An interactive map of European train stations and ferry ports. Browse operators, plan cross-border journeys, check live departures, and explore how far you can travel from any station — all powered by open data.
Features Interactive mapZoom across Europe and tap any station or ferry port to see operators, routes, and live departure times. Toggle satellite view, filter by type, or hit “Surprise me” for a random discovery.
Journey plannerSearch connections between any two stations across Europe. Combines train and ferry legs into a single itinerary — London to Amsterdam by rail, or Barcelona to Palma by ferry.
Operator explorerBrowse hundreds of train and ferry operators with logos, descriptions, app links, and country coverage. Filter by type or country to find exactly who runs where.
Travel time reachTap the radar button, then select any station to see which other stations you can reach within a given time. Choose a duration from 30 minutes up to 12 hours, set a departure date and time, and the map highlights every station within reach — perfect for planning day trips or exploring how far you can get.
By the numbers
Track & Tide was born from a deep love for train travel. There is something about standing on a platform somewhere in Europe, looking at a departure board, and knowing you can be in another country within hours — no airports, no check-ins, just rails.
It started with a simple idea: a single map where you could see all European train stations and ferry routes at once. What began as a simple map has grown into something bigger: a journey planner, an operator directory and live departure boards.
Most mapping tools focus on one country, one operator, or push booking links. Track & Tide keeps it simple: just the data, the connections, and the map.
Where the data comes from WikidataStation and port information is sourced from Wikidata, the free knowledge graph behind Wikipedia. Wikidata contains structured data about millions of places, including railway stations and ferry terminals — their coordinates, operators, number of tracks, passenger statistics, and even photos. Every station links back to its Wikidata entry.
OpenStreetMapFor stations and ports not yet in Wikidata, coordinates and names come from OpenStreetMap, maintained daily by thousands of volunteers. If you spot a missing station or wrong location, you can fix it directly on OpenStreetMap and the change will appear here.
Live departures & journey plannerReal-time departure data is powered by the Transitous public transit API, built on MOTIS, providing transit schedules across Europe. No proprietary data, no commercial feeds — just open transit data at work. Always check departure boards for the most accurate info.
Transit data sourced via Transitous.
OperatorsThe operator database is manually curated. Each railway and ferry company — from major lines to small regional operators — has been researched, verified, and linked to the correct stations and routes. It is the most labour-intensive part of the project, but it means you can see who runs the trains at each station.
Everything on Track & Tide comes from open, freely-licensed sources. The data is transparent, verifiable, and anyone can contribute improvements. No walled gardens, no proprietary silos.
Track & Tide does not charge for access or hide data behind a paywall. The source code is available on GitHub under the MIT license. If you find it useful, help by contributing to OpenStreetMap, improving Wikidata, or donating towards server costs.