Airports:
19 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 4
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 15
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 5 (2013)

Roadways:
total: 670 km (2011)
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 191

Waterways:
5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 77
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 35, chemical tanker 6, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 15
foreign-owned: 43 (China 26, Hong Kong 2, Russia 1, Singapore 9, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, Vietnam 2) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Betio (Tarawa Atoll), Canton Island, English Harbor