Transit may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Transit'' (1980 film), a 1980 Israeli film * ''Transit'' (1986 film), a Canadian short film * ''Transit'' (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world * ''Transit'' (2006 film), a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War II * ''Transit'' (2012 film), an American thriller * ''Transit'' (2013 film), a Filipino independent film * ''Transit'' (2018 film), a German film

Literature

* ''Transit'' (Cooper novel), a 1964 science fiction by Edmund Cooper * ''Transit'' (Seghers novel), a 1944 novel by Anna Seghers * ''Transit'' (Aaronovitch novel), a 1992 novel by Ben Aaronovitch based on the TV series ''Doctor Who''

Music

* Transit (band), an American emo band from Boston, Massachusetts * ''Transit'' (Ira Stein and Russel Walder album), an album by acoustic duo Ira Stein and Russel Walder, released 1986 * ''Transit'' (Sponge Cola album) * ''Transit'' (A. J. Croce album) * '' Transit Transit'', an album by the band Autolux * Transit (rapper), real name Dan Bennett, Canadian indie hip-hop artist

Science and technology

Computing

* Internet transit, one of two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between internet service providers

Astronomy, navigation, and surveying

Transit (astronomy) In astronomy, a transit (or astronomical transit) is the passage of a astronomical object, celestial body directly between a larger body and the observer. As viewed from a particular vantage point, the transiting body appears to move across the ...

, the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian * Transit telescope, a special-purpose telescope mounted so as to point only at objects transiting the local meridian * A specialized type of

theodolite A theodolite () is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use has been for land surveying, but it is also used extensively for building and ...

used in surveying *

Transit (satellite) The Transit system, also known as NAVSAT or NNSS (for ''Navy Navigation Satellite System''), was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The radio navigation system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate ...

, the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally *

Navigational transit Piloting or pilotage is the process of navigating on water or in the air using fixed points of reference on the sea or on land, usually with reference to a nautical chart or aeronautical chart to obtain a fix of the position of the vessel or air ...

, when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line

Transportation

* Transit (app), a mobile application for public transportation trip planning *

Transit bus A transit bus (also big bus, commuter bus, city bus, town bus, urban bus, stage bus, public bus, public transit bus, or simply bus) is a type of bus used in public transport bus services. Several configurations are used, including low-floo ...

, a type of bus used on shorter-distance public transport bus services *

Public transport Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whic ...

systems, sometimes called 'mass transit', 'public transit', or simply 'transit', in which passengers are carried in large numbers using shared vehicles. *

Ford Transit The Ford Transit is a family of light commercial vehicles manufactured by the Ford Motor Company since 1965, primarily as a panel van, cargo van, but also available in other configurations including a large passenger van (marketed as the Ford ...

, a Ford Motor Company van * ''Transit'' (ship), the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain Richard Hall Gower * TransIT, a bus service in Frederick County, Maryland *

Transit passage Transit passage is a concept of the law of the sea, which allows a vessel or aircraft the freedom of navigation or overflight solely for the purpose of continuous and expeditious transit of a strait between one part of the high seas or exclusive ...

Other uses

* Transit, Canadian shoe retailer now operating under the name Spring *

Transit hotel A transit hotel is a short-stay hotel located within the transit zone of international airports, allowing passengers with extended layovers (typically a minimum of six hours) to rest while awaiting their next flight. These hotels are situated w ...