- The latest news from Jupiter.
- Space Adventures, Ltd. -- Private company looking to offer space tourism.
- The Space Place -- NASA's special web site for kids.
- Space Shuttle Status Reports from Kennedy Space Center
- Space Tourism -- Everything you want to know about space tourism, how to get into space, etc.
- Space Travel and Tourism Division of the Space Transportation Association
- Today at NASA -- NASA news page on events related to space.
- U.S. Space Camp
Fun Stuff:
The J-Track Spacecraft Tracker -- Track the current locations of spacecraft, including the Space Shuttle, the Russian Space Station Mir, etc., with updates every minute.
View the Earth from Space the Way an Astronaut Would
Nebular Nomad II -- Fly through deep space on Nomad II, one of a series of deep-space exploration ships.
The J-Track Spacecraft Tracker -- Track the current locations of spacecraft, including the Space Shuttle, the Russian Space Station Mir, etc., with updates every minute.
View the Earth from Space the Way an Astronaut Would
Nebular Nomad II -- Fly through deep space on Nomad II, one of a series of deep-space exploration ships.
Time Travel
- Black Holes and Neutron Stars -- Ever wonder what it would look like to travel to a black hole? A neutron star? If so, you might find this NASA page interesting.
- Einstein Revealed/Time Traveler -- NOVA Online
- Einstein's Legacy -- Black holes and beyond. Everything you always wanted to know about time travel, including how to build a time machine.
Fun Stuff:
Read The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain.
Play The Time Traveler Game -- What happens to time when you travel very quickly? Does it speed up, slow down, or stay the same? Tom and Jane have volunteered to help you find out. Send Jane on a round-trip journey to a star and then compare her age with Tom's on Earth.
Read The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain.
Play The Time Traveler Game -- What happens to time when you travel very quickly? Does it speed up, slow down, or stay the same? Tom and Jane have volunteered to help you find out. Send Jane on a round-trip journey to a star and then compare her age with Tom's on Earth.
Virtual Travel
- An Atlas of Cyberspace -- Here's a map of the Internet.
- Leonard's CAM WORLD -- Over 100 links to camcorders around the world, from Antarctica to New Zealand.
- National Geographic Trips -- Number of fascinating online tours to far reaches of the earth, based on National Geographic articles, 1996-present.
- Radio Expeditions -- Go on a virtual safari or a deep-sea dive with Radio Expeditions, a partnership between National Public Radio and the National Geographic Society.
- Silent Giants -- Join the pilot of an old airplane to destinations around the world. View the world from the sky and read a log of the trip.
- Site Seeing On the Internet -- Millions of people are traveling the Internet. Because Cyberspace is an image on a computer screen, sometimes it is called a "virtual" world — not actually real. But travel anywhere has real risks and rewards. This US Government site tells you how to prepare for your voyage and avoid fraud and deception en route.
- Terraquest -- Virtual expeditions to places around the world.
- World of Webcams -- Travel to faraway places via live web cameras around the world.
- World Surfari -- Surf through a different featured country each month.
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