TransportAPI · Example Payload

Transportapi Plan Journey Example

Public TransitTransportUKReal-TimeJourney PlanningBusRail

Transportapi Plan Journey Example is an example object payload from TransportAPI, with 2 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

requestresponse

Example Payload

{
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "url": "https://transportapi.com/v3/uk/journey/from/51.5074,-0.1278/to/51.5033,-0.1195.json?date=2026-05-03&time=10:00&time_is=Departing&app_id=YOUR_APP_ID&app_key=YOUR_APP_KEY"
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "body": {
      "request_time": "2026-05-03T10:00:00+01:00",
      "source": "TransportAPI",
      "acknowledgements": "Powered by TransportAPI",
      "routes": [
        {
          "duration": 1020,
          "departure_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:05:00+01:00",
          "arrival_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:22:00+01:00",
          "route_parts": [
            {
              "mode": "walk",
              "from_point_name": "Trafalgar Square",
              "to_point_name": "Charing Cross Station",
              "departure_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:05:00+01:00",
              "arrival_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:09:00+01:00",
              "line_name": null,
              "operator_name": null,
              "coordinates": [
                [-0.1278, 51.5074],
                [-0.1241, 51.5068]
              ]
            },
            {
              "mode": "train",
              "from_point_name": "Charing Cross",
              "to_point_name": "London Bridge",
              "departure_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:10:00+01:00",
              "arrival_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:19:00+01:00",
              "line_name": "South Eastern",
              "operator_name": "South Eastern",
              "coordinates": [
                [-0.1241, 51.5068],
                [-0.0873, 51.5054]
              ]
            },
            {
              "mode": "walk",
              "from_point_name": "London Bridge Station",
              "to_point_name": "Borough Market",
              "departure_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:19:00+01:00",
              "arrival_datetime": "2026-05-03T10:22:00+01:00",
              "line_name": null,
              "operator_name": null,
              "coordinates": [
                [-0.0873, 51.5054],
                [-0.0901, 51.5050]
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}