Transit (Apple)

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Transit

Initial release	September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)
Engine
Platform	iOS, iPadOS, macOS

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Transit is a feature on Apple Maps that provides public transportation directions and real-time transit information for supported locations. Launched in September 2015, the future has expanded from an initial grouping of cities in North America, Europe and Asia to various cities and countries across the world.

Background

Apple Maps in iOS 6 has a significant drawback: it omits transit directions, a feature that was previously available and highly valued by users who rely on public transportation. This decision stems from Apple’s switch to TomTom, a mapping service that doesn't provide transit data. While the new Maps app offers turn-by-turn navigation for drivers, its lack of transit directions makes it less practical for commuters in cities with extensive public transport systems.

In contrast, Google Maps provides comprehensive route information for public transit, including details about the type of transit, departure and arrival times, and walking directions. The absence of integrated transit directions in Apple Maps forces users to rely on third-party apps, which can be a fragmented and inconvenient experience. Although Apple Maps does suggest a list of transit apps, finding and downloading the appropriate one can be cumbersome, and the information provided is often incomplete.

Overview

Apple Maps Transit enables users to:

• View public transportation routes (buses, trains, subways, trams)
• Access schedule information for transit services
• Plan multi-modal journeys combining walking, transit, and other modes

History

Transit was first announced at the 2015 World Wide Developers Conference. The feature was released on September 12, 2015, in cities such as Baltimore, Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington DC, and about thirty other Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

A month later, in October, the feature was expanded to Boston and Sydney.

In December, transit was released in Los Angeles.

In 2016, transit continued to expand in many cities. In March, the feature was launched in Austin. The following month, in April, it became available in Montreal, Portland, and Seattle. In May, Rio de Janeiro, just before the 2016 Olympics, and Sacramento joined the list of serviced cities. June saw the arrival of transit in Miami, Atlanta, and Denver, while the United Kingdom received nationwide coverage. In July, Honolulu, Kansas City, San Diego, and Prague were added, and British Columbia also received transit. August marked the arrival of transit in Dallas and San Antonio. In September, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and São Paulo joined the serviced cities.In October, Melbourne received transit, and Japan obtained nationwide coverage. Finally, in December, Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Salt Lake City received transit.

In 2017, Apple expanded its transit feature to several new cities. In January, Houston was the first to benefit from it. The following month, in February, New Orleans, Detroit, and Windsor joined the list. Paris received the feature in April, followed by Singapore and the Netherlands in May. In June, the feature was added to Madrid. July saw the addition of Calgary, Las Vegas, Henderson, Carson City, and Reno-Sparks. In August, Brisbane, Perth, Ottawa, Edmonton, and Quebec City were included, along with Hungary. In October, Taiwan, Ireland, and Arizona received the feature. Finally, in December, Tampa was the last city to obtain it.

In 2018, the feature expanded across the U.S. In January, Wisconsin and Nebraska were the first to welcome it. The following month, in February, it was South Carolina. In March, New Mexico, Virginia, as well as Orlando and St. Louis joined the list. April saw the addition of Dayton, Toledo, Akron, Little Rock, Frederick, and Charleston.Tennessee also benefited from the feature that month. In June, North Carolina, Estonia, Buffalo, and Rome were added. In August, Luxembourg, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Vermont joined the group. September marked the expansion of the feature to Alaska, Wyoming, Idaho, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, the United Kingdom, and Canada. In October, Switzerland was added. Finally, in November, Belgium was the last to join the list.

In 2019, Apple completed coverage of all U.S. states. In January, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland received the transit feature. In February, transit was expanded to Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Texas. Finally, in September, the feature was rolled out to Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Utah, New Zealand, and Manila.

Starting in 2020, the pace of deployments slowed, focusing on nationwide coverage. In February, transit was extended to France, Spain, and Germany. In June, Hong Kong received the feature. In July, Iceland obtained it. In September, Lisbon received transit. In October, the feature was deployed in Italy. Finally, in November, Austria gained access to transit.

In 2022, Apple continued the expansion of the feature in October in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. In December, transit was released in Israel.

In 2023, transit expanded in April to Croatia, Poland, and Slovenia. In October, the feature was released in Greece and Dubai.

In 2025, Thailand, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Malaysia received the feature in May. In October, Portugal and Puerto Rico obtained transit.

In 2026, Latvia and Lithuania gained access to transit starting in January.

