But! Say the "over there" was across a gorge.Yeah but what if over there was on the other side of an indestructible glass wall? Or across a gorge. Or they were all falling to their death and over there is the plane? Or up a mountain? Or--
Storm could just say "I'll summon a tornado to carry us safely across".
Mystique could say "I'll assume the form of a bridge..." (she's not the smartest).
Magneto could say "Erm, I'll just summon an actual bridge, dumbass..."
Wolverine could say "I'm Hugh Jackman".
The point is everyone is better than Nightcrawler.