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Find direct train connections within Europe (direkt.bahn.guru)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/3479990

crosspost from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/3477888

I just came across this tool, which - after entering a city - shows all other cities to which there is a direct train connection. A color code depicts the travel hours.

Examples:

Lyon → Brussels, 3:37h

Krakow → Graz, 8:30h

Ostseebad Binz → Wiesloch-Waldorf, 9:56h

Although I'm not quite sure yet on what occasion I can use the tool. But someday the moment will come :D

Btw. there is a Sparpreis search on https://bahn.guru/ with a monthly view ("On which day do I travel cheapest from A to B?"). Unfortunately the links to the store don't work yet.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you know which source it uses?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Ok, found

direkt.bahn.guru internally uses a (legacy) API by Deutsche Bahn to find all direct trains running via a given station within the next 1-2 weeks. This API includes most trains in central Europe, but data availability gets significantly lower the further away stations are from routes (co-)operated by DB. Furthermore, trains operated by smaller companies seem to be missing more often than those run by state-owned operators, probably due to a lack of data sharing agreements.

https://gist.github.com/juliuste/f9776a6b7925bc6cc2d52225dd83336e