Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers: Difference between revisions

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    The traveler router services often provide also a [[Lists of price comparison services|price comparison service]] where you can compare the variables of alternative [[w:mode of transport|modes of transport]] and carriers.
    The traveler router services often provide also a [[Lists of price comparison services|price comparison service]] where you can compare the variables of alternative [[w:mode of transport|modes of transport]] and carriers.
    * '''[[w:Rome2rio|Rome2rio]]''' [http://www.rome2rio.com/ (.com)] is a worldwide [[w:multimodal transport|multimodal]] traveler router that displays realistic prices.  The prices it gives are slightly inflated from what you would as a local expect to get it for but they are hitting the mark on what a tourist will pay for booked-on-the-go ticket. '''No direct booking'''.
    * '''[[w:Busbud|Busbud]]''' [http://www.busbud.com/ (.com)] is a [[w:bus|bus]] and [[w:Coach (bus)|coach]] [[w:travel|travel]] search that enables travelers to easily search, compare, and book their [[w:intercity bus|intercity bus]] tickets in North America, South America, Europa, South Africa, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
    * '''[[w:Google_Maps#Google Transit|Google Transit]]''' (google.com) is a multimodal traveler router with wide coverage but no price information or booking possibility.
    * '''[[w:fromAtoB.com|fromAtoB]]''' [http://www.fromatob.com/ (.com)] is a multimodal traveler router with supposed coverage of [[w:Europe|Europe]].
    * http://www.routerank.com/en/ is a multimodal traveler router with CO2 calculation for the alternative routes and modes of transport
    Also the '''[[Wikitravel]]''' [http://wikitravel.org (.org)] and [[Wikivoyage]] [http://wikivoyage.org (.org)], a WMF fork of Wikitravel contain [[w:copyleft|copyleft]] a wealth of knowledge from both local and travelers on travelling [[ecology|ecological]]ly on mass transit where-ever you go.


    * A '''[[w:journey planner|journey planner]]''' (or trip planner) is a specialised electronic [[w:search engine|search engine]] used to find the best journey between two points by some means of transport. ( Wikipedia )
    * A '''[[w:journey planner|journey planner]]''' (or trip planner) is a specialised electronic [[w:search engine|search engine]] used to find the best journey between two points by some means of transport. ( Wikipedia )
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    When traveling alternative check out some '''[[Review aggregators and review sites#Eat, stay, enjoy and experience|review aggregators to find good places to eat, stay, enjoy, experience]].'''
    When traveling alternative check out some '''[[Review aggregators and review sites#Eat, stay, enjoy and experience|review aggregators to find good places to eat, stay, enjoy, experience]].'''
    Also the '''[[Wikitravel]]''' [http://wikitravel.org (.org)] and [[Wikivoyage]] [http://wikivoyage.org (.org)], a WMF fork of Wikitravel contain [[w:copyleft|copyleft]] a wealth of knowledge from both local and travelers on travelling [[ecology|ecological]]ly on mass transit where-ever you go.
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    == English ==
    == English ==
    === Global ===
    * '''[[w:Rome2rio|Rome2rio]]''' [http://www.rome2rio.com/ (.com)] is a worldwide [[w:multimodal transport|multimodal]] traveler router that displays realistic prices.  The prices it gives are slightly inflated from what you would as a local expect to get it for but they are hitting the mark on what a tourist will pay for booked-on-the-go ticket. '''No direct booking'''.
    * '''[[w:Busbud|Busbud]]''' [http://www.busbud.com/ (.com)] is a [[w:bus|bus]] and [[w:Coach (bus)|coach]] [[w:travel|travel]] search that enables travelers to easily search, compare, and book their [[w:intercity bus|intercity bus]] tickets in North America, South America, Europa, South Africa, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
    * '''[[w:Google_Maps#Google Transit|Google Transit]]''' (google.com) is a multimodal traveler router with wide coverage but no price information or booking possibility.
    * '''[[w:fromAtoB.com|fromAtoB]]''' [http://www.fromatob.com/ (.com)] is a multimodal traveler router with supposed coverage of [[w:Europe|Europe]].
    * [http://www.routerank.com/en/ RouteRank.com] is a multimodal traveler router with CO2 calculation for the alternative routes and modes of transport


    === Europe wide ===
    === Europe wide ===