Google transit results schema

The Google Search endpoint returns Google’s train and bus block, shown on queries for a route (“train tickets london to manchester”, “bus paris lyon”) and on some flight queries (“Consider taking the train”), as result.transitResults, on desktop and mobile, with no flag and at no extra cost. transitResults is omitted when the SERP has no transit block. Values are text as Google shows them, in the language of the SERP (06:29, 5:10 am, 2h 15m, 0 changes, Ohne Umsteigen). Google uses the same block for trains and buses, and the result does not say which. departures holds every departure the page has, in page order: the ones it shows, and the ones it shows only after a click (“N earlier trains”, “More options”, a closed booking site), with expanded: false.

Layouts

Google shows the block in four layouts, and each returns the fields it shows. Each example below is the result for the page in its screenshot, shortened with // ….

Route block

On a train or bus query: a route form (origin, destination, date), a summary (fastest, cheapest, dailyDepartures) and the departures. departures has every departure of the day: the 3 the block shows, the earlier train and the ones under “More options”, with expanded: false.

A response to train tickets london to manchester in the United Kingdom, on desktop:

{
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "transitResults": {
      "title": "Trains from London to Manchester",
      "origin": "Euston",
      "destination": "Manchester Piccadilly",
      "date": "Sat 24 Oct",
      "fastest": "2h 6m",
      "cheapest": { "value": 31, "currency": "£", "raw": "£31" },
      "dailyDepartures": 49,
      "departures": [
        {
          "position": 1,
          "departureTime": "00:39",
          "arrivalTime": "07:43",
          "duration": "7h 4m",
          "changes": "2 changes",
          "price": { "value": 80, "currency": "£", "raw": "£80" },
          "operator": "Multiple trains",
          "expanded": false
        },
        {
          "position": 2,
          "departureTime": "06:10",
          "arrivalTime": "08:59",
          "duration": "2h 49m",
          "changes": "1 change",
          "price": { "value": 32, "currency": "£", "raw": "£32" },
          "operator": "Multiple trains",
          "expanded": true
        },
        // …
        {
          "position": 49,
          "departureTime": "21:01",
          "arrivalTime": "23:35",
          "duration": "2h 34m",
          "changes": "0 changes",
          "price": { "value": 75, "currency": "£", "raw": "£75" },
          "operator": "Avanti West Coast",
          "expanded": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Short block

On some flight queries: a title (“Consider taking the train”) and the departures. A departure without a fare on the page (”—”) has no price.

flights london to paris in the United Kingdom:

"transitResults": {
  "title": "Consider taking the train",
  "departures": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "departureTime": "07:31",
      "arrivalTime": "10:59",
      "duration": "2h 28m",
      "changes": "0 changes",
      "operator": "Eurostar 9006",
      "expanded": true
    },
    {
      "position": 2,
      "departureTime": "10:31",
      "arrivalTime": "13:58",
      "duration": "2h 27m",
      "changes": "0 changes",
      "price": { "value": 289, "currency": "£", "raw": "£289" },
      "operator": "Eurostar 9018",
      "expanded": true
    }
  ]
}

EU route unit

In the EU, a list of booking sites (Google, Trainline, Trip.com, …), each with its own summary and departures. The departures of every site come in one list, each with its supplier, as in the EU places unit: the site’s fastest and cheapest are in supplier. The transport websites next to the unit (the operators of the route) come as websites. No origin or destination.

train paris lyon in France: Google’s 3 departures, open on the page, then those of the 6 other booking sites, 21 in all.

"transitResults": {
  "title": "Trains de Paris à Lyon",
  "date": "25 oct.",
  "dailyDepartures": 30,
  "departures": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "departureTime": "06:24",
      "arrivalTime": "08:40",
      "duration": "2h 16min",
      "changes": "0 changement",
      "price": { "value": 59, "currency": "€", "raw": "59 €" },
      "operator": "Trenitalia",
      "expanded": true,
      "supplier": {
        "name": "Google",
        "expanded": true,
        "domain": "google.com",
        "link": "https://www.google.com/search?…",
        "fastest": "1h 53min",
        "cheapest": { "value": 59, "currency": "€", "raw": "59 €" }
      }
    },
    // …
    {
      "position": 4,
      "departureTime": "06:24",
      "arrivalTime": "08:40",
      "duration": "2h 16min",
      "changes": "0 changement",
      "price": { "value": 59, "currency": "€", "raw": "59 €" },
      "operator": "Trenitalia",
      "expanded": false,
      "supplier": {
        "name": "Trainline",
        "expanded": false,
        "domain": "thetrainline.com",
        "link": "https://www.google.com/travel/clk/tr?pcurl=https://thetrainline.com&…",
        "fastest": "1h 53min",
        "cheapest": { "value": 59, "currency": "€", "raw": "59 €" }
      }
    }
    // …
  ],
  "websites": [
    {
      "operator": "Trenitalia",
      "price": { "value": 59, "currency": "€", "raw": "59 €" },
      "duration": "2h 16min",
      "changes": "0 changement",
      "link": "https://www.google.com/travel/clk/tr?pcurl=http://www.trenitalia.com/&…"
    }
    // …
  ]
}

