Transit • Subway & Bus Times

Editor's Review

Transit is your essential urban travel companion 🗺️, designed to make navigating cities easier and more efficient. Whether you're a daily commuter or an occasional traveler, Transit provides real-time data, comprehensive planning tools, and user-generated insights to ensure a smooth journey. Open the app and instantly see accurate next departure times ⌚, track buses 🚌 and trains 🚆 near you on the map, and view upcoming transit schedules. With Transit, you're always in the know!

The app's powerful trip planner helps you quickly compare routes, including options that combine various modes of transportation such as bus and bike 🚲, or metro and subway 🚇. Receive alerts about service disruptions and delays for your favorite lines, and save frequently used locations for trip directions in a single tap. Transit supports over 300 cities, including major metropolitan areas like New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C., and works with more than 1000 public transit agencies.

Here’s what the experts are saying: The New York Times praises Transit for giving you the best route to where you want to go 💯, while the LA Times notes that you won't realize how much time you can save planning until you use this app. The Wall Street Journal calls it a killer app 🥇, and the Boston Globe highlights that MBTA has a favorite transit app — and it's called Transit. The Washington Post hails it as a one-stop-shop 🏦.

Key Features and Benefits:

1. Real-Time Data: Transit uses the best transit agency data sources, such as MTA Bus Time, SF MUNI Next Bus, and WMATA Next Arrivals, combined with a sophisticated ETA prediction engine, to provide the most accurate real-time information for all transit modes.
2. Offline Access: Bus schedules, stop locations, subway maps, and the trip planner are available offline, ensuring you're never stranded without information.
3. Powerful Trip Planning: The app suggests routes that combine multiple options, like bus + bike or scooter + metro, and allows you to personalize your travel preferences.
4. GO: Step-by-Step Navigator: Receive departure alarms and alerts when it’s time to get off or transfer. Contribute to crowdsourced real-time ETAs for other passengers.
5. User Reports: Access helpful information on crowding levels, on-time performance, and subway exits from millions of users.
6. Easy Payments: Pay your transit fare and buy bikeshare passes directly in the app in over 75 cities 💳.

With Transit, you're not just using an app; you're joining a community of riders helping each other navigate the city more efficiently. Download Transit today and transform your daily commute! 🚀

Features

• Real-time departure times

• Track buses and trains on map

• Upcoming transit schedules

• Trip planner for comparing routes

• Service disruption alerts

• Save favorite locations

• Offline access to schedules

• Step-by-step navigation

• User reports on transit conditions

Pros

• Accurate real-time transit data

• Offline access to schedules and maps

• Powerful trip planning with combined modes

• Step-by-step navigation with GO feature

• User reports for real-time insights

• Easy in-app payments for transit fares

Cons

• App relies on accurate agency data

• GO feature relies on user contributions