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Transit (for Android)

Jeffrey L. Wilson
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Transit supplies Android smartphone and tablet users with accurate, location-based public transportation in more than 80 cities. It lacks extra features found in competing services, but if you want basic commuting information, Transit is a must-try app. - Android Apps
4.5 Outstanding

The Bottom Line

Transit supplies Android smartphone and tablet users with accurate, location-based public transportation in more than 80 cities. It lacks extra features found in competing services, but if you want basic commuting information, Transit is a must-try app.

Pros & Cons

    • Accurate arrival times for buses, trains, and ferries.
    • Integrated trip planner.
    • Displays Citi Bike docking areas.
    • Uber integration.
    • Free.
    • Doesn't display delay information.
    • No location sharing.

Every commuter with an Android-powered tablet or smartphone who's felt the sting of not knowing the schedule of public transportation should download Transit (free). The app, which is also available for iOS, delivers real-time bus, train, and ferry information to users in more than 80 domestic and international cities, including Berlin, Houston, Montreal, Nashville, New York, and San Francisco—Citymapper, a competing app, offers a little more than a dozen locations. On the surface, Transit appears a simple public transportation app, but if you dig deep into its feature set you'll find a surprising number of useful commuting tools.

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Final Thoughts

Transit supplies Android smartphone and tablet users with accurate, location-based public transportation in more than 80 cities. It lacks extra features found in competing services, but if you want basic commuting information, Transit is a must-try app. - Android Apps

Transit (for Android)

4.5 Outstanding

Transit supplies Android smartphone and tablet users with accurate, location-based public transportation in more than 80 cities. It lacks extra features found in competing services, but if you want basic commuting information, Transit is a must-try app.

About Our Expert

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Managing Editor, Apps and Gaming

Since 2004, I've written about consumer tech for many publications, including 1UP, Laptop, Parenting, Sync, Wise Bread, and WWE. I now apply that knowledge and skill set as the managing editor of PCMag's apps and gaming team.

The Technology I Use

As a member of the App & Gaming team, I use a wide variety of apps and services. Google Drive is an essential file-syncing service for moving documents between team members in this work-from-home era. Scrivener has been an invaluable writing tool as I rework my fiction manuscript. YouTube Premium and YouTube TV deliver hours of entertainment (though I only use the latter service during the F1 and NBA playoff seasons).

In terms of hardware, I use a Lenovo Thinkpad Carbon X1 laptop for work and an Origin PC tower for playing PC games. I also have a Steam Deck, which lets me play my favorite titles under a shade tree. Of course, I have a smartphone, and the Google Pixel 9a is my handset of choice.

My main input devices are the Das Keyboard 4 Professional and Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Mouse, though I bust out the Hori Fighting Commander Octa or Hori Fight Stick Alpha when mixing it up in fighting games. I have a thing for arcade sticks. I collect Neo Geo AES games, too, but only if I can find the carts on the (relative) cheap.

For video and music consumption, I fire up my Lenovo Tab P11; it has a sharp screen and great Dolby Atmos-powered speakers. My Kindle Paperwhite has received much use, too. I have a standalone, Sony Blu-ray player connected to a TCL television when it's time to go full cinephile. I'm also a vinyl guy, so the Bluetooth-enabled Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT keeps the wax spinning.

My first computer was a Commodore 64. Long live BASIC and retro computers!

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