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Bahn-Vorhersage vs Railway: catalog facts
Bahn-Vorhersage	Railway
Best for: Rail travellers in Germany who want connections with reliable transfers	Best for: Linux users who look up train connections and want one app for several operators
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android, Web	Linux
Estimates the chance of making each transfer Predicts arrival punctuality at the destination All 4 strengths for Bahn-Vorhersage Estimates the chance of making each transfer Predicts arrival punctuality at the destination Filters for regional trains, bicycles and transfer time Works in a browser and on Android	Brings several railway operators into one search Native Linux app distributed on Flathub All 3 strengths for Railway Brings several railway operators into one search Native Linux app distributed on Flathub Part of a project aimed at Linux phones as well as desktops
Covers trains in Germany only Interface in German only All 3 limitations for Bahn-Vorhersage Covers trains in Germany only Interface in German only Predictions are probabilities, not guarantees	Linux only Coverage depends on which railway operators the app supports
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Bahn-Vorhersage bahnvorhersage.de f-droid.org/packages/de.bahnvorhersage.app Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Railway mobile.schmidhuberj.de/railway Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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