GTFS Static Overview | Static Transit

<!doctype html> <html lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/","20210501034756","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1619840876"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta name="google-signin-client-id" content="721724668570-nbkv1cfusk7kk4eni4pjvepaus73b13t.apps.googleusercontent.com"> <meta name="google-signin-scope" content="profile email https://www.googleapis.com/auth/developerprofiles https://www.googleapis.com/auth/developerprofiles.award"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Google Developers"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <meta name="theme-color" content="#1a73e8"> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta content="IE=Edge" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="manifest" href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/_pwa/developers/manifest.json" crossorigin="use-credentials"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.gstatic.com/" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://fonts.gstatic.com/" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://fonts.googleapis.com/" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://apis.google.com/" crossorigin> <link rel="preconnect" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.google-analytics.com/" crossorigin> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756cs_/https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Google+Sans:400,500|Roboto:400,400italic,500,500italic,700,700italic|Roboto+Mono:400,500,700|Material+Icons"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756cs_/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers/css/app.css"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756im_/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers/images/favicon.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756im_/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers/images/touchicon-180.png"><link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs"><link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Google Developers" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/s/opensearch.xml"> <title>GTFS Static Overview  |  Static Transit  |  Google Developers</title> <meta property="og:title" content="GTFS Static Overview | Static Transit | Google Developers"> <meta name="description" content="Format for exchanging static public transit information."> <meta property="og:description" content="Format for exchanging static public transit information."> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756im_/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers/images/opengraph/google-blue.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="675"> <meta property="og:locale" content="en"> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"> <script type="application/ld+json"> { "@context": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [{ "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Transit", "item": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit" },{ "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Static Transit", "item": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs" }] } </script>  </head> <body class="" template="page" theme="google-blue" type="article" layout="docs" pending> <devsite-progress type="indeterminate" id="app-progress"></devsite-progress> <section class="devsite-wrapper"><devsite-header> <div class="devsite-header--inner nocontent"> <div class="devsite-top-logo-row-wrapper-wrapper"> <div class="devsite-top-logo-row-wrapper"> <div class="devsite-top-logo-row"> <button type="button" id="devsite-hamburger-menu" class="devsite-header-icon-button button-flat material-icons gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Navigation menu button" visually-hidden aria-label="Open menu"> </button> <div class="devsite-product-name-wrapper"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit"> <div class="devsite-product-logo-container" size="medium"> <div class="devsite-product-logo material-icons" aria-hidden="true"> directions_transit </div> </div> </a> <span class="devsite-product-name"> <ul class="devsite-breadcrumb-list" aria-label="Product breadcrumb"> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item devsite-has-google-wordmark"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Upper Header" data-value="1" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="1" track-metadata-eventdetail="Google Transit APIs"> <svg class="devsite-google-wordmark" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 148 48"> <title>Google</title> <path class="devsite-google-wordmark-svg-path" d="M19.58,37.65c-9.87,0-18.17-8.04-18.17-17.91c0-9.87,8.3-17.91,18.17-17.91c5.46,0,9.35,2.14,12.27,4.94l-3.45,3.45c-2.1-1.97-4.93-3.49-8.82-3.49c-7.21,0-12.84,5.81-12.84,13.02c0,7.21,5.64,13.02,12.84,13.02c4.67,0,7.34-1.88,9.04-3.58c1.4-1.4,2.32-3.41,2.66-6.16H19.58v-4.89h16.47c0.18,0.87,0.26,1.92,0.26,3.06c0,3.67-1.01,8.21-4.24,11.44C28.93,35.9,24.91,37.65,19.58,37.65z M61.78,26.12c0,6.64-5.1,11.53-11.36,11.53s-11.36-4.89-11.36-11.53c0-6.68,5.1-11.53,11.36-11.53S61.78,19.43,61.78,26.12z M56.8,26.12c0-4.15-2.96-6.99-6.39-6.99c-3.43,0-6.39,2.84-6.39,6.99c0,4.11,2.96,6.99,6.39,6.99C53.84,33.11,56.8,30.22,56.8,26.12z