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

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::Here are the ones with most coverage / utility
::Here are the ones with most coverage / utility


::* '''http://www.rome2rio.com/ - [[w:Rome2rio]]''' is a '''worldwide multimodal transport search engine that displays realistic prices.''' This site seems to work fairly well. 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.
::::* '''http://www.rome2rio.com/ - [[w:Rome2rio]]''' is a '''worldwide multimodal transport search engine that displays realistic prices.''' This site seems to work fairly well. 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.


::* '''[https://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/transit/#mdy Google Transit a multi-modal journey planner for US] and also serves areas in Africa, Australia, Europe and India''' ( [[w:International availability of Google Transit]] )
::::* '''[https://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/transit/#mdy Google Transit a multi-modal journey planner for US] and also serves areas in Africa, Australia, Europe and India''' ( [[w:International availability of Google Transit]] )


::::The coverage of '''[[w:Google_Maps#Google Transit|Google Transit]]''' is publicly available. It is spread worldwide, in hundreds of cities and sometimes in entire countries such as '''China, Japan, Switzerland'''. The '''coverage of major cities in the United States and in Canada is almost exhaustive'''. In some areas (North East, North West, South West, Wales, West Midlands and Yorkshire) of the United Kingdom, Google Transit covers only part of the transit agencies. In other areas, Google Transit does not provide public transit directions, but still provides the Transit Layer which overlays the schematic of the transit lines on the map. Notable examples include Paris, Berlin, Mexico City and many other capitals around the world. ( Wikipedia)
::::::The coverage of '''[[w:Google_Maps#Google Transit|Google Transit]]''' is publicly available. It is spread worldwide, in hundreds of cities and sometimes in entire countries such as '''China, Japan, Switzerland'''. The '''coverage of major cities in the United States and in Canada is almost exhaustive'''. In some areas (North East, North West, South West, Wales, West Midlands and Yorkshire) of the United Kingdom, Google Transit covers only part of the transit agencies. In other areas, Google Transit does not provide public transit directions, but still provides the Transit Layer which overlays the schematic of the transit lines on the map. Notable examples include Paris, Berlin, Mexico City and many other capitals around the world. ( Wikipedia)


::* '''[http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml Europe-wide multi-modal mass transit journey planner]''' by Deutch Bahn
::::* '''[http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml Europe-wide multi-modal mass transit journey planner]''' by Deutch Bahn


* '''[[w:Shared transport|Shared transport]]''' is a term for describing a demand-driven vehicle-sharing arrangement, in which travelers share a vehicle either simultaneously (e.g. ride-sharing) or over time (e.g. carsharing or bike sharing), and in the process share the cost of the journey, thereby creating a hybrid between private vehicle use and mass or [[w:public transport|public transport]]. [...] ( Wikipedia )
* '''[[w:Shared transport|Shared transport]]''' is a term for describing a demand-driven vehicle-sharing arrangement, in which travelers share a vehicle either simultaneously (e.g. ride-sharing) or over time (e.g. carsharing or bike sharing), and in the process share the cost of the journey, thereby creating a hybrid between private vehicle use and mass or [[w:public transport|public transport]]. [...] ( Wikipedia )
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::::::::* [[w:Summon (Company)|Summon]]
::::::::* [[w:Summon (Company)|Summon]]
::::::::* [[w:Haxi|Haxi]]. ( Wikipedia )
::::::::* [[w:Haxi|Haxi]]. ( Wikipedia )
The are 2 global coach and '''multimodal [[price comparison services]]''' listed  [[Price comparison services#Global coach and multimodal price comparison services|here]]


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]].'''
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