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Railway vs Rome2Rio: catalog facts
Railway	Rome2Rio
Best for: Linux users who look up train connections and want one app for several operators	Best for: Working out how to travel between two places before booking
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free to use; the site shows ads and partner offers.
Linux	Web
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	Compares plane, train, bus, ferry and car in one search Large database of routes and operators worldwide All 4 strengths for Rome2Rio Compares plane, train, bus, ferry and car in one search Large database of routes and operators worldwide Works for addresses, towns and landmarks, not only cities No account needed to search
Linux only Coverage depends on which railway operators the app supports	Uses cookies and personalised advertising Bookings happen on partner sites, not in the planner itself
Downloadable app	Web application
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Railway mobile.schmidhuberj.de/railway Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Rome2Rio rome2rio.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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