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Rome2Rio vs Railway: catalog facts
Rome2Rio	Railway
Best for: Working out how to travel between two places before booking	Best for: Linux users who look up train connections and want one app for several operators
Free Free to use; the site shows ads and partner offers.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Web	Linux
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	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
Uses cookies and personalised advertising Bookings happen on partner sites, not in the planner itself	Linux only Coverage depends on which railway operators the app supports
Web application	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	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 Rome2Rio rome2rio.com Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Railway mobile.schmidhuberj.de/railway Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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