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+* '''[[w:Rome2rio|Rome2rio]]''' [http://www.rome2rio.com/ (.com)] is a worldwide [[w:multimodal transport|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'''.
+* '''[[w:GoEuro|GoEuro]]''' [http://www.goeuro.com/ (.com)] -  by the GoEuro Corporation is a [[w:Travel website#Fare aggregators and metasearch engines|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"''' [http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/ (.bahn.de)] is an Europe-wide multi-modal mass transit traveler router by [[w:Deutsche Bahn|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
+The following don't show prices but are useful to be listed here as well:
+* '''[[w:Google_Maps#Google Transit|Google Transit]]''' (google.com) is a multimodal traveller router
+* '''[[w:fromAtoB.com|fromAtoB]]''' [http://www.fromatob.com/ (.com)] is a multimodal traveller router. Via a [[w:software program|software program]], the user can search for a connection between two destinations within [[w:Europe|Europe]]. ( Wikipedia )
 * The [[Wikitravel]][http://wikitravel.org (.org)] and [[Wikivoyage]][http://wikivoyage.org (.org)] ( WMF competitor to Wikitravel ) contain a wealth of information on travelling [[ecological]]ly on mass transit nearly anywhere and provide a wealth of knowledge from both local and traveler [[wealth of knowledge]].
+== Definitions from 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 )
 ::*An '''[[w:Intermodal Journey Planner|Intermodal Journey Planner]]''' (IJP), or Trip Planner is computer system which can provide a traveller with an itinerary for an [[w:intermodal passenger transport|intermodal passenger transport]] journey. The system can provide timetable, routing and other travel information. A single journey may use a sequence of several [[w:modes of transport|modes of transport]], meaning that the system must know about [[w:public transport|public transport]] services (bus, train, [[w:aeroplane|aeroplane]], [[w:tram|tram]], [[w:Rapid transit|metro]]) and about transportation networks (roads, footpaths, cycle routes) for private transportation ([[w:automobile|automobile]], [[w:walking|walking]], [[w:bicycle|bicycle]]). ( Wikipedia )
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 ::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.
-::::* '''[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)
-::::* '''[http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml Europe-wide multi-modal mass transit journey planner]''' by Deutch Bahn with ability to purchase tickets for travel within Germany
-::::* [[w:fromAtoB.com|fromAtoB]] [http://www.fromatob.com/ (.com)] is a [[w:multimodal transport|multimodal]] [[w:journey planner|journey planner]]. Via a [[w:software program|software program]], the user can search for a connection between two destinations within [[w:Europe|Europe]]. ( Wikipedia )
-::::* [[w:GoEuro|GoEuro]] [http://www.goeuro.com/ (.com)] -  by the GoEuro Corporation is a [[w:Travel website#Fare aggregators and metasearch engines|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 )
 * '''[[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 )