M87.25,26.12c0,6.64-5.1,11.53-11.36,11.53c-6.26,0-11.36-4.89-11.36-11.53c0-6.68,5.1-11.53,11.36-11.53C82.15,14.59,87.25,19.43,87.25,26.12zM82.28,26.12c0-4.15-2.96-6.99-6.39-6.99c-3.43,0-6.39,2.84-6.39,6.99c0,4.11,2.96,6.99,6.39,6.99C79.32,33.11,82.28,30.22,82.28,26.12z M112.09,15.29v20.7c0,8.52-5.02,12.01-10.96,12.01c-5.59,0-8.95-3.76-10.22-6.81l4.41-1.83c0.79,1.88,2.71,4.1,5.81,4.1c3.8,0,6.16-2.36,6.16-6.77v-1.66h-0.18c-1.14,1.4-3.32,2.62-6.07,2.62c-5.76,0-11.05-5.02-11.05-11.49c0-6.51,5.28-11.57,11.05-11.57c2.75,0,4.93,1.22,6.07,2.58h0.18v-1.88H112.09z M107.64,26.16c0-4.06-2.71-7.03-6.16-7.03c-3.49,0-6.42,2.97-6.42,7.03c0,4.02,2.93,6.94,6.42,6.94C104.93,33.11,107.64,30.18,107.64,26.16z M120.97,3.06v33.89h-5.07V3.06H120.97z M140.89,29.92l3.93,2.62c-1.27,1.88-4.32,5.11-9.61,5.11c-6.55,0-11.28-5.07-11.28-11.53c0-6.86,4.77-11.53,10.71-11.53c5.98,0,8.91,4.76,9.87,7.34l0.52,1.31l-15.42,6.38c1.18,2.31,3.01,3.49,5.59,3.49C137.79,33.11,139.58,31.84,140.89,29.92zM128.79,25.77l10.31-4.28c-0.57-1.44-2.27-2.45-4.28-2.45C132.24,19.04,128.66,21.31,128.79,25.77z"/> </svg>Transit APIs </a> </li> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item "> <div class="devsite-breadcrumb-guillemet material-icons" aria-hidden="true"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Upper Header" data-value="2" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="2" track-metadata-eventdetail="Static Transit"> Static Transit </a> </li> </ul> </span> </div> <div class="devsite-top-logo-row-middle"> <div class="devsite-header-upper-tabs"> </div> <devsite-search aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" enable-signin enable-search enable-suggestions enable-query-completion project-name="Static Transit" tenant-name="Google Developers" project-scope="/transit/gtfs" url-scoped="https://developers.google.com/s/results/transit/gtfs" role="combobox"> <form class="devsite-search-form" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/s/results" method="GET"> <div class="devsite-search-container"> <div class="devsite-searchbox"> <input aria-activedescendant="" aria-autocomplete="list" aria-label="Search" aria-haspopup="false" aria-multiline="false" aria-label="Search box" autocomplete="off" class="devsite-search-field devsite-search-query" name="q" placeholder="Search" role="combobox" type="text" value=""> <div class="devsite-search-image material-icons" aria-hidden="true"></div> </div> <button type="button" search-open class="devsite-search-button devsite-header-icon-button button-flat material-icons" aria-label="Open search"></button> </div> </form> <button type="button" search-close class="devsite-search-button devsite-header-icon-button button-flat material-icons" aria-label="Close search"></button> </devsite-search> </div> <devsite-language-selector> <devsite-select class="devsite-language-selector-menu"> <select aria-label="Select your language preference." class="devsite-language-selector-select" name="language" track-name="click" track-type="languageSelector"> <option>Language</option> <option value="en" lang="en" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="en" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> English </option> <option value="id" lang="id" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="id" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Bahasa Indonesia </option> <option value="de" lang="de" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="de" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Deutsch </option> <option value="es" lang="es" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="es" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Español </option> <option value="es_419" lang="es_419" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="es_419" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Español – América Latina </option> <option value="fr" lang="fr" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="fr" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Français </option> <option value="pt_br" lang="pt_br" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="pt_br" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Português – Brasil </option> <option value="ru" lang="ru" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="ru" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Русский </option> <option value="hi" lang="hi" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="hi" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> हिंदी </option> <option value="zh_cn" lang="zh_cn" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="zh_cn" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> 中文 – 简体 </option> <option value="ja" lang="ja" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="ja" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> 日本語 </option> <option value="ko" lang="ko" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="ko" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> 한국어 </option> </select> </devsite-select> </devsite-language-selector> <devsite-user enable-profiles fp-auth id="devsite-user"></devsite-user> </div> </div> </div> <div class="devsite-collapsible-section "> <div class="devsite-header-background"> <div class="devsite-doc-set-nav-row"> <devsite-tabs class="lower-tabs"> <nav class="devsite-tabs-wrapper" aria-label="Lower tabs"> <tab active> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs" class="gc-analytics-event " track-type="globalNav" track-metadata-position="nav" track-metadata-eventdetail="nav" track-name="guides" aria-label="Guides, selected" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Tab: Guides"> Guides </a> </tab> <tab> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference" class="gc-analytics-event " track-type="globalNav" track-metadata-position="nav" track-metadata-eventdetail="nav" track-name="reference" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Tab: Reference"> Reference </a> </tab> <tab> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/examples/overview" class="gc-analytics-event " track-type="globalNav" track-metadata-position="nav" track-metadata-eventdetail="nav" track-name="samples" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Tab: Samples"> Samples </a> </tab> <tab> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/community" class="gc-analytics-event " track-type="globalNav" track-metadata-position="nav" track-metadata-eventdetail="nav" track-name="community" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Tab: Community"> Community </a> </tab> </nav> </devsite-tabs> </div> </div> </div> </div> </devsite-header> <devsite-book-nav scrollbars> <nav class="devsite-book-nav devsite-nav nocontent" aria-label="Side menu"> <div class="devsite-mobile-header"> <button type="button" id="devsite-close-nav" class="devsite-header-icon-button button-flat material-icons gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Close navigation" aria-label="Close navigation"> </button> <div class="devsite-product-name-wrapper"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit"> <div class="devsite-product-logo-container" size="medium"> <div class="devsite-product-logo material-icons" aria-hidden="true"> directions_transit </div> </div> </a> <span class="devsite-product-name"> <ul class="devsite-breadcrumb-list" aria-label="Upper header breadcrumb"> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item devsite-has-google-wordmark"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Upper Header" data-value="1" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="1" track-metadata-eventdetail="Google Transit APIs"> <svg class="devsite-google-wordmark" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 148 48"> <title>Google</title> <path class="devsite-google-wordmark-svg-path" d="M19.58,37.65c-9.87,0-18.17-8.04-18.17-17.91c0-9.87,8.3-17.91,18.17-17.91c5.46,0,9.35,2.14,12.27,4.94l-3.45,3.45c-2.1-1.97-4.93-3.49-8.82-3.49c-7.21,0-12.84,5.81-12.84,13.02c0,7.21,5.64,13.02,12.84,13.02c4.67,0,7.34-1.88,9.04-3.58c1.4-1.4,2.32-3.41,2.66-6.16H19.58v-4.89h16.47c0.18,0.87,0.26,1.92,0.26,3.06c0,3.67-1.01,8.21-4.24,11.44C28.93,35.9,24.91,37.65,19.58,37.65z M61.78,26.12c0,6.64-5.1,11.53-11.36,11.53s-11.36-4.89-11.36-11.53c0-6.68,5.1-11.53,11.36-11.53S61.78,19.43,61.78,26.12z M56.8,26.12c0-4.15-2.96-6.99-6.39-6.99c-3.43,0-6.39,2.84-6.39,6.99c0,4.11,2.96,6.99,6.39,6.99C53.84,33.11,56.8,30.22,56.8,26.12z M87.25,26.12c0,6.64-5.1,11.53-11.36,11.53c-6.26,0-11.36-4.89-11.36-11.53c0-6.68,5.1-11.53,11.36-11.53C82.15,14.59,87.25,19.43,87.25,26.12zM82.28,26.12c0-4.15-2.96-6.99-6.39-6.99c-3.43,0-6.39,2.84-6.39,6.99c0,4.11,2.96,6.99,6.39,6.99C79.32,33.11,82.28,30.22,82.28,26.12z M112.09,15.29v20.7c0,8.52-5.02,12.01-10.96,12.01c-5.59,0-8.95-3.76-10.22-6.81l4.41-1.83c0.79,1.88,2.71,4.1,5.81,4.1c3.8,0,6.16-2.36,6.16-6.77v-1.66h-0.18c-1.14,1.4-3.32,2.62-6.07,2.62c-5.76,0-11.05-5.02-11.05-11.49c0-6.51,5.28-11.57,11.05-11.57c2.75,0,4.93,1.22,6.07,2.58h0.18v-1.88H112.09z M107.64,26.16c0-4.06-2.71-7.03-6.16-7.03c-3.49,0-6.42,2.97-6.42,7.03c0,4.02,2.93,6.94,6.42,6.94C104.93,33.11,107.64,30.18,107.64,26.16z M120.97,3.06v33.89h-5.07V3.06H120.97z M140.89,29.92l3.93,2.62c-1.27,1.88-4.32,5.11-9.61,5.11c-6.55,0-11.28-5.07-11.28-11.53c0-6.86,4.77-11.53,10.71-11.53c5.98,0,8.91,4.76,9.87,7.34l0.52,1.31l-15.42,6.38c1.18,2.31,3.01,3.49,5.59,3.49C137.79,33.11,139.58,31.84,140.89,29.92zM128.79,25.77l10.31-4.28c-0.57-1.44-2.27-2.45-4.28-2.45C132.24,19.04,128.66,21.31,128.79,25.77z"/> </svg>Transit APIs </a> </li> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item "> <div class="devsite-breadcrumb-guillemet material-icons" aria-hidden="true"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Upper Header" data-value="2" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="2" track-metadata-eventdetail="Static Transit"> Static Transit </a> </li> </ul> </span> </div> </div> <div class="devsite-book-nav-wrapper"> <div class="devsite-mobile-nav-top"> <ul class="devsite-nav-list"> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event devsite-nav-has-children devsite-nav-active" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Guides" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventdetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav" track-name="guides"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip> Guides </span> <span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="forward"> </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event devsite-nav-has-children " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Reference" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventdetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav" track-name="reference"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip> Reference </span> <span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="forward"> </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/examples/overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event devsite-nav-has-children " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Samples" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventdetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav" track-name="samples"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip> Samples </span> <span class="devsite-nav-icon material-icons" data-icon="forward"> </span> </a> </li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"> <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/community" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event " data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Responsive Tab: Community" track-type="navMenu" track-metadata-eventdetail="globalMenu" track-metadata-position="nav" track-name="community"> <span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip> Community </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="devsite-mobile-nav-bottom" role="navigation"> <ul class="devsite-nav-list" menu="_book"> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs" class="devsite-nav-title"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>GTFS Static Overview</span></a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-break"></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Testing and FAQ</span></div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/guides/tools" class="devsite-nav-title"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Testing Tools</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/guides/faq" class="devsite-nav-title"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/guides/best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Best Practices for GTFS</span></a></li></ul></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-break"></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Changing the GTFS Static Spec</span></div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/guides/changes-overview" class="devsite-nav-title"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Overview</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/guides/guiding-principles" class="devsite-nav-title"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Guiding Principles</span></a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/guides/revision-history" class="devsite-nav-title"><span class="devsite-nav-text" tooltip>Revision History</span></a></li></ul></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </devsite-book-nav> <section id="gc-wrapper"> <main role="main" class="devsite-main-content" has-book-nav has-toc> <devsite-toc class="devsite-nav"></devsite-toc> <devsite-content> <article class="devsite-article"> <div class="devsite-article-meta" role="navigation"> <ul class="devsite-breadcrumb-list" aria-label="Breadcrumb"> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item "> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Breadcrumbs" data-value="1" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="1" track-metadata-eventdetail=""> Home </a> </li> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item "> <div class="devsite-breadcrumb-guillemet material-icons" aria-hidden="true"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/products" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Breadcrumbs" data-value="2" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="2" track-metadata-eventdetail=""> Products </a> </li> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item "> <div class="devsite-breadcrumb-guillemet material-icons" aria-hidden="true"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Breadcrumbs" data-value="3" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="3" track-metadata-eventdetail="Google Transit APIs"> Transit </a> </li> <li class="devsite-breadcrumb-item "> <div class="devsite-breadcrumb-guillemet material-icons" aria-hidden="true"></div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs" class="devsite-breadcrumb-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Breadcrumbs" data-value="4" track-type="globalNav" track-name="breadcrumb" track-metadata-position="4" track-metadata-eventdetail="Static Transit"> Static Transit </a> </li> </ul> <devsite-thumb-rating position="header"> <template class="thumb-down-categories"> [{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "missingTheInformationINeed", "label":"Missing the information I need" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "tooComplicatedTooManySteps", "label":"Too complicated / too many steps" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "outOfDate", "label":"Out of date" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "samplesCodeIssue", "label":"Samples/Code issue" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "otherDown", "label":"Other" }] </template> <template class="thumb-up-categories"> [{ "type": "thumb-up", "id": "easyToUnderstand", "label":"Easy to understand" },{ "type": "thumb-up", "id": "solvedMyProblem", "label":"Solved my problem" },{ "type": "thumb-up", "id": "otherUp", "label":"Other" }] </template> </devsite-thumb-rating> </div> <h1 class="devsite-page-title">GTFS Static Overview<devsite-bookmark></devsite-bookmark></h1> <devsite-toc class="devsite-nav" devsite-toc-embedded> </devsite-toc> <div class="devsite-article-body clearfix ">  <section id="Intro"> <p>The General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS), also known as <em>GTFS static</em> or <em>static transit</em> to differentiate it from the <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs-realtime">GTFS realtime extension</a>, defines a common format for public transportation schedules and associated geographic information. GTFS "feeds" let public transit agencies publish their transit data and developers write applications that consume that data in an interoperable way.