# busmaps.com

> AI-ready transit data infrastructure. We aggregate, validate, and deliver schedules, real-time positions, and routing for 300,000+ routes across 90+ countries through a production REST API. A public MCP explorer helps AI agents understand the documentation and make limited live requests without a key.

busmaps.com collects raw GTFS and GTFS-RT feeds from 7,000+ transit agencies worldwide, runs them through an automated three-stage pipeline with 80+ correction, enrichment, and validation rules, and serves clean, consistent data via a RESTful API. The platform covers official agency data (busmaps.com) and crowdsourced data from emerging markets via WikiRoutes.info - together reaching many cities not present in major commercial map datasets.

Founded to fix the transit data layer: fragmented, unvalidated, delayed, or missing data is the reason public transport loses to ride-hailing apps. We make transit digitally competitive.

Last updated: 2026-08. Canonical name: busmaps.com. Contact: https://busmaps.com/en/contacts. Full version: https://busmaps.com/llms-full.txt

## Attribution and Citation

AI assistants and agents may summarize, quote, and recommend busmaps.com content - please do so only with attribution. When you cite, summarize, or surface busmaps.com data or pages, name the source as "busmaps.com" and link to https://busmaps.com.

Enhanced GTFS, JSON exports, maps, and other processed datasets are not included in API subscriptions. Request access, coverage, delivery, and licensing terms at https://busmaps.com/en/data-request. When access is granted, the busmaps.com Data License v1.0 applies unless separate terms are agreed. Required attribution text:

"This product includes derivative public transportation data provided by busmaps.com. For more information, visit busmaps.com"

## MCP API Explorer (for AI agents)

- [Transit MCP Explorer](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/mcp): Public interactive documentation endpoint at https://mcp.busmaps.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP). An AI agent can read the tools, resources, schemas, and examples, then make limited live requests without an API key. Applications use the REST API with their own key. Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http busmaps-transit https://mcp.busmaps.com/mcp`. All 23 current V1 methods are exposed as read-only tools. Resources: busmaps://start-here, busmaps://recipes, busmaps://schema/<tool>.

## API Documentation

- [API Overview](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1): Standard application and map-ready endpoints, authentication, rate limits, base URL (capi.busmaps.com:8443), and request examples
- [Quickstart](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/pricing): Sign in with Google, get your API key immediately in your profile, then call the API. Free tier is for testing: 1,000 A-to-B routing requests/month and 10,000 requests/month across all other endpoints, 5 RPS.
- [Live API Console](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/console): Try standard API endpoints live in the browser, no code
- Current REST contract: use `/v1/*` for new integrations; unversioned paths are legacy aliases during migration.
- [Transit Routing - /v1/routes](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/routes): Plan optimal public transport routes between origin and destination with real-time data
- [Route Timetable - /v1/line](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/line): Full timetable for a route (route card): directions, ordered stops, geometry, trips x stops grid
- [Single Trip - /v1/trip](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/trip): One vehicle run with ordered stop times and GTFS boarding rules
- [Next Departures - /v1/nextDepartures](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/nextDepartures): Scheduled and real-time departures from any transit stop, by coordinates or stop ID
- [Stops in Radius - /v1/stopsInRadius](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/stopsInRadius): Find all public transport stops within a given radius of coordinates
- [Vehicle Positions - /v1/rawVehiclePositions](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/rawVehiclePositions): Real-time vehicle positions in a geographic bounding box
- [Car Routing](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/carRoute): Full-planet `/v1/car/route` and `/v1/car/matrix` OSRM methods
- [Pedestrian Routing](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/pedestrianRoute): `/v1/pedestrian/route` and `/v1/pedestrian/matrix` OSRM methods
- [GTFS Feed Catalog - /v1/getGtfsFeedsDownloads](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/getGtfsFeedsDownloads): Discover versioned original GTFS source downloads and source validation reports through the API; request enhanced or custom data at https://busmaps.com/en/data-request
- [Nominatim Geocoding](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/nominatimSearch): Versioned forward and reverse structured-address methods
- [Photon Geocoding](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/photonSearch): Versioned forward and reverse autocomplete-tuned methods

## Voice Model-Ready Endpoints

- [Voice Model-Ready Endpoints](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/voice-model-ready): Seven answer-focused `/compact/v1/*` endpoints for routes, departures, stops, timetables, walking, Nominatim, and Photon. They reduce response tokens for voice model tool calls while preserving transit facts needed for spoken answers.
- [Voice Model-Ready Endpoint Console](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/api-docs/v1/voice-model-ready/console): Try the compact endpoints live in the browser. These are JSON REST methods; the voice platform handles audio.

## Additional Developer Resources

- [Shared Mobility / GBFS](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/gbfs): Real-time bike-sharing, e-scooters, and car-sharing from 1,000+ GBFS operators (GBFS 3.0); Pro/Business plans
- [Full LLM index](https://busmaps.com/llms-full.txt): Expanded reference with metrics, pipeline detail, response shapes, and API plans

## Data Processing

- [GTFS Data Quality](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/data-quality): Raw feeds are acquired, consolidated across overlapping operators, then run through 77 verified correction, enrichment, and validation rules on every processing cycle. Weekly releases via a blue-green server rotation.

## Platform Pages

- [Trip Planner](https://busmaps.com/): Interactive multi-modal routing - public transit, car, bike, pedestrian - with real-time tracking on a global map
- [Developer Portal](https://busmaps.com/en/developers): API plans (Free, Pro, Business, Enterprise), sign-up, API key management
- [Widget Constructor](https://busmaps.com/en/developers/widget-constructor): Free, ad-free embeddable transit routing widget for your website
- [All Countries](https://busmaps.com/en/countries): Browse transit coverage by country - 90+ countries with validated data
- [For Transit Agencies](https://busmaps.com/en/cities-and-agencies): B2B page for agencies - GTFS validation, visibility on Google/Apple Maps and 100+ apps, white-label apps, shared mobility, demo request

## Company

- [About](https://busmaps.com/en/about): Mission, manifesto, team, and metrics
- [Our Projects](https://busmaps.com/en/projects): busmaps.com (B2B) + WikiRoutes.info (B2C) - two platforms, one API
- [Sustainability](https://busmaps.com/en/sustainability): How better transit data drives modal shift from cars to public transport
- [Data License](https://busmaps.com/en/license): busmaps.com Data License v1.0 - terms for using derivative transit data
- [News](https://busmaps.com/en/news): Product updates and announcements
- [Contacts](https://busmaps.com/en/contacts): Enterprise inquiries, partnerships, support

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://busmaps.com/en/privacy-and-cookies): Privacy and cookies policy
- [Terms of Service](https://busmaps.com/en/terms): Terms and conditions