Free Transportation & Transit APIs
Public transit, flight radar, train timetables, and navigation APIs
Transportation & Transit API Comparison Overview
Top EndpointsAvailable Endpoints (13)
OpenRouteService
Open-source directions, route navigation, isochrones, and geocoding
GraphHopper
Fast vehicle routing engine, delivery route optimization, and turn-by-turn
NHTSA Vehicle API
NHTSA vehicle safety ratings, VIN decoding, recalls, and manufacturer data
TransitLand
Open platform aggregating GTFS public transit schedules and network routes
AviationStack
Real-time global flight tracking, airport schedules, airline routes, and delays
Open Sky Network
OpenSky crowdsourced real-time flight tracking and transponder telemetry
Marine Traffic
Global real-time AIS vessel tracking, port arrivals, maritime routes, and ship positions.
Colorado Information Marketplace
Explore a wide range of public datasets and resources from the Colorado Information Marketplace, including information on government revenue and expenditures, transportation, demographics, business, and more. Access charts, maps, datasets, and documents to gain insights into various aspects of life in Colorado.
Railway Station Photos
OpenData project to collect railway station photos from many countries. More and more countries are added over time.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
This API provides departure, delay, and cancellation data from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for the previous day. It compares scheduled (soll) vs.
Transport API
Swiss public transport API with endpoints for locations, connections, and stationboard
About Free Transportation & Transit APIs
This directory curates 13 verified public APIs in the Transportation & Transit domain. Developers can build dashboards, mobile applications, automation bots, and microservices with these ready-to-integrate endpoints without upfront billing.
Do I need an API key?
Several APIs listed here operate as Zero-Auth services where you can execute queries directly. Others provide free developer tiers with an instant key upon registration.
Does FreeAPI support CORS?
Yes, all endpoints can be called through FreeAPI Smart Edge Gateway to bypass browser CORS headers and inspect live responses.