Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers
- The Wikitravel(.org) and Wikivoyage(.org) ( WMF competitor to Wikitravel ) contain a wealth of information on travelling ecologically on mass transit nearly anywhere and provide a wealth of knowledge from both local and traveler wealth of knowledge.
- 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 )
- The journey planners are listed by country or area of service, countries are sorted under languages. ( Wikipedia )
- 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.
- 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 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)
- Europe-wide multi-modal mass transit journey planner by Deutch Bahn with ability to purchase tickets for travel within Germany
- 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
- http://www.busbud.com/ - Busbud is a world-wide bus and coach travel company that enables travellers to easily search, compare, and book their intercity bus tickets. ( Wikipedia )
- Busbud cannot find any connections from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg ( as of January 2015 ) even though in reality there are ample connections between the cities.
UK
Journey planners for UK
- 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
- City Car Club
- Car2Go
- Rentecarlo
- Hertz On Demand
Australia
Carpooling in Australia
Carsharing services in Australia
- GreenShareCar
- Car Next Door
- GoGet
Canada
Carsharing services in Canada
- AutoShare
- Calgary Carshare
- Car2Go
- 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
United states
Carsharing services in USA
Belgium
Carsharing services in Belgium
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
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.
Carsharing services in Finland
French / France
- http://www.covoiturage.fr/ (Carpooling par blablacar )
Carsharing services in France
- Autolib' (Paris)
- Bluely (Lyon)
- I-Moov (Alpe d´Huez sky resort)
German / Germany
Carpooling services in Germany
- http://www.blablacar.de/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Germany
Italian / Italy
- http://www.blablacar.it/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Italy
Dutch / Netherlands
Journey planners in Netherlands
Carpooling in Netherlands
- http://www.blablacar.nl/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Netherlands
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
- Russia: StreetCar
Spanish / Spain
- http://www.blablacar.es/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Carsharing services in Spain
- Spain: Social Car Madrid, Bluemove Respiro; Barcelona Avancar
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 )
Carsharing services in Sweden
Switzerland
Carsharing services in Switzerland
Turkish / Turkey
- http://www.blablacar.com.tr/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing
Ukrainian / Ukraine
- http://www.blablacar.com.ua/ - Carpooling / Ride sharing / gasoline bill sharing