</p> </section> <section id="HowToStart"> <h3 id="how-do-i-start" data-text="How do I start?">How do I start?</h3> <ol> <li>Take a look at the <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/examples">GTFS examples</a>.</li> <li>Create your own feeds using the <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference">reference</a> as a guide.</li> <li>Test your feed using <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/guides/tools">validation tools</a>.</li> <li>Publish your feed, as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://support.google.com/transitpartners/answer/1111577" class="external" target="_blank">described in the Help Center</a>.</li> </ol> </section> <section id="Overview"> <h3 id="overview-of-a-gtfs-feed" data-text="Overview of a GTFS feed">Overview of a GTFS feed</h3> <p>A GTFS feed is composed of a series of text files collected in a ZIP file. Each file models a particular aspect of transit information: stops, routes, trips, and other schedule data. The details of each file are defined in the <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference">GTFS reference</a>.</p> <p>An example feed can be found in the <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/examples">GTFS examples</a>. A transit agency can produce a GTFS feed to share their public transit information with developers, who write tools that consume GTFS feeds to incorporate public transit information into their applications. GTFS can be used to power trip planners, time table publishers, and a variety of applications, too diverse to list here, that use public transit information in some way.</p> </section> <section id="MakeFeedPublic"> <h3 id="making-a-transit-feed-publicly-available" data-text="Making a Transit feed publicly available">Making a Transit feed publicly available</h3> <p>Many applications are compatible with data in the GTFS format. The simplest way to make a feed public is to host it on a web server and publish an announcement that makes it available for use.</p> <p>A list of transit agencies who provide public feeds is available on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/http://code.google.com/p/googletransitdatafeed/wiki/PublicFeeds" class="external" target="_blank">GoogleTransitDataFeed project site</a>.</p> </section> <section id="SubmitFeedToGoogle"> <h3 id="submitting-a-transit-feed-to-google" data-text="Submitting a Transit feed to Google">Submitting a Transit feed to Google</h3> <p>If you're at a public agency that oversees public transportation for your city, you can use the GTFS specification to provide schedules and geographic information to Google Maps and other Google applications that show transit information.</p> <p>If you provide a transportation service that is open to the public, and operates with fixed schedules and routes, we welcome your participation; it is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://support.google.com/transitpartners/answer/1111471" class="external" target="_blank">simple and free</a>.</p> </section> <section id="Getting Help"> <h3 id="getting-help" data-text="Getting help">Getting help</h3> <p>To participate in discussions around GTFS realtime and suggest changes and additions to the specification, join the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/http://groups.google.com/group/gtfs-realtime" class="external" target="_blank">GTFS realtime discussion group</a>.</p> <p>Additional resources are available on the <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/community">Community page</a>.</p> <p>If you have questions about the Google Transit Partners program, contact <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://support.google.com/transitpartners/gethelp" class="external">Google support</a>.</p> </section> </div> <devsite-thumb-rating position="footer"> <template class="thumb-down-categories"> [{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "missingTheInformationINeed", "label":"Missing the information I need" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "tooComplicatedTooManySteps", "label":"Too complicated / too many steps" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "outOfDate", "label":"Out of date" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "samplesCodeIssue", "label":"Samples/Code issue" },{ "type": "thumb-down", "id": "otherDown", "label":"Other" }] </template> <template class="thumb-up-categories"> [{ "type": "thumb-up", "id": "easyToUnderstand", "label":"Easy to understand" },{ "type": "thumb-up", "id": "solvedMyProblem", "label":"Solved my problem" },{ "type": "thumb-up", "id": "otherUp", "label":"Other" }] </template> </devsite-thumb-rating> </article> <devsite-content-footer class="nocontent"> <p>Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License</a>, and code samples are licensed under the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache 2.0 License</a>. For details, see the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/site-policies">Google Developers Site Policies</a>. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.</p> <p>Last updated 2020-11-02 UTC.</p> </devsite-content-footer> </devsite-content> </main> <devsite-footer-promos class="devsite-footer"> </devsite-footer-promos> <devsite-footer-linkboxes class="devsite-footer"> <nav class="devsite-footer-linkboxes nocontent" aria-label="Footer links"> <ul class="devsite-footer-linkboxes-list"> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox "> <h3 class="devsite-footer-linkbox-heading no-link">Learn</h3> <ul class="devsite-footer-linkbox-list"> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://support.google.com/transitpartners#topic=3521043" class="devsite-footer-linkbox-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Link (index 1)"> Transit Partners Help Center </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://code.google.com/p/googletransitdatafeed/wiki/PublicFeeds" class="devsite-footer-linkbox-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Link (index 2)"> Public Feeds </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox "> <h3 class="devsite-footer-linkbox-heading no-link">Participate</h3> <ul class="devsite-footer-linkbox-list"> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://support.google.com/transitpartners/answer/1111471" class="devsite-footer-linkbox-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Link (index 1)"> Participate in Google Transit </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox "> <h3 class="devsite-footer-linkbox-heading no-link">Connect</h3> <ul class="devsite-footer-linkbox-list"> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://github.com/google/transitfeed/wiki" class="devsite-footer-linkbox-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Link (index 1)"> GitHub </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-linkbox-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/http://google-latlong.blogspot.ch/search/label/Google%20Maps%20Transit" class="devsite-footer-linkbox-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Link (index 2)"> Google Lat Long Blog </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </devsite-footer-linkboxes> <devsite-footer-utility class="devsite-footer"> <div class="devsite-footer-utility nocontent"> <nav class="devsite-footer-sites" aria-label="Other Google Developers websites"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/" class="devsite-footer-sites-logo-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Google Developers Link"> <img class="devsite-footer-sites-logo" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756im_/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers/images/lockup-developers.svg" loading="lazy" alt="Google Developers"> </a> <ul class="devsite-footer-sites-list"> <li class="devsite-footer-sites-item"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developer.android.com/" class="devsite-footer-sites-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Android Link"> Android </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-sites-item"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developer.chrome.com/home" class="devsite-footer-sites-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Chrome Link"> Chrome </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-sites-item"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://firebase.google.com/" class="devsite-footer-sites-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Firebase Link"> Firebase </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-sites-item"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://cloud.google.com/" class="devsite-footer-sites-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Google Cloud Platform Link"> Google Cloud Platform </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-sites-item"> <a href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/products" class="devsite-footer-sites-link gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer All products Link"> All products </a> </li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="devsite-footer-utility-links" aria-label="Utility links"> <ul class="devsite-footer-utility-list"> <li class="devsite-footer-utility-item "> <a class="devsite-footer-utility-link gc-analytics-event" href="/web/20210501034756/https://developers.google.com/terms/site-terms" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Terms link"> Terms </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-utility-item "> <a class="devsite-footer-utility-link gc-analytics-event" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://policies.google.com/privacy" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Privacy link"> Privacy </a> </li> <li class="devsite-footer-utility-item devsite-footer-utility-button"> <span class="devsite-footer-utility-description">Sign up for the Google Developers newsletter</span> <a