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People get to and from work in very different ways around the world.
Some take public transportation, and others travel by bicycle.
Others travel by donkey.
Some people are lucky enough to live within walking distance of their workplaces. Some people work remotely or from the comfort of their own home. But the rest of the world has to get to the office somehow.
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From public transportation to bicycles to donkey carts, here's how people in 21 countries commute.
In Thailand, commuters ride in boats along canals.
A woman reaches her hand to a man as they commute on board a boat on a canal in Bangkok, Thailand.Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Bicycles are popular in Vietnam.
People commute in Hanoi, Vietnam.Kham/Reuters
A ferry is the way to go in Istanbul, Turkey.
People travel on a ferry over the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey.Murad Sezer/Reuters
Same in Cambodia.
People travel on a ferry over the Tonle Chaktomuk river, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Samrang Pring/Reuters
Trucks function as school buses in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
School children commute in the cabin of a truck used as collective transportation in a street of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
Even horses need to refuel when galloping through Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.
A man leaves a fuel station after checking the tire pressure on his horse cart in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Melbourne, Australia, is home to the world's largest tram network.
A vintage Melbourne tram passes by Victoria's Parliament Building in Melbourne, Australia.Jason Reed/Reuters
Commuters in Bolivia get a fantastic view out of their cable car windows.
Cable cars from "Mi Teleferico" company are seen in La Paz city, Bolivia.David Mercado/Reuters
Donkey carts get the job done in Pakistan.
A family rides on a donkey cart in Lahore, Pakistan.Mohsin Raza/Reuters
Commuters in Hungary take the train.
A commuter waits for a train at a subway station in Budapest, Hungary.Laszlo Balogh/Reuters
Same in Austria.
Passengers wait for a train in a subway station in Vienna, Austria.Leonhard Foeger/Reuters
There's not much room to move around the platform during rush hour in Brazil.
Commuters walk during the morning rush hour at a train station in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Paulo Whitaker/Reuters
There's even less room on the trains in Kawasaki, Japan.
Passengers ride an overcrowded train at a station in Kawasaki, Japan.Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
Riders have been known to hop between train cars in Sri Lanka.
People travel in a train to work in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Mexico's metro includes women-only carriages.
A woman puts on makeup as she waits to board the women-only passenger carriages at a metro station in Mexico City, Mexico.Carlos Jasso/Reuters
In Malta, grand staircases provide access to bus stations.
People walk down the staircase at the entrance to Valletta towards the bus terminus, outside the city walls of Valletta, Malta.Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters
People in US cities like Washington, DC, take the subway.
A commuter wrestles with his coat as he walks through the Farragut West subway train station during the morning rush in Washington.Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
A voice in the London underground reminds passengers to "mind the gap" between the train and the platform.
A bird walks inside a commuter underground tube train at Stratford station, east London, Britain.Russell Boyce/Reuters
In Chile, the bus is a popular mode of transportation.
People are seen aboard of a bus at rush hour during the afternoon in Valparaiso, Chile.Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters
Subway riders hold on tight in Argentina.
A man holds on to a handrail strap as he rides the subway in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Marcos Brindicci/Reuters
Bikes zip through the streets of Belgium.
A man rides a bicycle past a building of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium.Francois Lenoir/Reuters
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Talia Lakritz is a Life correspondent at Business Insider covering politics and power through a visual storytelling lens. She has reported from the White House as well as military installations, mansions, and museums across the country, bringing readers inside fascinating places through immersive features.Previously, she wrote for The New York Jewish Week and SciShow Space.Talia holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Barnard College of Columbia University and ordination as an interfaith minister from One Spirit Learning Alliance. She hopes to one day visit all 50 states and all 14 public presidential libraries.Politics and power:
