Draft:Transit (Apple)

Apple Maps in iOS 6 has a significant drawback: it omits transit directions, a feature that was previously available and highly valued by users who rely on public transportation. This decision stems from Apple’s switch to TomTom, a mapping service that doesn’t provide transit data. While the new Maps app offers turn-by-turn navigation for drivers, its lack of transit directions makes it less practical for commuters in cities with extensive public transport systems.

In contrast, Google Maps provides comprehensive route information for public transit, including details about the type of transit, departure and arrival times, and walking directions. The absence of integrated transit directions in Apple Maps forces users to rely on third-party apps, which can be a fragmented and inconvenient experience. Although Apple Maps does suggest a list of transit apps, finding and downloading the appropriate one can be cumbersome, and the information provided is often incomplete.^[1][2]

Apple Maps Transit enables users to:

• View public transportation routes (buses, trains, subways, trams)
• Access schedule information for transit services
• Plan multi-modal journeys combining walking, transit, and other modes

Transit was first announced at the 2015 World Wide Developers Conference.^[3][4] The feature was released on September 12, 2015, in cities such as Baltimore, Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington DC, and about thirty other Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.^[5]

A month later, in October, the feature was expanded to Boston and Sydney.^[6][7]

In December, transit was released in Los Angeles.^[8]

In 2016, transit continued to expand in many cities. In March, the feature was launched in Austin.^[9] The following month, in April, it became available in Montreal, Portland, and Seattle.^[10][11][12] In May, Rio de Janeiro, just before the 2016 Olympics, and Sacramento joined the list of serviced cities.^[13][14] June saw the arrival of transit in Miami, Atlanta, and Denver, while the United Kingdom received nationwide coverage.^[15][16] In July, Honolulu, Kansas City, San Diego, and Prague were added, and British Columbia also received transit.^[17][18][19] August marked the arrival of transit in Dallas and San Antonio.^[20] In September, Columbus, Pittsburgh, and Sao Paulo joined the serviced cities.^[21][22]In October, Melbourne received transit, and Japan obtained nationwide coverage.^[23][24] Finally, in December, Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Salt Lake City received transit.^[25]

In 2017, Apple expanded its transit feature to several new cities. In January, Houston was the first to benefit from it.^[26] The following month, in February, New Orleans, Detroit, and Windsor joined the list.^[27][28] Paris received the feature in April, followed by Singapore and the Netherlands in May.^[29][30][31] In June, the feature was added to Madrid.^[32] July saw the addition of Calgary, Las Vegas, Henderson, Carson City, and Reno-Sparks.^[33][34] In August, Brisbane, Perth, Ottawa, Edmonton, and Quebec City were included, along with Hungary.^[35][36][37] In October, Taiwan, Ireland, and Arizona received the feature.^[38][39][40] Finally, in December, Tampa was the last city to obtain it.^[41]

In 2018, the feature expanded across the U.S. In January, Wisconsin and Nebraska were the first to welcome it.^[42] The following month, in February, it was South Carolina.^[43] In March, New Mexico, Virginia, as well as Orlando and St. Louis joined the list.^[44][45][46] April saw the addition of Dayton, Toledo, Akron, Little Rock, Frederick, and Charleston.^[47]Tennessee also benefited from the feature that month.^[48] In June, North Carolina, Estonia, Buffalo, and Rome were added.^[49][50][51] In August, Luxembourg, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Vermont joined the group.^[52][53] September marked the expansion of the feature to Alaska, Wyoming, Idaho, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, the United Kingdom, and Canada.^[54][55] In October, Switzerland was added.^[56] Finally, in November, Belgium was the last to join the list.^[57]

In 2019, Apple completed coverage of all U.S. states. In January, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland received the transit feature.^[58][59] In February, transit was expanded to Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Texas.^[60] Finally, in September, the feature was rolled out to Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Utah, New Zealand, and Manila.^[61]

Starting in 2020, the pace of deployments slowed, focusing on nationwide coverage. In February, transit was extended to France, Spain, and Germany.^[62] In June, Hong Kong received the feature.^[63] In July, Iceland obtained it.^[64] In September, Lisbon received transit.^[65] In October, the feature was deployed in Italy.^[66] Finally, in November, Austria gained access to transit.^[67]

In 2022, Apple continued the expansion of the feature in October in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.^[68] In December, transit was released in Israel.^[69]

In 2023, transit expanded in April to Croatia, Poland, and Slovenia.^[70] In October, the feature was released in Greece and Dubai.^[71]

In 2025, Thailand, Monaco, Liechtenstein, and Malaysia received the feature in May.^[72][73][74] In October, Portugal and Puerto Rico obtained transit.^[75]

In 2026, Latvia and Lithuania gained access to transit starting in January.^[76]

As of January 2026, transit is available in 47 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.^[77]

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Locations with Transit

Country	Region
Australia	Full Coverage
Austria	Full Coverage
Belgium	Full Coverage
Brazil	Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
Canada	Full Coverage
China Mainland	Full Coverage
Croatia	Full Coverage
Czechia	Full Coverage
Denmark	Full Coverage
Estonia	Full Coverage
Finland	Full Coverage
France	Full Coverage
Germany	Full Coverage
Greece	Full Coverage
Hong Kong	Full Coverage
Hungary	Full Coverage
Iceland	Full Coverage
Ireland	Full Coverage
Israel	Full Coverage
Italy	Full Coverage
Japan	Full Coverage
Latvia	Full Coverage
Liechtenstein	Full Coverage
Lithuania	Full Coverage
Luxembourg	Full Coverage
Macao	Full Coverage
Malaysia	Full Coverage
Mexico	Mexico City
Monaco	Full Coverage
Netherlands	Full Coverage
New Zealand	Full Coverage
Norway	Full Coverage
Philippines	Full Coverage
Poland	Full Coverage
Portugal	Full Coverage
San Marino	Full Coverage
Singapore	Full Coverage
Slovakia	Full Coverage
Slovenia	Full Coverage
Spain	Full Coverage
Sweden	Full Coverage
Switzerland	Full Coverage
Taiwan	Full Coverage
Thailand	Full Coverage
United Arab Emirates	Dubai
United Kingdom	Full Coverage
United States	Full Coverage

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