Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Next Fastest Train
Live train times for all UK routes
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Next Fastest Train launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I was frustrated with the existing caltrain websites / apps, so I made a super minimalist one to answer the actual question I have: how long until the next train? If you're in SF it grabs the next southbound trains, otherwise, the next northbound.
2025 · erikschluntz.com · its alternatives →
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- 4TF
Hey all! My train the other day was delayed and I got curious where they all were at any given time, so I built a map and figured I'd share it.
2023 · trains.fyi · its alternatives →
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The Smarter Way to Stay on Track with British Rail Travel
2024 · trainly.co.uk · its alternatives →
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- 8LT
Our son is really into trains. He was home sick a few weeks ago and we found that there are several YouTube channels that have live video feeds from various train stations or railway clubs around the US. He really liked it, but he kept wanting to know when the next train was going to show up so he could see it. I built this small website at https://train.api.connelly.casa/ which shows the time to the next train (Pacific time) and will automatically rotate channels to find the next train. It uses the Amtrak live train data today. In the future I might add other agencies, since…
2023 · train.api.connelly.casa · its alternatives →
- 9TB
I wanted to build a tool to help people decide when and where to travel. As I started building, I realized that "when" and "where" need separate treatment to be most useful. The map tool handles "where" best: https://championtraveler.com/travel-weather-map/ Clicking through each week would be frustrating for those who know where they want to travel but not when. For these people I built "best time to travel" pages using the same data. https://championtraveler.com/best-time-to-travel/ My hope is this site will help travelers plan. This data is taken…
2017 · its alternatives →
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deck.gl based visualiser of the TFL Api + National Rails to be able to track (with minimal drift) a train along the way in London and to the nearest airports. If you pick one from any platform in https://nexttrain.london basically you can share your train journey along the rails. Build to test Cloudflare workers and their infra along with deck.gl performance that is incredible in my opinion.
Jul 2026 · ride.nexttrain.london · its alternatives →
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Realtime NYC subway train tracker, now on Android!
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Public transport departure times for Facebook Messenger
2016 · its alternatives →
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GetYourGuide▲79Get tickets to the most popular attractions while travelling
2019 · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'd like to share my personal experiment with a different way of finding train journeys across the UK. When I book flights, I use sites like Kiwi and Skyscanner for flexible searches - multiple airports, custom connections, creative routes, etc. But rail search feels oddly constrained. All the UK train operators offer basically the same experience, and surface the exact same routes. I always suspected there were better or just different options that weren’t being shown. Where is the "Skyscanner for trains"? After digging through the national rail data feeds, I decided to have a go at…
Mar 2026 · railraptor.com · its alternatives →
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- 22FT
2013 · road.li · its alternatives →
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