The new Choose How You Move in Leicester and Leicestershire Journey Planner will help you find the best way to get around the County. Tell it where you want to travel from and to and it will tell you which way to go, which bus or train to catch and what time to set off. If you don’t know where you are, don’t worry. The app can use geolocation to locate you and then direct you to your destination. Whether it’s a one-off journey or a trip you do nearly every day, it’s always a good idea to plan ahead or compare your options – and who knows, you might be able to leave to car at home!
Key Features
- Search for a place, postcode or point of interest using the text fields, or interact with the map
- Tweak your settings with our advanced options
- Use geolocation to find where you are
- Multi-modal comparison of all your available options including public transport, park and ride, walk, cycle and drive
- Compare times, distance, calorie and CO2 for each option
- Inbuilt real time information for train (bus coming soon)
- View turn-by-turn instructions or use the map to see an overlay of your route on the map
- Cyclist can see the elevation of the route using a handy graph
How does it work?
We use a number of different service providers and collate the information in one place so you don’t have to.
- Public transport: Traveline Middlands
- Walk and drive – MapQuest
- Cycle – Cycle Streets
- Live rail departures – National Rail Enquiries
A lot of the data comes from OpenStreetMap (OSM) – the Wikpedia of mapping. Spot a problem with your walk, drive or cycle route. You can fix it. Register for an account on the OSM website and edit the data yourself. Don’t panic. It’s a really friendly community and there is lots of helpful information on their Wiki pages.