EU schedule

In the EU, a summary and the departures, without a route form or booking sites. Google shows the route and the date in one line of text under the title (“De Paris (Toutes les stations) à Nantes · sam. 24 oct.”), which is not returned: no origin, destination or date.

paris nantes en train in France:

"transitResults": {
  "title": "Trains de Paris à Nantes",
  "fastest": "1h 58min",
  "cheapest": { "value": 35, "currency": "€", "raw": "35 €" },
  "dailyDepartures": 30,
  "departures": [
    {
      "position": 1,
      "departureTime": "06:06",
      "arrivalTime": "09:50",
      "duration": "3h 44min",
      "changes": "1 changement",
      "price": { "value": 90, "currency": "€", "raw": "90 €" },
      "operator": "Plusieurs trains",
      "expanded": true
    },
    // …
    {
      "position": 3,
      "departureTime": "07:12",
      "arrivalTime": "11:09",
      "duration": "3h 57min",
      "changes": "0 changement",
      "price": { "value": 59, "currency": "€", "raw": "59 €" },
      "operator": "OUIGO 4071",
      "expanded": true
    }
  ]
}

Transit results structure

All fields are included only when Google shows them.

Field	Type	Description
`title`	string	Heading of the block (“Trains from London to Manchester”, “Consider taking the train”)
`origin`	string	Origin in the route form, a station or a city (“Euston”, “London (all stations)“)
`destination`	string	Destination in the route form (“Manchester Piccadilly”)
`date`	string	Date of the departures as shown (“Sat 24 Oct”)
`fastest`	string	Duration of the fastest trip as shown (“2h 6m”). On the EU route unit, in each `supplier`
`cheapest`	object	Cheapest fare. See Price. On the EU route unit, in each `supplier`
`dailyDepartures`	number	Number of departures a day
`departures`	array	The departures, in page order. See below
`websites`	array	EU route unit: the transport websites, one per operator. See below

Departure

position, departureTime, arrivalTime and expanded are always present.

Field	Type	Description
`position`	number	Position in page order (1-indexed), across the booking sites of the EU route unit
`departureTime`	string	Departure time as shown (“06:29”, “5:10 am”)
`arrivalTime`	string	Arrival time as shown
`arrivalDayOffset`	number	Days after the departure day, when the trip arrives on a later day (`1`)
`duration`	string	Duration as shown (“2h 15m”)
`changes`	string	Changes as shown (“0 changes”, “1 change”)
`price`	object	Fare, or the low end of a fare range. See Price
`maxPrice`	object	High end of a fare range (“₹728 - ₹4,331”)
`operator`	string	Company or train as shown (“Avanti West Coast”, “Eurostar 9018”), or “Multiple trains”
`expanded`	boolean	`true` if the page shows the departure without a click
`supplier`	object	EU route unit: the booking site of the departure. See below

Supplier

The booking site of a departure in the EU route unit, with its own summary: the fastest trip and the cheapest fare differ between sites.

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Booking site (`"OMIO"`)
`expanded`	boolean	`true` if this booking site is open on the page
`domain`	string	Booking site’s domain (`"omio.com"`)
`link`	string	The booking site’s “See more on …” page
`fastest`	string	Duration of the fastest trip on this site as shown
`cheapest`	object	Cheapest fare on this site. See Price

Website

Field	Type	Description
`operator`	string	Operator (“Trenitalia”)
`price`	object	Lowest fare. See Price
`duration`	string	Duration of that trip as shown
`changes`	string	Changes of that trip as shown
`link`	string	Google’s link to the operator’s site

Price

Field	Type	Description
`value`	number	Numeric fare. Omitted when the number doesn’t parse
`currency`	string	Currency symbol (`£`, `€`, `₹`)
`raw`	string	Fare text as shown (`"£38"`)

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