Data sources
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Great Britain
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- NPTG (National Public Transport Gazetteer) (places)
- NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) (bus stops)
- NOC (National Operator Codes) (operators)
- TNDS (Traveline National Dataset) (timetables)
- NCSD (National Coach Services Database) (timetables)
- BODS (Bus Open Data Service) (timetables and fares)
- Traffic Commissioners: local bus service registration (timetable changes)
- TfL (Transport for London) open data (live departure times)
The source of each timetable (Traveline/BODS/other) is shown on each timetable page.
The Public Service Vehicles (Open Data) (England) Regulations 2020 require me to state that:
- information has been taken from the bus open data digital service internet site
- while the Secretary of State strives to preserve the integrity and quality of information on the bus open data digital service internet site, they cannot warrant the accuracy or quality of the information on the site
- bustimes.org does not have the endorsement, affiliation, support or approval of the Secretary of State
Live vehicle tracking data comes from a number of different sources, including:
- BODS (Bus Open Data Service)
- Transport for Edinburgh open data
- The Welsh Bus Data Service
Information about vehicles (colours, registrations, fleet numbers, etc.) has been contributed by dozens of enthusiastic contributors, and is available from the bustimes.org API.
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