Fascinating photos show what it's like to have some of the wildest commutes in the world
If the snow is too much for New York City commuters, skiing is always an alternative option to get to work.
Snow is ubiquitous in Alaska, where several remote villages require locals to travel by dog sled.
Source: The Telegraph
During the warmer months, Hoboken, New Jersey, resident Zach Schwitzky kayaks across the Hudson River into Manhattan daily for work. It takes him 20 minutes to cross the river but his commute is 45 minutes door to door.
Source: CNN
Earlier this year, Scott Holt went viral for paddle boarding across the Hudson River because he was late for a work meeting. The Jersey City resident decided to forgo public transit and made it to work in 30 minutes — just on time for his meeting.
Source: Business Insider
For over 17 years, Gabriel Horchler has rowed five miles to the Library of Congress for work, down the Anacostia river from Maryland to Washington, DC.
Source: The Washington Post, AP
Benjamin David, a commuter in Munich, Germany, swims upstream to work. "Sometimes I hear commuters yelling at each other up on the riverbank while I'm having fun watching ducklings and squirrels," he wrote in an article for The Guardian.
Source: The Guardian
David Grimes, an IT manager in England, kite surfs to work, according to a 2007 Daily Mail story. On average, it takes him 30 minutes to get to work, traveling at about 20 miles per hour.
Source: Daily Mail
Meanwhile, some commuters take to the skies. Frantisek Hadrava lives 15 kilometers, or 9.3 miles, away from work in the Czech Republic. He built a plane and flies to work daily. The flight takes less than seven minutes and he parks it in his office's parking lot, taking up four car spaces.
Source: Getty
In Georgia, cable cars in Chiatura take people to and from work, hovering hundreds of feet above the ground.
Source: AP
Commuters in Bolivia use the world's highest cable car system that transports thousands of people about 4,000 meters, or more than 13,000 feet, above sea level.
Source: AP
A zip line takes children to school in Columbia, which reaches speeds up to 40 miles per hour.
Source: BBC
In Sichuan, China, 20 school children scale a giant steel ladder up an 800 meter, or 2,624-foot, plateau to get to class.
Source: BBC
In Venice, Italy, commuters use water taxis to get to school, work, and home from any of the 14 taxis stations around the city. A water taxi can hold up to 10 people at a time depending on size.
Source: Europe for Visitors
The trains in Bangladesh are some of the most crowded for commuters, many of whom risk riding on the roof or hang onto the sides.
Source: AP
More than 7.5 million workers commute daily using the Mumbai transit system, which makes almost 3,000 trips a day.
Source: AP
Several commuters in China choose to bike to work alongside other cycling commuters, making for an epic traffic jam.
North Korean commuters can be easily spotted in their suits on bikes.
Taiwanese commuters use motor scooters, too. There are 15.09 million motorcycles in Taiwan, or 67.6 for every 100 people.
Source: AP
Trams are a popular mode of transportation for North Korean commuters.
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