Alternatives to Öffi

An Android app for public transport journeys, live departures and network plans across Europe and beyond. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

The original

  • Öffi

    An Android app for public transport journeys, live departures and network plans across Europe and beyond.

    FreeProprietaryAndroid

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Öffi.

  • Moovit

    A public transport app with trip planning, real-time arrivals and service alerts in many cities.

    Moovit covers thousands of cities with real-time arrivals and service alerts on both Android and iOS, though data quality varies and some features sit in a paid tier.

  • Google Maps

    Google's map and navigation service with live traffic, transit directions and Street View.

    Google Maps gives public transit directions alongside driving, Street View and local search on Android, iOS and the web, and it is tied to Google's data collection.

  • Citymapper

    A transport app that plans journeys across buses, trains, bikes and other modes in major cities.

    Citymapper covers more than 400 major cities on iPhone, Android and the web with live bus locations, but it shows advertising and some features need a CLUB membership.

  • Transit

    A public transport app showing nearby buses, trains and bikeshare with real-time arrivals and trip planning.

    Transit runs on Android and iOS with real-time vehicle positions, bikeshare and step-by-step GO navigation, but some features require a paid subscription.

  • GNOME Maps

    A map application for the GNOME desktop that searches places and plans routes using OpenStreetMap data.

    GNOME Maps is a free, open-source Linux desktop app with public transit and pedestrian route planning based on OpenStreetMap data, rather than an Android phone app.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.

  • Rome2Rio

    A web trip planner that compares plane, train, bus, ferry and car routes between any two places.

    FreeProprietaryWeb
  • OpenTripPlanner

    An open-source multimodal trip planning server that combines transit, walking, cycling and driving routes.

  • OpenRailwayMap

    A web map of the world's railway infrastructure built from OpenStreetMap data.

    FreeProprietaryWeb
  • Yandex Maps

    A web map for finding places and planning routes by public transport, car or on foot.

    FreeProprietaryWeb
  • Apple Maps

    Apple's map and navigation service with directions, traffic, guides and place search.

    FreeProprietarymacOSiOSWeb