class="devsite-footer-utility-link gc-analytics-event" href="//web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googledevelopersnewsletter/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=google-products&utm_team=googledevs&utm_campaign=201611-newsletter-launch" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Footer Subscribe link"> Subscribe </a> </li> </ul> <devsite-language-selector> <devsite-select class="devsite-language-selector-menu"> <select aria-label="Select your language preference." class="devsite-language-selector-select" name="language" track-name="click" track-type="languageSelector"> <option>Language</option> <option value="en" lang="en" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="en" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> English </option> <option value="id" lang="id" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="id" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Bahasa Indonesia </option> <option value="de" lang="de" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="de" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Deutsch </option> <option value="es" lang="es" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="es" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Español </option> <option value="es_419" lang="es_419" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="es_419" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Español – América Latina </option> <option value="fr" lang="fr" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="fr" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Français </option> <option value="pt_br" lang="pt_br" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="pt_br" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Português – Brasil </option> <option value="ru" lang="ru" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="ru" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> Русский </option> <option value="hi" lang="hi" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="hi" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> हिंदी </option> <option value="zh_cn" lang="zh_cn" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="zh_cn" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> 中文 – 简体 </option> <option value="ja" lang="ja" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="ja" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> 日本語 </option> <option value="ko" lang="ko" track-metadata-original-language="en" track-metadata-selected-language="ko" track-name="changed" track-type="languageSelector"> 한국어 </option> </select> </devsite-select> </devsite-language-selector> </nav> </div> </devsite-footer-utility> </section></section> <devsite-sitemask></devsite-sitemask> <devsite-snackbar></devsite-snackbar> <devsite-tooltip></devsite-tooltip> <devsite-heading-link></devsite-heading-link> <devsite-analytics enable-analytics-iframe> <script type="application/json" analytics>[{"gaid": "UA-24532603-1", "dimensions": {"dimension5": "en", "dimension4": "Static Transit", "dimension8": null, "dimension3": false, "dimension11": false, "dimension1": "Signed out", "dimension6": "en"}, "metrics": {"ratings_count": "metric2", "ratings_value": "metric1"}}]</script> <script type="application/json" gtm>{"parameters": {"freeTrialEligibleUser": "False", "internalUser": "False", "language": {"machineTranslated": "False", "requested": "en", "served": "en"}, "pageType": "article", "projectName": "Static Transit", "scriptsafe": null, "signedIn": "False", "tenant": "developers", "recommendations": {"sourcePage": "", "sourceType": 0, "sourceRank": 0, "sourceIdenticalDescriptions": 0, "sourceTitleWords": 0, "sourceDescriptionWords": 0, "experiment": ""}}}</script> </devsite-analytics> <devsite-badger></devsite-badger> <script nonce="QSF0DhrTKovYYLAnRgrD8BvdrfFBAs"> (function(d,e,v,s,i,t,E){d['GoogleDevelopersObject']=i; t=e.createElement(v);t.async=1;t.src=s;E=e.getElementsByTagName(v)[0]; E.parentNode.insertBefore(t,E);})(window, document, 'script', 'https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers/js/app_loader.js', '[1,"en",null,"/js/devsite_app_module.js","https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754","https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers","https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://developers-dot-devsite-v2-prod.appspot.com",1,null,["/_pwa/developers/manifest.json","https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/images/video-placeholder.svg","https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://www.gstatic.com/devrel-devsite/prod/v2235b5d368461352e70596bb19ab24ef2806562cf010ceb9beccdf03cc0b1754/developers/images/favicon.png","https://web.archive.org/web/20210501034756/https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Google+Sans:400,500|Roboto:400,400italic,500,500italic,700,700italic|Roboto+Mono:400,500,700|Material+Icons"],1,null,[1,6,8,12,14,17,21,25,40,50,63,70,75,76,80,87,88,91,92,93,97,98,100,101,102,103,105,107,108,111,112,113,115,116,117,118,120,122,124,125,127,129,131,133,134,135],"AIzaSyAP-jjEJBzmIyKR4F-3XITp8yM9T1gEEI8","AIzaSyB6xiKGDR5O3Ak2okS4rLkauxGUG7XP0hg"]') </script> <devsite-a11y-announce></devsite-a11y-announce> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

GTFS Static Overview | Static Transit | Google Developers