The best phrase to express that I am moving in some kind of mean of transport.

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How to best say that I am moving as a passenger in bus or train? I look for a verb (drive - not, ride? go?)
I am thinking about situation when I am moving in a bus and somebody calls me (by phone) and asks me what I am doing right now. I want to answer that I moving on the bus but "move" doesn't sound good for me.

Additionally: "move on the bus" or "by bus" or "in the bus".

If I had made any mistakes in description of the problem given above, please indicate me these places.

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We are most likely to say, "I am on a/the bus". We are not particularly interested in whether the bus is actually moving at the moment of speaking - unless it is held up in a serious traffic jam. In that case we might add, "I'm/we're stuck in a jam near the railway station".
 

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And what if I want to say to my friend, who calls me, that I am heading to, for examlpe, my friend Monica. Should it be this way:
"I am going to Monica by bus, right now." ?
 

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And what if I want to say to my friend, who calls me, that I am heading to, for examlpe, my friend Monica. Should it be this way:
"I am going to Monica by bus, right now." ?
It's possible, I'd be more likely to say "I am in the bus, on my way to see Monica".
 

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If you are going to Monica's home, then you would say you were going to Monica's. That's more natural than saying you are going to Monica.
 

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I'm on the bus, on the way to Monica's.
 
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