Een zakenman wil naar zijn familie voor Thanksgiving. Hij ontmoet een man die zijn taxi voor zijn neus wegkaapt en na hun tweede ontmoeting op het vliegveld laat de man (die douche-ringen verkoopt) hem niet meer met rust. Door problemen met het weer stranden ze ergens halverwege.
Nee, helaas is Planes, Trains and Automobiles nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | John Hughes | Producer |
| Writing | John Hughes | Screenplay |
| Camera | Donald Peterman | Director of Photography |
| Art | John W. Corso | Production Design |
| Directing | John Hughes | Director |
| Editing | Paul Hirsch | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | April Ferry | Costume Design |
| Sound | Ira Newborn | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Neil A. Machlis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Chinich | Executive Producer |
| Art | Harold Michelson | Art Direction |
| Art | Jane Bogart | Set Decoration |
| Art | Linda Spheeris | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Griffin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Designer |
| Art | Louis M. Mann | Set Designer |
| Sound | Lorna Anderson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lon Bender | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Victor Grodecki | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chris Jargo | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Randy Kelley | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Larry Kemp | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dan M. Rich | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Wylie Stateman | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Hugo Weng | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tarquin Gotch | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Neil A. Machlis | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Mark Radcliffe | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Arthur Anderson | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ron Payne | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | James R. Alexander | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Robbie Goldstein | Location Manager |
| Sound | Jeff Carson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Stan Gilbert | ADR Supervisor |
| Crew | Stan Parks | Special Effects |
| Crew | William Aldridge | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bennie E. Dobbins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toni-Ann Walker | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dione Taylor | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunt Driver |