Timeline

Date	Locations
September 12, 2015	Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington DC Berlin London Mexico City Toronto
October 20, 2015	Boston
October 25, 2015	Sydney
December 15, 2015	Los Angeles
March 8, 2016	Austin
April 5, 2016	Montreal
April 11, 2016	Portland
April 18, 2016	Seattle
May 2, 2016	Rio de Janeiro
May 9, 2016	Sacramento
June 9, 2016	Miami, Atlanta Great Britain
June 20, 2016	Denver
July 18, 2016	Honolulu, Kansas City
July 25, 2016	San Diego British Columbia
July 31, 2016	Prague
August 15, 2016	Dallas, San Antonio
September 13, 2016	Columbus, Pittsburgh
September 28, 2016	São Paulo
October 10, 2016	Victoria
October 19, 2016	Japan
December 5, 2016	Minneapolis-Saint Paul
December 11, 2016	Salt Lake City
January 29, 2017	Houston
February 6, 2017	New Orleans
February 13, 2017	Detroit Windsor
April 23, 2017	Paris
May 10, 2017	Singapore
May 25, 2017	Netherlands
June 27, 2017	Madrid
July 7, 2017	Calgary
July 10, 2017	Las Vegas, Henderson, Carson City, Reno
August 7, 2017	Brisbane, Perth
August 13, 2017	Hungary
August 27, 2017	Ottawa, Edmonton, Quebec City
October 13, 2017	Taiwan
October 16, 2017	Ireland
October 17, 2017	Birmingham
October 30, 2017	Arizona
December 4, 2017	Tampa
January 29, 2018	Milwaukee, Nebraska
February 28, 2018	South Carolina
March 14, 2018	Orlando
March 22, 2018	New Mexico
March 28, 2018	St. Louis, Virginia
April 2, 2018	Dayton, Toledo, Akron, Little Rock, Frederick, Charleston
April 11, 2018	Tennessee
June 5, 2018	North Carolina
June 20, 2018	Buffalo
June 25, 2018	Rome Estonia
August 2, 2018	Luxembourg
August 15, 2018	Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont
September 10, 2018	Alaska, Wyoming, Idaho
September 27, 2018	Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington Canada
October 25, 2018	Switzerland
November 29, 2018	Belgium
January 2019	Australia
January 21, 2019	Denmark Sweden Norway Finland
February 5, 2019	Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas
September 30, 2019	Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Utah Template:Country data Philippine Manila New Zealand
February 16, 2020	France Spain Germany
June 2, 2020	Hong Kong
July 4, 2020	Iceland
September 3, 2020	Lisbon
October 29, 2020	Italy
November 24, 2020	Austria
October 3, 2022	Slovakia Czech Republic
December 15, 2022	Israel
April 7, 2023	Croatia Poland Slovenia
October 1, 2023	Dubai Greece
May 9, 2025	Thailand
May 14, 2025	Monaco Liechtenstein
May 23, 2025	Malaysia
October 1, 2025	Portugal Puerto Rico
January 31, 2026	Latvia Lithuania

Coverage

As of January 2026, transit is available in 47 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.

Locations with Transit

Country	Region
Australia	Full Coverage
Austria	Full Coverage
Belgium	Full Coverage
Brazil	Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Canada	Full Coverage
China Mainland	Full Coverage
Croatia	Full Coverage
Czechia	Full Coverage
Denmark	Full Coverage
Estonia	Full Coverage
Finland	Full Coverage
France	Full Coverage
Germany	Full Coverage
Greece	Full Coverage
Hong Kong	Full Coverage
Hungary	Full Coverage
Iceland	Full Coverage
Ireland	Full Coverage
Israel	Full Coverage
Italy	Full Coverage
Japan	Full Coverage
Latvia	Full Coverage
Liechtenstein	Full Coverage
Lithuania	Full Coverage
Luxembourg	Full Coverage
Macao	Full Coverage
Malaysia	Full Coverage
Mexico	Mexico City
Monaco	Full Coverage
Netherlands	Full Coverage
New Zealand	Full Coverage
Norway	Full Coverage
Philippines	Full Coverage
Poland	Full Coverage
Portugal	Full Coverage
San Marino	Full Coverage
Singapore	Full Coverage
Slovakia	Full Coverage
Slovenia	Full Coverage
Spain	Full Coverage
Sweden	Full Coverage
Switzerland	Full Coverage
Taiwan	Full Coverage
Thailand	Full Coverage
United Arab Emirates	Dubai
United Kingdom	Full Coverage
United States	Full Coverage

References

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