TransportAPI review
A focused API provider for UK transport data, journey planning, and realtime information.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
TransportAPI provides managed access to UK public transport data through APIs and related services. It is designed for organisations building transport apps, websites, passenger information systems, journey planners, analytics tools, and data-mining workflows. Its coverage includes journey planning, bus and rail information, transport places, access-point search, performance data, disruptions, and GTFS delivery. The platform is a specialist transport-data provider, not a general-purpose workflow or API integration platform.
The published plans are structured for different usage levels. The Free plan is available free forever and allows 30 hits per day. The Home User Plan provides 300 requests per day, while the Business Package Plan supports pay-as-you-go requests up to 31,000 per month. That structure gives individual developers and smaller projects a way to begin with limited demand, while higher-volume applications can use a metered business option. Buyers should assess expected request volume and whether daily or monthly limits fit their application before choosing a tier.
TransportAPI’s strongest feature is the breadth of transport-specific information exposed through RESTful JSON APIs. Bus services can include timetables, realtime data, route geometry, and vehicle tracking; rail services include schedules and realtime information. Selected managed services also offer streaming WebSocket JSON-RPC APIs. A developer portal provides applications, API credentials, and usage statistics, supporting account and access management. TransportAPI is a good fit for products that need UK transport data without assembling these feeds independently. Organisations seeking broad SaaS connectivity, generic workflow automation, or integrations outside transport should choose a more general integration platform.
TransportAPI pros and cons
- Where it wins
- REST, WebSocket, and GTFS options for transport applications
- Bus and rail coverage includes schedules, realtime data, and disruptions
- Developer portal manages credentials, applications, and usage statistics
- Where it doesn't
- Focused on transport data rather than general-purpose integrations
- Free access is limited to 30 hits per day
- Streaming APIs are available only for selected managed services
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