Ma3 Route Guide

Ma3 Route Guide is the essential matatu companion for Nairobi commuters. Find your route in seconds, get live traffic reports from fellow passengers, and navigate to any stop with turn-by-turn directions.

🚌 ROUTE DISCOVERY
Search any destination — "Kasarani", "CBD", "Westlands", "Karen" — and instantly see every matatu route that serves it. Browse all 272 mapped Nairobi routes with full stop-by-stop details, inbound and outbound.

🗺️ INTERACTIVE MAP
View your route on a live OpenStreetMap. See the full route polyline, every stop along the way, and your own GPS position. Switch between standard and satellite view, rotate the map with two fingers, and zoom into any area.

🧭 TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION
Tap "Navigate to Stop" on any route for real road-following directions to your matatu stop — with voice instructions so you never miss a turn. You'll get a notification the moment you arrive.

🔥 TRENDING — LIVE TRAFFIC REPORTS
The Trending tab is your real-time traffic feed for Nairobi. Post what you're seeing on the road — accidents, roadworks, jam, police diversions — so other commuters can plan ahead. All posts are time-stamped and automatically disappear after 12 hours, keeping the feed fresh and relevant.

💬 ROUTE CHAT ROOMS
Every matatu route has its own live chat room where passengers share updates about delays, fares, and vehicle availability. Messages are automatically deleted after 24 hours to keep conversations current. All content is AI-moderated for safety and respect.

🚌 SACCO CONNECT
Matatu SACCOs can register in the app and post announcements directly to their route chat rooms — schedule changes, new vehicles, and fare updates delivered straight to passengers.

⭐ SAVED ROUTES
Star your most-used routes for instant access every time you open the app.

🔒 SAFE & PRIVATE
Sign in with email or Google. All chat messages and trending posts are AI-moderated to remove harmful, offensive, or false content. Posts auto-expire so your feed never gets stale.

📡 DATA SOURCES
Route and stop data from the Nairobi GTFS Transit Dataset. Maps by OpenStreetMap. Routing by OSRM (Open Source Routing Machine).

Ma3 Route Guide is built for Nairobians, by Nairobians. 🇰🇪