Is there any difference between "I went by bus" and "I went on a bus"?

Answer 1

id usually say either "i went on the bus" if i was talking in the past tense, or "i came by bus" if i was meeting someone and they asked how i got there. but they both make sense

Answer 2

I went on a bus means you could just have sat on the bus and i went by bus means you travelled by bus. You've just asked this question about a car?

Answer 3

I went on a bus is meaning i was going on a bus i went by bus is i went by bus coming to this location

Answer 4

Grammatically they are both correct, and they both mean the same thing. However, a native speaker of English will almost always say, "I went by bus." We just don't use the phrase, "I went on a bus."

The same is true for other forms of transporation, too. We say, "I went by car," or "I went by train."

Answer 5

If you say "I went by bus" then you have previously stated the destination you were reaching. eg. "I went ..... yesterday", "how did you get there", " I went by bus". Now in the instance you could say "I went on a bus" but it would not be right terminology.
you could say "I went on a bus" when starting a conversation eg. "I went on a bus, yesterday and a tramp got on and sat next to me, he stunk!" but if you had said "I went by bus yesterday etc, it wouldnt make sense!

Answer 6

well, i went by bus means you got to a certain destination or place by bus, whilst i went on a bus is the equivalent to saying i got ON BOARD on a bus

Answer 7

You could go on a bus while it was stationary in a carpark(parking lot)..then get off again.Going by bus means the whole journey is made by bus.
In reality,both mean the same.

Answer 8

No, they both make sense

Answer 9

Maggie.....
As long as you got there....it makes no difference...

Answer 10

yes


they r definately different one sez "by" and the other sez "on a"

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