Transit

Transit ("The world's most accurate transit app") provides real-time public transit data, multimodal trip planning, and shared mobility across 1,000+ cities including New York, Paris, London, and Montreal, partnering with 180+ transit agencies. The platform aggregates trains, buses, bikes, scooters, and carshares with crowdsourced GO real-time signals, ships a freemium partner API (5 calls/minute, 1,500 calls/month), and monetizes consumers via the Transit Royale subscription ($2/month billed annually).

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Public TransitReal-TimeTrip PlanningMultimodalGTFSGOFSMobilityShared Mobility

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aid: transit
name: Transit
description: >-
  Transit ("The world's most accurate transit app") provides real-time public transit data, multimodal trip planning,
  and shared mobility across 1,000+ cities including New York, Paris, London, and Montreal, partnering with 180+ transit
  agencies. The platform aggregates trains, buses, bikes, scooters, and carshares with crowdsourced GO real-time
  signals, ships a freemium partner API (5 calls/minute, 1,500 calls/month), and monetizes consumers via the Transit
  Royale subscription ($2/month billed annually).
type: Index
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Public Transit
  - Real-Time
  - Trip Planning
  - Multimodal
  - GTFS
  - GOFS
  - Mobility
  - Shared Mobility
created: '2025-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-23'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/transit/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: transit:transit
    name: Transit API
    description: >-
      The Transit API delivers real-time transit departures, wheelchair accessibility details, service alerts,
      bike/scooter/carshare availability, and multimodal trip planning across 1,000+ cities in 25 countries. Access is
      gated by a request form; approved keys get 5 calls per minute and 1,500 calls per month free, with higher volumes
      negotiated through the partnerships team.
    humanURL: https://transitapp.com/apis
    baseURL: https://api-doc.transitapp.com
    tags:
      - Public Transit
      - Real-Time
      - Trip Planning
      - GTFS
      - Multimodal
      - Mobility
      - Shared Mobility
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://api-doc.transitapp.com/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/transit-openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/transit-stop-schema.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/transit-departure-schema.json
      - type: JSONStructure
        url: json-structure/transit-stop-structure.json
      - type: JSONLD
        url: json-ld/transit-context.jsonld
      - type: SpectralRules
        url: rules/transit-rules.yml
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: vocabulary/transit-vocabulary.yml
      - type: Plans
        url: plans/transit-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: rate-limits/transit-rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: finops/transit-finops.yml
      - type: SignUp
        url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZbUsb1G1gRzIkEQo4FuuAbfzQbldTvu6-62j_pSRWPtKZiA/viewform
      - type: GTFSGuidelines
        url: https://resources.transitapp.com/article/458-guidelines-for-producing-gtfs-static-data-for-transit
    x-features:
      - Real-time departures for 1,000+ cities across 25 countries
      - Crowdsourced real-time signals via the GO network
      - Wheelchair accessibility information
      - Service alerts and disruptions
      - Shared bike, scooter, and carshare availability
      - Multimodal trip planning combining transit with shared mobility
      - GTFS static and real-time data support
      - URL scheme for launching Transit app from partner apps
      - On-demand transit integration via GOFS (General On-demand Feed Specification)
      - 180+ transit agency partnerships
    x-authentication:
      type: API Key
      description: Access key sent in the Authorization header; issued only after a Google Form request is reviewed and approved.
    x-rate-limits:
      free:
        perMinute: 5
        perMonth: 1500
      partner: contact partnerships team
    x-use-cases:
      - Real-time transit signage at stations and stops
      - Trip planning platform integration
      - First/last-mile mobility solutions
      - Website and app integration for transit agencies
      - Multimodal journey planning
      - On-demand transit dispatch via GOFS
  - aid: transit:url-scheme
    name: Transit URL Scheme
    description: >-
      Deep-link URL scheme for launching the Transit mobile app from partner apps and websites. Supports directions and
      nearby-routes hand-offs without requiring an API key.
    humanURL: https://transitapp.com/apis
    baseURL: transit://
    tags:
      - Deep Linking
      - Mobile
      - URL Scheme
      - Public Transit
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://transitapp.com/apis
    x-features:
      - transit://directions?from=[location]&to=[location]
      - transit://routes?q=[location]
      - No API key required
    x-use-cases:
      - Partner-app hand-off for last-mile navigation
      - Web map "Open in Transit" buttons
      - Travel app multimodal routing
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://transitapp.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://transitapp.com/apis
  - type: APIDocumentation
    url: https://api-doc.transitapp.com/
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp
  - type: Blog
    url: https://blog.transitapp.com/
  - type: BlogFeed
    url: https://blog.transitapp.com/feed/
  - type: Support
    url: https://help.transitapp.com/
  - type: Careers
    url: https://transitapp.com/careers
  - type: Press
    url: https://transitapp.com/press
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://transitapp.com/apis
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZbUsb1G1gRzIkEQo4FuuAbfzQbldTvu6-62j_pSRWPtKZiA/viewform
  - type: ContactSales
    url: mailto:partners+website@transit.app
  - type: ContactGeneral
    url: mailto:info@transit.app
x-github-repos:
  - name: GTFS-flex-to-GOFS
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/GTFS-flex-to-GOFS
    description: Converts GTFS-Flex data to the GOFS-lite format
    language: Python
  - name: GTFS-blocks-to-transfers
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/GTFS-blocks-to-transfers
    description: Converts GTFS blocks into trip-to-trip transfers using heuristics
    language: Python
    stars: 9
  - name: py-gtfs-loader
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/py-gtfs-loader
    description: Simple Python library to load GTFS feeds
    language: Python
    stars: 5
  - name: gtfsNodeLib
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/gtfsNodeLib
    description: Node.js library for GTFS
    language: JavaScript
    stars: 19
  - name: gtfs-fares-v2-validator
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/gtfs-fares-v2-validator
    description: Validates GTFS fares-v2 datasets
    language: Python
    stars: 7
  - name: gtfs-flex
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/gtfs-flex
    description: Flexible public transportation services as an extension to GTFS
  - name: gtfs-realtime-bindings
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/gtfs-realtime-bindings
    description: Language bindings generated from the GTFS-realtime protocol buffer spec
    language: JavaScript
    stars: 4
  - name: transitfeed
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/transitfeed
    description: Python library for reading, validating, and writing GTFS feeds
    language: Python
  - name: Transit-TV
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/Transit-TV
    description: Uses the Transit API to display next departures for a TV context
    language: JavaScript
    stars: 15
  - name: Transit-NearbyWebWidget
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/Transit-NearbyWebWidget
    description: Web widget showing nearby Transit departures
    language: JavaScript
    stars: 1
  - name: image-upload-transit
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/image-upload-transit
    description: CLI tool for uploading images and videos to Transit's CDN
    language: Python
  - name: transit
    url: https://github.com/TransitApp/transit
    description: Fork of google/transit (GTFS specification repository)
    license: Apache-2.0
    stars: 7
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com

Transit

APIs

Transit API

Transit URL Scheme

Semantic Vocabularies

Transit Context

API Governance Rules

Transit API Rules

JSON Structure

Transit Stop Structure

Example Payloads

Transit Get Stop Departures Example

Transit Plan Trip Example

Resources

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