Most likely, Joseph walked and Mary rode on the back of a beast of burden, (like a donkey or a mule) because they were poor (only the rich people could afford a horse), and she was very pregnant. They couldn't afford a wagon, either, so people walked everywhere they went.
There is no mention of a donkey, and the couple are portrayed as so poor that they were allowed to sacrifice a pair of pigeons in the temple, instead of the usual lamb. Being so very poor, they could not possibly have owned a donkey, so both must have walked.
They traveled on a donkey so Mary could give birth to Jesus
Joseph and Mary traveled to Bethlehem , as it was told to go to their respective hometowns for the census.
He traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary, where Jesus was born. From Bethlehem he took his family to Egypt. From Egypt they returned to Nazareth.
Joseph's ancestral home was Bethlehem. However, at the time he took Mary as his wife he was living in Nazareth.
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It's not explicitly specified, so no one knows for certain.
She traveled there with her husband Joseph, whose family was from Bethlehem.
Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem, Joseph's ancestral home, to be counted in the census ordered by the Roman Emperor. This journey was approximately 90 miles and they likely traveled by foot or on a donkey.
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they had to travel thirteen miles for the birth of jesus ANSWER: The distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem is approximately 80 miles. Considering that Mary was pregnant it probably took a week to travel that distance.
Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem to be counted in a census so they could be taxed.