OneBusAway
Open Transit Software Foundation Navigation iPhoneiPadiPod touch
OneBusAway is a free Navigation app for iPhone and iPad by Open Transit Software Foundation. Rated 4.8/5 from 1,898 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 1.8K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 24 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jul 28
- 2026 · v26.3.0
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About OneBusAway
When's my bus? OneBusAway answers that question in real time, at every stop, across your whole region. Now with Live Activities: start tracking a ride and watch it approach from your Lock Screen, without opening the app. Free, open source, and built by a nonprofit in partnership with your transit agency. WHAT'S NEW - Live Activities — follow your bus, train, or ferry from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - A redesigned stop view that opens right from the map, putting real-time arrivals one tap away. FEATURES - Real-time arrivals wherever your agency provides them. - Departure alarms that nudge you before your ride pulls away. - Trip planning with door-to-door directions across every agency in your region. - See where your vehicle actually is on the map — buses, trains, ferries, streetcars, even funiculars. - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for the routes you check most. - Bookmarks and recent stops, so your daily commute is always a tap away. - Nearby stops found automatically, or search by route, address, or stop number. - Service alerts from your agency, right where you need them. WHERE ONEBUSAWAY WORKS - Davis, CA - New York, NY - San Diego, CA - Seattle / Tacoma / Puget Sound, WA - Tampa, FL - Washington, D.C. - Adelaide, Australia ABOUT OneBusAway is free and open source, maintained by transit riders and researchers since 2008. There are no ads and no account to create. The app is published by the Open Transit Software Foundation, an IRS-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has earned Silver Transparency status on Candid. Questions, feedback, or support: https://onebusaway.org/ OTSF on Candid: https://www.guidestar.org/profile/84-1786969
Ratings & reviews
4.8
1.8K ratings
What’s new
Version 26.3.0 · Updated July 28, 2026
Now with Live Activities: watch your bus approach from the Lock Screen. Plus a redesigned stop view, one tap from the map. Free and open source.
App privacy
The developer, Open Transit Software Foundation, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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