Final Fantasy VII transportation List of all the vehicles and transportation devices used in the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " . Aerial . " Highwind " . The " Highwind " is the party ' s main airship in " Final Fantasy VII " . It can fly over every type of terrain and sea , but can only land on flat grassy plains . It can transport chocobos . " Shera " . The " Shera " is the second major airship , appearing in later " Compilation " titles that chronologically follow " Final Fantasy VII " . " Shera " is the WRO airship fleet ' s command ship . Shinra Transportation unit Gelnika . The Gelnika is the main transportation unit for Shinra . It is depicted as bombing the town of Modeoheim in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " , and transferring the Huge Materia from Junon to Rocket Town for the attempt to destroy the Meteor with Shinra No . 26 . Another craft of this type is shown crashed on the ocean floor near Costa del Sol , having crashed while transferring weapons to be used against Sephiroth . It is accessible as a dungeon containing many of the more powerful enemies in the game . " Tiny Bronco " . The " Tiny Bronco " was designed to be a small aircraft built for speed . However , when Rufus Shinra tries to steal it from its builder , Cid Highwind , Cid defects and joins with Cloud Strife and the party . The " Tiny Bronco " is hit by shots from Shinra soldiers , and is then forever disabled . In " Final Fantasy VII " it serves not as the party ' s aircraft , but as a mere boat . It can only sail through shallow water . Shinra No . 26 . The Shinra No . 26 is the number and official name of the rocket piloted by Cid Highwind . It was one of the successful rockets developed by Shinra ' s Space Exploration Department . Because of a mishap that occurred inside the rocket during the day of the launch , it was aborted . The site of the aborted launch served as a landmark years later for Rocket Town . The rocket was later successfully launched to space with Huge Materia on board . B1 - Alpha Helicopter . There are two types of helicopters in " Final Fantasy VII " , yet both look highly similar . Rufus uses the B1 Alpha to arrive at the Shinra Headquarters , and also uses it to retreat from a confrontation with Cloud Strife . It also is seen picking Rufus up at Costa del Sol , and later overflying the Sister Ray at Midgar . B1 - Beta Helicopter . The B1 Beta is the helicopter used by the Turks to escape from Sector 7 with Aeris as a hostage . Ground . Hardy - Daytona . The Hardy - Daytona is the motorcycle Cloud Strife uses to escape from the Shinra Building . The motorbike is one of the vehicles on display in the Shinra Building Exhibition Room . It is used briefly in a motorcycle minigame , that can later be played at Gold Saucer . Cloud acquires another motorcycle after the events of " Final Fantasy VII " . The Hardy - Daytona appears as Cloud ' s vehicle in the game , " Chocobo Racing " . Fenrir . The Fenrir is Cloud ' s motorcycle in " " . It appears to have been customized for Cloud , as it comes with special compartments to hold Cloud ' s Fusion Swords . The remnants ' motorcycles . The remnants of Sephiroth also ride motorcycles , although their design is quite different from the Fenrir . The unnamed motorcycle model is distinguished by three large pipes that emerge over the rear wheel and a series of other pipes that cover the vehicle otherwise , although they are not exhaust pipes and are merely aesthetics . Designer Takayuki Takeya has said he designed their motorcycles " without a face " , which gave them character , and admitted he " never really thought about what made [ it ] move . If I did , I ' d be stuck thinking about it all day " . In a scene in " Advent Children Complete " , it is also shown that some type of rapid - fire guns are mounted on the sides of the wheel on the motorcycles ' front . sA - 27 type Motor Tricycle . The sA - 27 is one of two motor tricycle type cars on display in the Exhibition Room of the Shinra Building . It is never used , and only depicted during the opening FMV . sA - 37 type Motor Tricycle . The sA - 37 is the other motor tricycle . This one is used by Barret and the other party members when they escape from the Shinra Building . If the enemy motorcycles hit this car , then the party takes damage . That damage will be represented in the battle with Motor Ball . pA - 86 type Automobile . The pA - 86 is a vehicle on display in the Exhibition Room of the Shinra Building . It is later seen as the vehicle carrying Rufus Shinra during his parade through Junon , and can also be seen in Cid ' s garage in Rocket Town , and its wreck is seen in Corel Prison . Locomotive . Trains are used in Midgar as the main form of public transportation . The public train system is the only way to go from the slums up to the upper portion of the plate . There are also abandoned rail systems running through Mt . Corel but are only used once by Shinra to transport the Huge Materia . Buggy . The Buggy is a large ground vehicle running on tank - treads . It can run over all ground terrain outside of deep water and high mountains , notably being able to drive through rivers . Cloud and his party get the only known Buggy from Dio . Pick - up truck . The truck makes an appearance in an optional flashback sequence where Zack and Cloud ride on it on their way to Midgar . The truck scene is recreated in " Last Order - Final Fantasy VII - " and is briefly glimpsed in " Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children " as well . As a curiosity , the tire of the truck reads " Good Stone " , a mix of real world tire brands and . SOLDIER truck . The SOLDIER convoy headed by Sephiroth sent to Nibelheim to investigate the appearance of monsters around the Mt . Nibel Mako Reactor was brought in by a truck . The truck is attacked by a dragon and though Sephiroth slays it , it is unknown what happened to the vehicle as the party arrives in Nibelheim on foot . In dummied content there are hints that there were once plans for a scene where the party would have lost the truck and its driver , and thus had to walk to Nibelheim on foot , which is why two Shinra infantrymen arrive in Nibelheim instead of the three seen in the truck . Nautical . Cargo Ship . The Cargo Ship is a boat that travels the waters between Junon and Costa del Sol , being the only link between the Eastern and Western continents for much of the game . The player cannot control the Cargo Ship , but it can ferry the party back and forth between the ports . The Cargo Ship can also carry the Buggy . UV type submarine . Submarines are the only vehicles that can submerge below the ocean floor and explore the underwater locations . There are two colors of submarine , red and grey . Neither are different in any significant fashion . They are limited by the areas in which they can go ; only being able to sail in the center ocean between the three continents . They dock in a port next to Junon . Unnamed Shinra boat . Zack boards an unnamed Shinra boat on his vacation to Costa del Sol in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . He can also attend certain missions on it . Other . Chocobo . Chocobos are large birds that can be ridden like real world horses . Depending upon the breed , they can ride over every sort of terrain on the world map . Yellow chocobos can only ride over flat ground . Blue chocobos can also ride over shallow water . Green chocobos can run over tall mountains and cliffs . Black chocobos have all the abilities listed combined into one . Gold chocobos can ride over every type of terrain , even the deepest water . Chocobos are often the only types of transportation that can go to certain places , such as the Materia Cave s . Chocobo cart . Only two chocobo carts are seen during the game . One is used by Don Corneo to transport captured women to his mansion in the Wall Market . It is an antique wooden kart carried by a chocobo similar to a real world horse and buggy . Another is seen near Corel Prison , if the player gets lost on the desert it will come up and take the party back to the prison entrance . Snowboard . The Snowboard is a small means of transportation that involves sliding down snow slopes . It can be obtained from an injured kid in Icicle Inn , and is only used once to go to the Great Glacier . There is a brief minigame that can be played on the snowboard , and depending upon the player ' s choice at the forks , the party will land in different locations on the Glacier . Afterwards , the minigame can be played at Gold Saucer . The snowboarding minigame was later released for mobile phones as a . Ropeway . The Ropeway is a cable - car system running between Gold Saucer and North Corel .