List of largest passenger vehicles

The size of RMS Titanic compared with a human, car, bus, and an Airbus A380.

The following is a list of the largest passenger vehicles with consumer availability in history.

Overall

RMS Queen Mary 2 and RMS Titanic
A size comparison chart of MS Silja Europa and Oasis of the Seas, based on the silhouettes of the ships
Model Type Length Passengers Year introduced Year discontinued
Icon of the Seas Cruise ship 364.75 m (1,196.7 ft)[1] 5610 double occupancy,[2] 7600 max. 2023
Wonder of the Seas Cruise ship 362.1 m (1,188 ft 0 in)[3] 5734 double occupancy,[3] 6988 max. 2022
RMS Queen Mary 2 Ocean liner 345 m (1,131 ft 11 in)[4] 2620 2003
MS Freedom of the Seas Cruise ship 338.77 m (1,111 ft 5 in)[5] 4515[6] 2006

Aircraft

Model Type Length Passengers Year introduced Year discontinued
LZ 129 Hindenburg Airship 244.96 m (803 ft 8 in)[7] 70[7] 1936 1937

Heavier-than air

Model Type Length Passengers Year introduced Year discontinued
Airbus A380 Wide-body aircraft 72.72 m (238 ft 7 in)[8] 853[8] 2007 2021

Rail

Unit (carriage)

Model Type Length Passengers Year introduced
Bombardier MultiLevel Coach Bilevel rail car 25.91 m (85.01 ft)[9] 142[9] 2002
Bombardier BiLevel Coach Bilevel rail car 276
Bombardier Double-deck Coach Bilevel rail car 150

Road

See also

References

  1. ^ "Icon of the Seas (38545)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. ^ "Icon of the Seas Fast Facts". Royal Caribbean International. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Wonder of the Seas Fact Sheet | Royal Caribbean Press Center". www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  4. ^ United States Coast Guard Maritime Information Exchange, Queen Mary 2 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 2012-03-26
  5. ^ "Freedom of the Seas (25177)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Freedom of the Seas Fast Facts". Royal Caribbean Press Center. Royal Caribbean International. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b "The Hindenburg's Interior: Passenger Decks".
  8. ^ a b Milstein, Michael. "Superduperjumbo Double the size of an Airbus A380? No problem, aerodynamicists say". Air & Space Magazine. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Summary Minutes MARC Riders Advisory Council Meeting" (PDF). Bombardier (via MARC Riders Advisory Council). May 16, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2018.