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Question 🙋: best public transport app for Australia or Melbourne? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago by vas@lemmy.ml to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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Good day! I'll be flying to Australia soon, and I'm interested in trying public transport (even if it's good or not always good, I want to see what's there). Which apps would you recommend?

// I've tried googling the question, but somehow get 20-minute videos with animated characters and nonsense like that. I think I'll trust recommendations from this community by a lot more 💚.

I'll be in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.

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[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

probably google maps unfortunately

you can use the local public transport agency's app (e.g. PTV app for melbourne) but google maps works equally well and works for all of them

Under the hood Google maps uses GTFS (General transit feed specification) data for live transit routing, and there's no reason other foss apps couldn't use it but they're not just implemented at the moment

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