Alternatives to OpenTripPlanner
An open-source multimodal trip planning server that combines transit, walking, cycling and driving routes. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
OpenTripPlanner
An open-source multimodal trip planning server that combines transit, walking, cycling and driving routes.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as OpenTripPlanner.
Headway
A self-hostable maps stack with search and routing, powered by OpenStreetMap data.
Headway is a self-hostable OpenStreetMap maps stack with search, routing and optional transit routing set up through Docker Compose, including an end-user web interface.
Valhalla
An open-source routing engine for OpenStreetMap data that you run on your own server.
Valhalla is a self-hosted multi-modal OpenStreetMap routing engine with isochrones and dynamic costing, but it lacks OpenTripPlanner's GTFS-based transit journey planning focus.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
openrouteservice
An open-source routing, isochrone and geocoding service built on OpenStreetMap data, usable online or self-hosted.
GraphHopper
An OpenStreetMap routing engine and hosted Directions API with route optimization for many vehicle types.
OSRM
A C++ routing engine that computes shortest paths on OpenStreetMap road networks on your own server.
Moovit
A public transport app with trip planning, real-time arrivals and service alerts in many cities.
Transit
A public transport app showing nearby buses, trains and bikeshare with real-time arrivals and trip planning.
Citymapper
A transport app that plans journeys across buses, trains, bikes and other modes in major cities.
