Airports:
444 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 19
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 127
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 33
914 to 1,523 m: 62
under 914 m: 17 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 317
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 57
914 to 1,523 m: 127
under 914 m: 130 (2013)

Heliports:
3 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
extra heavy crude 981 km; gas 5,941 km; oil 7,588 km; refined products 1,778 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 447 km
standard gauge: 447 km 1.435-m gauge (41.4 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 96,189 km (2014)
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 48

Waterways:
7,100 km (Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable by oceangoing vessels) (2011)
country comparison to the world: 20
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]

Merchant marine:
total: 53
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 12, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 16
foreign-owned: 9 (Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Mexico 1, Spain 1)
registered in other countries: 14 (Panama 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
oil terminals: Jose terminal

Transportation - note:
the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen