Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers
These are the Consumium / Consumerium lists of shared and alternative transport and traveller router services by language. This means the traveller routers are listed by country or area of service, countries are sorted under languages.
The traveller router services often provide also a price comparison service where you can compare the variables of alternative modes of transport and carriers.
- Rome2rio (.com) is a worldwide multimodal traveller 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.
- GoEuro (.com) - by the GoEuro Corporation is a travel metasearch engine which allows users to compare the price and journey time of air, rail and bus travel options in a single search. ( Wikipedia )
- Original traveller router "Reiseauskunft" (.bahn.de) is an Europe-wide multi-modal mass transit traveler router by Deutsche Bahn with ability to purchase tickets for travel within Germany.
- Rest of the world: http://www.raileurope-world.com/ by SNCF-Voyage - purchace railway tickets for many european operators in nearly all languages and all currencies
- Google Transit (google.com) is a multimodal traveller router with wide coverage but no price information or booking possibility.
- fromAtoB (.com) is a multimodal traveller router with supposed coverage of Europe.
Also the Wikitravel (.org) and Wikivoyage (.org), a WMF fork of Wikitravel contain copyleft a wealth of knowledge from both local and travellers on travelling ecologically on mass transit where-ever you go.
Definitions from Wikipedia
- A journey planner (or trip planner) is a specialised electronic search engine used to find the best journey between two points by some means of transport. ( Wikipedia )
- An Intermodal Journey Planner (IJP), or Trip Planner is computer system which can provide a traveller with an itinerary for an intermodal passenger transport journey. The system can provide timetable, routing and other travel information. A single journey may use a sequence of several modes of transport, meaning that the system must know about public transport services (bus, train, aeroplane, tram, metro) and about transportation networks (roads, footpaths, cycle routes) for private transportation (automobile, walking, bicycle). ( Wikipedia )
- A public transport route planner is a type of journey planner designed to provide information about available public transport journeys ( Wikipedia )
- Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey. ( Wikipedia )
- 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 public transport. [...] ( Wikipedia )
Shared transport modes
- Bicycle sharing system
- Demand responsive transport
- Real-time ridesharing
- Flexible Carpooling
- Green travel
- Hail and ride
- High-occupancy vehicle lanes
- Hitchhiking
- Paratransit
- Public space
- Remote Office Centers
- Ride-sharing
- Share taxi
- Slugging
- Sustainable transport
- The commons
- Vanpooling
- Carsharing or car sharing (US) or car clubs (UK) is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. ( Wikipedia )
- Carpooling (also car-sharing, ride-sharing, lift-sharing and covoiturage), is the sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car. ( Wikipedia )
- DMOZ.org list of carpooling schemes
- Real-time ridesharing (also known as instant ridesharing, dynamic ridesharing, ad-hoc ridesharing, on-demand ridesharing, dynamic carpooling, and provided by transportation network companies) is a service that arranges one-time shared rides on very short notice. ( Wikipedia )
- DMOZ.org list of carpooling schemes
- A transportation network company (TNC) is a company that uses an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using their personal, non-commercial, vehicles. This can be considered a type of ridesharing. Examples include
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English
North America
- Busbud (.com) is a bus and coach travel search that enables travellers to easily search, compare, and book their intercity bus tickets in North America.
- http://us.tripgo.skedgo.com - intermodal traveler router
UK
Journey planners for UK
- w:Traveline (.info) operates a UK wide traveller router
- Rail journey planner by National Rail for UK
- Brighton & Howe journey planner
- Multi-modal journey planner for the greater London area ( also walking and biking journey planner )
- Transport for Greater Manchester multi-modal journey planner
Carpooling in UK
- http://www.blablacar.com/ - a w:carpooling or ride sharing service connecting passangers looking for reasonably priced travel from place to place with drivers looking for company to pass the time and someone to pick up the gasoline bill
Carsharing services in UK
- https://carclub.easycar.com/ is a peer-to-peer carsharing service
- Rentecarlo.com
- Hertz On Demand
- https://www.rentecarlo.com peer-to-peer carsharing service for UK
Australia
Carpooling in Australia
Carsharing services in Australia
- GreenShareCar [www.greensharecar.com.au (.com.au)] carsharing service for Victoria and New South Wales district capitols
- Car Next Door (.com.au) peer-to-peer carsharing for the Melbourne area (expanding soon)
- http://www.drivemycar.com.au/ - peer-to-peer carsharing service for Australia
- GoGet (.com.au) carsharing for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide
Canada
Traveler routers in Canada
- https://www.triplinx.ca is a traveller router for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area
Carsharing services in Canada
- https://www.triplinx.ca
- AutoShare
- Calgary Carshare
- Car2Go (.com) offers carsharing service in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, and Montreal
- CarShare HFX
- CarShare NL
- Coast Car Co-op
- Communauto
- Community CarShare,
- Kootenay CarShare
- Modo The Car Co-op
- Okanagan CarShare
- Options For Cars
- Peg City Car Coop
- Regina CarShare, Saskatoon CarShare
- Victoria CarShare
- Zipcar
India
Carsharing services in India
Ireland
Carsharing services in Ireland
New Zealand
Carsharing services in New Zealand
- CityHop
- YourDrive (.co.nz) is a peer-to-peer carsharing service for New Zealand
United states
Carsharing services in USA
- Buffalo CarShare
- Car2Go (.com) offers carsharing services in Austin, San Diego, Washington D.C., Portland, Oregon, Miami, Seattle, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Columbus, Denver, New York City and Arlington, Virginia
- CarHopper (.co) is a peer-to-peer carsharing service in USA
- eGo CarShare
- Flexcar
- Getaround (.com) is a peer-to-peer carsharing service in USA. Requires / utilizes facebook login.
- JustShareIt (.com) is a peer-to-peer carsharing service in USA
- Turo (.com) is a peer-to-peer carsharing service in USA formerly known as RelayRides
- Zipcar
Belgium
Carsharing services in Belgium
- https://www.caramigo.be/en peer-to-peer carsharing service in Belgium in French, Dutch and English
- Cambio|
- Zen Car
- Autopia - Vlaams Steunpunt voor Particulier Autodelen
Czech / Czech Republic
Multi-modal and local journey planners in Czech Republic
Carsharing services in Czech Republic
Estonian / Estonia / Eesti
Multi-modal and local journey planners in Estonia
Carsharing services in Estonia
Danish / Denmark
Carsharing services in Denmark
- https://gomore.dk/ is a service that combines w:peer-to-peer carsharing and w:carpooling for synergies.
Finnish / Finland
Multi-modal and local journey planners in Finland
- Matka.fi - mass transit multi-modal journey planner for whole Finland by the Finnish Transportation Agency
- Digitransit is the next generation journey planner slated for a 2017 release but already accessible and able to route consumers in the metropolitan Helsinki area. Reittopas is expensive for HSL that procures it and is eventually replaced by Digitransit.
- Walking and biking journey planner for the Greater metropolitan area of Helsinki
- Journey planner for greater metropolitan area of Helsinki (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Sipoo) is being phased out because of high cost contract.
- Repa Reittiopas - Mass transit journey planner for Tampere
- Oulunliikenne.fi mass transit journey planner for Oulu (Incl. mass transit, walking, biking and even help for those with a car )
- Mass transit journey planner for Lahti
- Brahe mass transit journey planner for Turku region
List sourced from w:fi:Reittiopas under CC-BY copyleft
Single mode of transport journey planners in Finland
- VR State Railways rail journey planner
- Matkahuolto nation-wide bus journey planner
- Onnibus journey planner - Extremely affordable long-haul coach service with 24V DC -> 220V AC inverter producing a place to plug in your electronics while travelling.
Carpooling services in Finland
- http://www.kimppa.net/ - Oldest carpooling site in Finland
- http://www.kimppakyyti.fi/en/ - Carpooling site
- http://www.kyydit.net/ - Carpooling site with search engine
Carsharing services in Finland
French / France
Carpooling services in France
- http://www.covoiturage.fr/ (Carpooling par blablacar )
Carsharing services in France
- Autolib' (Paris)
- Bluely (Lyon)
- Drivy (.com) is a French peer-to-peer carsharing service also available in English, German and Spanish
- I-Moov (Alpe d´Huez sky resort)
- Koolicar (.com) is a French peer-to-peer carsharing service with app for Android and iOS available.
- Ouicar (.fr) is a French peer-to-peer carsharing service
German / Germany
Carpooling services in Germany
- http://www.blablacar.de/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Germany
- Bundesverband CarSharing
- Flinkster
- Car2Go (.com) offers carsharing service in Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart, München and Frankfurt
- DriveNow
- Drivy (.de) is a peer-to-peer carsharing service by w:fr:Drivy
- Multicity
- tamyca (.de) is a peer-to-peer carsharing service with an app for Android and iOS
Austria
Carsharing in Austria
- https://carsharing247.com/ peer-to-peer carsharing service in Austria
Italian / Italy
- http://www.blablacar.it/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Italy
- Car2Go (.com) offers carsharing services in Milan, Rome, Firenze, Turin and Prato
- Enjoy
- Iniziativa Car Sharing
Dutch / Netherlands
Journey planners in Netherlands
Carpooling in Netherlands
- http://www.blablacar.nl/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Netherlands
- Greenwheels
- SnappCar
- MyWheels
- https://tapazz.com/ - w:peer-to-peer carsharing service for Netherlands
- WeGo
- Car2Go (.com) is a carsharing service for Amsterdam
Japanese / Japan
Carsharing services in Japan
Korean / Korea
Carsharing services in Korea
Lithuanian / Lithuania
Carsharing services in Lithuania
Norway
Carsharing services in Norway
- Bilkollektivet (Oslo, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Tromsø)
- Bildeleringen (Bergen)
- Trondheim Bilkollektiv
- MoveAbout www.moveabout.no (Oslo)
Polish / Poland
- http://www.blablacar.pl/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Poland
- FleetPoland - w:Carsharing services
Portuguese / Portugal
- http://www.blablacar.pt/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Portugal
- Lisbon, mobcarsharing - [1];
- Porto citizenn[2]
Brasil
Carsharing services in Brasil
Russian / Russia
- http://www.blablacar.ru/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Russia
- http://darenta.ru/ w:peer-to-peer carsharing service for Russian
- Russia: StreetCar
Spanish / Spain
- http://www.blablacar.es/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Spain
- Avancar
- Bluemove
- Car2go is a carsharing service for Madrid
- https://www.drivejoy.es/ is a peer-to-peer carsharing service for Spain
- Social Car Madrid
- Respiro; Barcelona
Mexico
Carsharing services in Mexico
Swedish / Sweden
Multi-modal and local journey planners in Sweden
- Resrobot Sweden-wide multi-modal mass transit search engine ( Does not show prices )
- [reseplanerare.trafiken.nu/bin/query.exe/sn? Resplanerare] for Greater Stockholm area
Carsharing services in Sweden
Switzerland
Carsharing services in Switzerland
Turkish / Turkey
- http://www.blablacar.com.tr/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Turkey
- http://www.garajyeri.com/ is a w:peer-to-peer carsharing service in Turkey.
Ukrainian / Ukraine
- http://www.blablacar.com.ua/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing