Waiting for the bus?
Isolate your line and see which vehicles are coming from the right direction.
Beta One city at a time
See where the buses.
You already know which line you’re waiting for. Open it and see where it is. Free, no app to install, no sign-up.
Starting with Venice: the mainland buses and the lagoon vaporetti, on one map. One city at a time, done properly.
01 pick your line
vehicles on the map
From your browser
No account
Live data
Made for your phone
01 Where it works
A beta that’s already useful
Small today.
Built to grow.
Not yet another transit app crammed with features. It answers one question: where are the buses, right now?
Live
Venice 83 bus lines across Venice, Mestre and the mainland, and 25 vaporetto lines on the lagoon.- Buses
- Vaporetti
Not yet
Your city Every new city needs its own feed, its own timetable and its own checks. We’d rather add one that works than ten that get it wrong.- Padua
02 When you need it
In real life
Open. Search. Look.
No origin, destination or sign-up. If you know the line, you already have everything you need.
Wondering if it’s worth leaving now?
Open the map on your phone and check where the buses are in a glance.
Know which line someone took?
You can watch the vehicles on that line. BusBus shows the buses, it doesn’t track the people on board.
It takes a few seconds
From the line number to the map.
- 01Open BusBus
Works straight from the browser.
- 02Search the line
Type the number you’re waiting for.
- 03Look at the vehicles
Tap a bus for the details available.
Honest on purpose
Every position
has an age.
We read the same data ACTV publishes, and show it the moment it’s out. It’s not a live feed: every vehicle carries its own age, and we tell you, instead of pretending otherwise.
Movement may be smoothed between two coordinates, but it’s never presented as a fresh GPS reading.
0–30 s updated
31–90 s recent
91–180 s faded
03 Questions
Before you go
What to know.
What is BusBus?
An independent web map that shows where the buses are, using the open data published by transit operators.
Which cities does it cover?
Today, Venice: buses in Mestre and on the mainland, vaporetti on the lagoon. We’ll add more, one at a time.
Do I need to install an app or sign up?
No. BusBus runs straight from the browser on phones, tablets and computers.
Can I track someone who’s on the bus?
No. You can see the vehicles on a line, but BusBus doesn’t locate people, doesn’t know who’s on board and can’t identify the specific bus someone took.
Why doesn’t a bus show up?
It might not be in service, might not be broadcasting a position, or its data might be too old. Positions older than three minutes aren’t shown.
Is BusBus an official service?
No. It’s an independent, unofficial service that simply reads the operators’ open data.
Beta live in Venice