Едем на пляж разными видами транспорта

Is it “на такси” or “в такси”? на vs в for transport in Russian

Heading to the beach, the narrator tries every option: Я еду на трамвае (by tram), *на поезде (by train), на автобусе (by bus). For public transport Russian uses на plus the vehicle in the prepositional case, so Я еду на поезде is “I’m going by train.” Then the bus never comes, they flag a cab, and the preposition flips: мы едем в такси*.

Here’s the rule of thumb: you ride on big shared transport (на трамвае, на метро, на самолёте), but you climb into a car or taxi (в машине, в такси). Same clip, one more bonus: watch на пляж (to the beach, motion, accusative) turn into на пляже (at the beach, location, prepositional) once they arrive. Same preposition, different case, different meaning.