Prepositions with means of Transport

We use by+ noun when we talk about means of transport.

  EG:By bicycle,by car,by train nWe do  not use by when reference is to a specific bicycle.

  Eg: He went there on my bike.

  We use ‘on’ to mean a specific bicycle,bus,train,ship,or plane.and ‘in’ to mean a specific car,taxi,lorry or ambulance nWe say on foot not by foot.

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