Suitable for long-distance passenger transport; road transport capacity is small, high transport costs, but greater flexibility, strong continuity, suitable for medium and short distance passenger transport and high-end industrial and agricultural products (including inland water transport; water transport and sea transport) is carrying a large amount of investment, low transportation cost, slow running speed the flexibility and continuity, etc., suitable for bulk, low value and a variety of bulk cargo transport; air transport has the advantages of fast speed, less investment, not by the local terrain conditions, long distance transportation advantages, there are also the carrying amount is small, the high cost of transportation and disadvantages affected by climatic conditions, suitable for in the long-distance passenger and cargo transportation, foreign trade and high-grade goods are urgently needed; pipeline transportation has a large volume, low transportation cost, poor flexibility and other characteristics, suitable for conveying large, relatively stable supply of crude oil, refined oil, natural gas and other liquid and gaseous materials.