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A water taxi or water bus is a boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
 used to provide public transport
Public transport

Public transport comprises passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public, as opposed to modes for private use such as automobiles or vehicles for hire....
, usually but not always in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
, or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar manner to a taxi
Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride....
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A water taxi or water bus is a boat
Boat

A boat is a watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water, and provide transport over it. Usually this water will be inland or in protected coastal areas....
 used to provide public transport
Public transport

Public transport comprises passenger transportation services which are available for use by the general public, as opposed to modes for private use such as automobiles or vehicles for hire....
, usually but not always in an urban environment. Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
, or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar manner to a taxi
Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride....
. A boat service shuttling between two points would normally be described as a ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 rather than a water bus or taxi.

In North American usage, the terms water bus and water taxi are roughly synonymous, whilst elsewhere the term water taxi is usually confined to a boat operating on demand, and water bus to a boat operating on a schedule.

Locations

Cities and other places operating water buses and/or taxis include:

  • Auckland
    Auckland

    The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
     
  • Baltimore
    Baltimore, Maryland

    Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
     
  • Bangkok
    Bangkok

    The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
  • Boston
    Boston, Massachusetts

    Boston is the State capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England." Boston city proper had a 2007 est...
     
  • Brisbane
    Brisbane

    Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
     (see also CityCat
    CityCat

    CityCat is a ferry service operated in Brisbane, Queensland by TransdevTSL, under contract from Brisbane City Council....
     and CityFerry)
  • Bristol
    Bristol

    Bristol is a City status in the United Kingdom, unitary authority area and Ceremonial counties of England in South West England, west of London, and east of Cardiff....
     (see also Bristol Ferry Boat
    Bristol Ferry Boat

    The Bristol Ferry Boat operates water bus services on Bristol Harbour in the centre of the England city of Bristol.Services are operated both for the leisure market and for commuters to and from both the city centre and Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and serve 15 landing stages throughout the length of the harbour....
    )
  • Buenos Aires
    Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
    , Tigre
    Tigre, Buenos Aires

    For other uses please see TigreTigre is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, 28 km north of Buenos Aires city....
  • Cardiff
    Cardiff

    Cardiff is the Capital , largest city and most populous Unitary authority#Wales in Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sport institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of Welsh Assembly Government ....
  • Chicago
    Chicago

    Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
  • Copenhagen
    Copenhagen

    Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
  • Dubai
    Dubai

    Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
     (see also Abras
    Abra (boat)

    Abra is a traditional boat made of wood, used to transport people across Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A medium-sized single-engine craft with a capacity of about 20 passengers, it is driven by a single operator from a sort of cockpit stepped in the center of the hull....
    )
  • Fort Lauderdale
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States....
  • Gothenburg
    Gothenburg

    Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
     ("Paddan" tour boat and "Älv-snabben" water bus lines)
  • Hamburg
    Hamburg

    Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul

    Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million....
  • Jacksonville, Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida

    Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County, Florida. Since 1968, as a result of the Consolidated city-county of the city and county government , Jacksonville has been the List of United States cities by area city in land area in the continental United States....
  • Kobe
    Kobe

    is the List of Japanese cities by population in Japan and as the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture and a prominent port city in Japan with a population of about 1.5 million....
  • Laughlin, Nevada
    Laughlin, Nevada

    Laughlin is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 7,076....
     and Bullhead City, Arizona
    Bullhead City, Arizona

    Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, Arizona, United States, roughly 100 miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City....
  • London
    London

    London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
     (see also London River Services
    London River Services

    London River Services is a division of Transport for London , which manages passenger transport on the River Thames in London, United Kingdom. They do not own or operate any boats but license the services of other operators....
     and Thames Clippers)
  • Nantes
    Nantes

    Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants , while its aire urbaine is the eighth with 804,833 inhabitants at a 2008 estimate....
     (see also Navibus
    Navibus

    Navibus is a group of water bus routes in the France city of Nantes, operated as part of the Semitan urban transit network that also includes buses and trams....
    )
  • Manila
    Manila

    The 'City of Manila' , or simply 'Manila', is the Capital of the Philippines and one of the 17 cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila....
     (see also Pasig River Ferry Service
    Pasig River Ferry Service

    The Pasig River Ferry Service, is the only water-based transportation that cruises the Pasig River from Barangay Kalawaan Sur in Pasig City to Intramuros, Manila....
    )
  • New York City
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
     (see also Liberty Water Taxi
    Liberty Water Taxi

    Liberty Water Taxi is a water taxi service offering service between Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, New Jersey, Warren Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, New Jersey and the World Financial Center in Battery Park City, Manhattan, Manhattan....
     and New York Water Taxi
    New York Water Taxi

