Just an idea. Oceanus and styx are a thing of the past. In modern age, people build roads and highways. Unfortunately, roads don't always stay where they're built onthe planes, so it's best to pick up an experienced hitch-hiker, if you find one you think you could trust :E
Also, border towns could be connected by a monorail. Wee
For person travel, the Great Rivers are definately no longer as popular - but for shipping, still one of the most effecient and quickest ways to travel. (Even now, shipping by boat is the preferred method.)
Re: monorail - that actually sounds pretty cool. I can picture a whole line of baatazu commuter workers sitting in a row all doing suduko puzzles.