Vehicles

1. રિક્ષા

   riksha

   Auto rickshaw

   Usage

   The three-wheeler that dominates short city trips. Settle the meter or fare first

2. છકડો

   chhakdo

   Chhakdo (local shared three-wheeler)

   Usage

   A converted three-wheeler unique to Saurashtra and Kutch, carrying many passengers on a fixed route

3. શેર રિક્ષા

   sher rikshā

   Shared rickshaw

   Usage

   Runs a fixed route with other passengers — cheap per head, usually from outside stations

4. ટેમ્પો

   tempo

   Tempo (shared minivan)

   Usage

   A small goods-and-people carrier used as a shared service to the outskirts

5. એસટી બસ

   esti bas

   ST bus (state transport)

   Usage

   Gujarat's state buses, the backbone of intercity travel. The depot is the "ST stand"

6. બસ

   bas

   Bus

   Usage

   City buses in general

7. બીઆરટીએસ

   bī-ār-ṭī-es

   BRTS (bus rapid transit)

   Usage

   Ahmedabad's bus rapid transit runs in its own lane — cheap and clear of traffic

8. મેટ્રો

   metro

   Metro

   Usage

   Links Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. Air-conditioned and free of traffic

9. ટ્રેન

   tren

   Train

   Usage

   The everyday word for a long-distance train. Book in advance

10. રેલવે

    relve

    Railway

    Usage

    The railway as a system; a station is "relve station"

11. ટૅક્સી

    ṭaiksī

    Taxi

    Usage

    Includes app cabs. At airports use the official counter

12. કાર

    kaar

    Car

    Usage

    The word for a passenger car, useful when specifying a ride

13. ગાડી

    gaadi

    Vehicle

    Usage

    A broad word for a vehicle; it can also mean a train

14. બાઇક

    baaik

    Motorcycle

    Usage

    When renting, always have a helmet and an international licence

15. સ્કૂટર

    skootar

    Scooter

    Usage

    Easy to handle and widely rented in tourist areas

16. સાઇકલ

    saaikal

    Bicycle

    Usage

    The word for a bicycle (from English "cycle"). Rental bikes suit the outskirts and the coast better than heavy city traffic

17. વિમાન

    vimaan

    Airplane

    Usage

    The airport is "vimaan-mathak", though the English "airport" is more common in speech

18. હોડી

    hodi

    Boat

    Usage

    The skiff on rivers and lakes, and in coastal fishing villages

19. ફેરી

    pheri

    Ferry

    Usage

    A ro-ro ferry links Ghogha and Dahej, far shorter than driving round the gulf

20. એમ્બ્યુલન્સ

    embyulans

    Ambulance

    Usage

    The nationwide number is 108. This word alone gets the message across

21. ટ્રક

    trak

    Truck

    Usage

    Dominates the highways — mention it when warning about overtaking

22. બળદગાડું

    balad-gaadu

    Bullock cart

    Usage

    Still used in villages and decorated for festival races

23. ઊંટગાડી

    oont-gaadi

    Camel cart

    Usage

    A cart for the sands of Kutch; visitors are sometimes offered a ride

24. ભાડાની કાર

    bhaadaani kaar

    Rental car

    Usage

    In India it is usually hired with a driver — "driver saathe"

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