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Best 10 Public Transportation Apps
Finding the right public transit options can be confusing. With bus trackers & these public transportation apps get all the transportation schedules you need.
About Public Transportation
Public transportation is a system for carrying multiple members of the public at once from one place to another. This is usually by way of an established route and costs some sort of fee.
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Transit: Bus & Subway Times
Navigate MTA, NJ Transit, MBTA, SEPTA, BART, MARTA, CTA & 300+ cities4.6 Ratings 292K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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NextBus
Official NextBus Mobile Application3.9 Ratings 10K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFree Feature RichFree![Google Play]()
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Moovit: Bus & Train Schedules
Timing, navigation & trip planning for all transit types.1 app to plan,pay,ride.4.5 Ratings 1M+ Reviews 100M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App Purchases 1M+ ReviewsFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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Citymapper: All Your Transport
Route Planner for City Navigation: MTA MBTA NJ Transit Bus Times & Subway Map4.8 Ratings 220K+ Reviews 10M+ DownloadsFree Feature Rich Fresh In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
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myStop® Mobile
myStop® Mobile provides real-time traveler information in the palm of your hand!4.1 Ratings 6K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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DoubleMap Bus Tracker
Track your bus in real-time with DoubleMap!4.0 Ratings 10K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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321Transit Bus Tracker
321Transit Bus Tracker, the official mobile app of Space Coast Area Transit.3.8 Ratings 110+ Reviews 10K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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OneBusAway
Your open-source app for real-time transit information4.0 Ratings 14K+ Reviews 1M+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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Token Transit
Use Token Transit to buy passes and ride public transit using your phone4.2 Ratings 2K+ Reviews 100K+ DownloadsFreeFree![Google Play]()
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Transit Tracks: Chicago CTA
CTA bus and train times on your phone.4.4 Ratings 4K+ Reviews 500K+ DownloadsFree In App PurchasesFree In-App Purchases![Google Play]()
How We Choose The Best Apps
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Broad Search
Our unique algorithm scoured the App Store and Google Play Store by searching transit information, automotive and public transit, bus finder and 11 other keywords. From there, we retrieved a total of 1,597 unique apps (543 Android apps and 1054 iOS apps) as potential candidates. -
Additional Review by Editorial Team
Finally, our editorial team checks all apps in our best 10 list one by one to make sure these apps are of the highest quality. -
Filter only high-quality apps
We then selected the highest quality apps from the 1,597 apps listed. We compared the number of stars, downloads, and reviews along with the velocity of these apps to create a list of the Best Public Transportation Apps for both Android & iOS.
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