Smartphone applications
There are a wide range of apps providing public transport related information available, we have listed some of the more popular ones below, along with some useful QR code apps.
| App name | Transport Mode/s |
Platform | Cost* | Features |
| Moovit | Bus | Android, iOS, Windows | Free | Live directions with Get Off notifications, real time arrival information where available, Global coverage with new cities added, bike-share information. |
| Bus Times UK | Bus | iOS | Free | Covering over 300,000 bus stops across the UK. Search stops by postcode, locality or place. |
| National Rail Enquiries |
Train | Android, iOS | Free | Real-time departures and arrivals boards for any station. Plan journeys with up-to-the-minute travel information. |
| Next Bus | Bus | iOS | Free | View up to date locations and time predictions for buses as well as walking directions from current location to stops. |
| Northern | Train | Android, iOS | Free | Plan and buy train tickets for any journey in Great Britain, and view real time running information for all train services. When you buy train tickets with the Northern Rail app there are no booking fees, no credit card fees and no delivery fees. You can collect your tickets from over 1,000 stations and they’re ready to collect within 15 minutes. |
| thetrainline.com | Train | Android, iOS, Windows, Blackberry |
Free | Live departure and arrival information including platform numbers for all trains from National Rail. |
| Transported - Bus and tram times | Bus, tram | iOS | Free | Live, localised bus & tram times for South Yorkshire. Find your nearest stop and which services are departing within the next hour. |
*Information correct as at 11 January 2022.
There are many others available with new ones launched on a regular basis.
QR Code apps
If your smartphone doesn't have a QR code reader built in to it's camera you may want to try one of the apps below. We have listed below some of the many QR code scanner/reader apps available. You can use these apps to scan a QR code at your bus or tram stop to get live departures for that stop or on our leaflets and posters to find out more information.
| App name | Transport Mode/s |
Platform | Cost* | Features |
| QR Droid | All | Android | Free | Changes your smartphone into a powerful QR Code, Barcode, and Data Matrix scanning utility |
| QR Code Reader | All | iOS | Free | No button to press! Just download the app, point the camera at a QR code and that's it! It'll automatically take you to a webpage so you never have to be annoyed by unnecessary alert messages. |
*Information correct as at 11 January 2022.
Some QR code reader apps work well on some phones and not on others. If the first app you try does not work, please do try another. If you are still having trouble scanning our QR code despite having an app that works on other QR codes please contact us.
These are not Travel South Yorkshire products and as such Travel South Yorkshire cannot vouch for their accuracy or content.
Ways to get live departure times
You can get live departures in a way to suit you - smartphone, text or computer
Live departure search
Your Next Bus - departures by text or online
Using YourStop
Live train departures