Got a car-crazy kiddo? Try stumping them with these 20 easy riddles about all things that go. Perfect for preschoolers and early elementary students, these Riddles on Transport for Kids will get your little ones laughing and learning.

Easy Transportation Riddles for Kids With Answers

Here are 20 riddles about different vehicles and modes of transport to challenge your kids. The answers follow each riddle, but try solving them without peeking first!

1. I have four wheels and can be different colors. You control me with a steering wheel. What am I?

Easy Transportation Riddles for Kids With Answers

  • Answer: Car

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2. This very big vehicle is gray and has a scoop in the front. It can dig big holes and move heavy things. What is it?

  • Answer: Bulldozer

3. I’m red and go very fast. Kids like to play with me. What am I?

  • Answer: Toy car

4. I’m big and long and carry lots of things and people. I run on railroad tracks. What am I?

riddles on transport with answers

  • Answer: Train

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5. I have two wheels and you have to pedal to make me move. You wear a helmet when you ride me. What am I?

  • Answer: Bicycle

6. I’m yellow and go back and forth to pick up kids and take them to school. What am I?

  • Answer: School bus

7. I’m white and help an ambulance get patients to the hospital very fast. What am I?

  • Answer: Ambulance

8. I fly high in the sky and can carry many passengers. What am I?

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  • Answer: Airplane

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9. I sail on the water and carry people and things across the ocean. What am I?

  • Answer: Ship or boat

10. I have a siren and lights on top. I’m usually white, black, or brown. When there’s an emergency, I rush to help. What am I?

  • Answer: Police car

11. I’m often yellow and have a meter. You call me with an app when you need a ride. What am I?

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  • Answer: Taxi

12. I ride the rails and carry people long distances. What am I?

  • Answer: Passenger train

13. I’m long, like a snake, and carry cargo from place to place across land. What am I?

  • Answer: Train

Tricky Riddles on Transport for Kids

The simple hints provided make it not too frustrating for kids to finally get to the right answers. Great for ages 6-12. Let’s start…

14. I have 18 wheels and am used to carry all kinds of heavy loads by road. What am I?

  • Answer: Truck

15. I orbit the earth and astronauts live on me for months. What am I?

  • Answer: Space station

16. I control the traffic. You stop when I turn red, get ready when I turn yellow, and you go when I turn green. Guess who am I?

  • Answer: Traffic light

17. I’m red and long, with a ladder up top. When there’s an emergency, to the rescue I hop! I have loud sirens that scream out “Wee-ooo!”

Transportation Riddles

Fun Riddles on Transport for Kids

  • Answer: Truck Fire 

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18. What goes up and down but doesn’t move?

  • Answers: Stairs

19. I travel all over the world but always stay in my corner. What am I?

  • Answers:  A postage stamp

20. I sail under the water like a fish. What am I?

  • Answers:  A submarine

Engage young imaginations and develop logic skills with these riddles on transport for kids. Let their minds travel without ever leaving storytime.

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