    New York Water Taxi is a water taxi service offering commuter and sightseeing service mainly to points along the East River and the Hudson River....
    )
  • New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
     
  • Niigata
    Niigata, Niigata

    is the capital and the most populous cities of Japan of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island....
  • Osaka
    Osaka

    is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
     (see also Osaka Suijo Bus
    Osaka Suijo Bus

    The is a ship operating company in Osaka. The company belongs to Keihan Electric Railway. Founded in 1983, the company operates Water taxi on :ja:??? and Dotonbori Canal, an excursion cruise ship on the :ja:???, and a restaurant ship on Okawa River....
    )
  • Oslo
    Oslo

    is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
     (see also Bygdøfergene
    Bygdøfergene

    Bygd?fergene Skibs AS operates the summer ferry route between Aker Brygge and Bygd?y in Oslo, Norway. The ferries are integrated into the Oslo public transport system with free transfers to buses and other intra-city transport....
    , NBDS and Oslo Fergene
    Oslo Fergene

    Oslo Fergene is a ferry operator in Oslo, Norway. The company has contracts with Ruter to operate ferries from Vippetangen to the islands of Hoved?ya, Bleih?ya, Gressholmen, Lind?ya, Nakholmen and Lang?yene on routes 91?94....
    )
  • Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
  • Potsdam
    Potsdam

    Potsdam is the capital city of the Germany States of Germany of Brandenburg and is part of the Metropolitan area of Berlin/Brandenburg. It is situated on the River Havel, some 25 kilometres southwest of the center of Berlin....
     (Germany)
  • Quad Cities
    Quad Cities

    The Quad Cities is a geographic region of the Mid-Mississippi Valley of the United States that includes several communities in the states of Iowa and Illinois....
     of Moline, Illinois
    Moline, Illinois

    Moline is a city located in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States, with an estimated population of 43,016 in 2007. Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring East Moline, Illinois and Rock Island, Illinois in Illinois and the cities of Davenport, Iowa and Bettendorf, Iowa in Iowa....
     and Bettendorf, Iowa
    Bettendorf, Iowa

    Bettendorf is a city in Scott County, Iowa, Iowa, United States. The population was 32,445 at the 2008 census estimate. Bettendorf is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Davenport, Iowa and the Illinois cities of Moline, Illinois, East Moline, Illinois and Rock Island, Illinois....

    operate the rarely-utilized Channel Cat Water Taxi .
  • Rotterdam
    Rotterdam

    Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
    /Dordrecht
    Dordrecht

    Media:Nl-Dordrecht.ogg , in English Dort and in the local dialect Dordt, is a city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, the third largest city of the province....
     
  • Seattle
    Seattle, Washington

    Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
     (see also West Seattle Water Taxi
    West Seattle Water Taxi

    West Seattle Water Taxi is a ferry that crosses Elliott Bay from pier 55 on the downtown Seattle waterfront to the Seacrest dock in West Seattle....
    )
  • Seoul
    Seoul

    Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
  • Shizuoka
    Shizuoka, Shizuoka

    is the capital cities of Japan of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a city designated by government ordinance ....
  • Singapore
    Singapore

    Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country microstate located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It lies 137 kilometres north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands....
     (Singapore River
    Singapore River

    The Singapore River is a small river in Singapore with great historical importance. The Singapore River flows from the Central Area, which lies in the Central Region, Singapore in the southern part of Singapore before emptying into the ocean....
    )
  • Spalding
    Spalding, Lincolnshire

    Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland, Lincolnshire district of Lincolnshire, England....
     (River Welland
    River Welland

    The River Welland is a river in the east of England, 56 km long, and it has been a main waterway across the part of The Fens called "South Holland" for thousands of years....
    )
  • Stockholm
    Stockholm

    is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
  • Sydney
    Sydney

    Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
  • Toronto
    Toronto

    Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
     (see also Toronto water taxi
    Toronto Water Taxi

    Toronto water taxis operate in the Canada city of Toronto. They provide an on demand water taxi service in Toronto Harbour, including service to the Toronto Islands when the Toronto Island ferry services are not available....
    s    )
  • Tokyo
    Tokyo

    , officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
     (see also Tokyo Cruise Ship
    Tokyo Cruise Ship

    The is a Water taxi operator in Tokyo. Unlike Tokyo Metropolitan Park Associartion , another water bus operator in Tokyo, Tokyo Cruise Ship is a private company....
     and Tokyo Mizube Line
    Tokyo Mizube Line

    The is a Water taxi service in Tokyo. A public company called operates the lines on Tokyo riverside. The services include public lines listed below, as well as event cruises and chartered ships....
    )
  • Vancouver
    Vancouver

    Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
     (see also False Creek Ferries
    False Creek Ferries

    False Creek Ferries is a private water taxi service which has been operating in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada since 1982. The company provides commuter and sightseeing service to points in False Creek, including the Granville Island public market....
     and SeaBus
    SeaBus

    The SeaBus is a Canadian passenger-only ferry service connecting the cities of Vancouver and North Vancouver, British Columbia , British Columbia....
    )
  • Venice
    Venice

    Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
     (see also Gondola
    Gondola

    The gondola is a traditional Venice watercraft rowing boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have a role in public transport, serving as traghetti over the Grand Canal....
    )
  • Winnipeg
    Winnipeg

    Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg....
  • Xochimilco
    Xochimilco

    Xochimilco is one of the sixteen boroughs of the Mexican Federal District or boroughs within Mexican Federal District. It is located within Mexico City, south of the city center....
    , Mexico City
    Mexico City

    Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
     (see also Chalupa
    Chalupa (boat)

    Chalupa are small boats that function as shallops, water taxis or gondolas, such as those seen at the "floating gardens" of Xochimilco south of Mexico City....
    )
  • Yokohama
    Yokohama

    is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kanto region of the main island of Honshu. It is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area....
     (see also The Port Service
    The Port Service

    is a ship operating company in Yokohama. Its English name includes "the". Founded in 1953, the company operates Water taxi, an excursion cruise ship, and a restaurant ship, all within the Port of Yokohama....
     and Keihin Ferry Boat
    Keihin Ferry Boat

    The is a ship operating company in Yokohama. It was not the opposite of not being unfounded in the opposite of 1963 which is the year , the company operates Water taxi and an excursion cruise ship, both within the Port of Yokohama....
    )


On demand water taxis are also commonly found in marina
Marina

A marina is a sheltered harbor where boats and yachts are kept in the water and where services geared to the needs of recreational boating are found....
s, harbours and cottage areas, providing access to boats and waterfront properties that are not directly accessible by land.

Incidents

On March 6, 2004, a water taxi on the Seaport Taxi service operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation capsized during a storm on the Patapsco River
Patapsco River

The Patapsco is a river in central Maryland which flows into the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore, Maryland. With its South Branch, it forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland....
, near Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Inner Harbor

The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. The harbor itself is actually the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River and includes any water west of a line drawn between the National Aquarium in Baltimore and the Rusty Scupper restaurant....
. A total of 5 passengers died in the accident, which the National Transportation Safety Board
National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board is an Independent agencies of the United States government responsible for civil transportation accident investigation....
 determined was caused by insufficient stability when the small pontoon-style vessel encountered strong winds and waves. The company no longer operates water taxi vessels in Baltimore harbor.

See also

  • Abra (boat)
    Abra (boat)

    Abra is a traditional boat made of wood, used to transport people across Dubai Creek in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A medium-sized single-engine craft with a capacity of about 20 passengers, it is driven by a single operator from a sort of cockpit stepped in the center of the hull....
  • Chalupa (boat)
    Chalupa (boat)

    Chalupa are small boats that function as shallops, water taxis or gondolas, such as those seen at the "floating gardens" of Xochimilco south of Mexico City....
  • Duffy-Herreshoff watertaxi
    Duffy-Herreshoff watertaxi

    The Duffy-Herreshoff watertaxi is a 18 person hydrogen passenger ship, power-assisted by an electric motor that gets its electricity from a fuel cell....
  • Ferry
    Ferry

    A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
    , including hydrofoil
    Hydrofoil

    A hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like airfoils mounted on struts below the hull . As the craft increases its speed the hydrofoils develop enough lift for the boat to become foilborne - i.e....
    , catamaran
    Catamaran

    A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hull s, or Vaka s, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of Aka s....
     and hovercraft
    Hovercraft

    A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle , is a craft , designed to travel over any smooth surface supported by a cushion of slowly moving, high-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface below, and contained within a "skirt." Hovercraft are used throughout the world as a method of specialized transport where ever there is the nee...
  • Gondola
    Gondola

    The gondola is a traditional Venice watercraft rowing boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have a role in public transport, serving as traghetti over the Grand Canal....
  • Moskvitch (ship)
    Moskvitch (ship)

    Moskvitch is a series of Soviet local sail passenger ship riverboat.The first Moskvich ships were build in 1948 in the Moscow factory of shipbuilding....
     - Soviet "water tramway"
  • Pleasure barge
    Pleasure barge

    A pleasure barge is a flat bottomed, slow moving boat used for leisure. It is contrasted with a standard barge, which is used to transport freight....