Questions tagged [timetables]
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What time zone do trains in Russia operate on?
What time zone do trains in Russia operate on? Does it make a difference between long-haul trains, electric commuter trains or international trains?
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Does it take one hour to board a bullet train in China, and if so, why?
I see on travelchinaguide.com (mirror):
According to this image, one needs 1h for boarding the bullet train. Is that accurate, and if so, why does it take so long?
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In Norway, when number ranges are listed 3 times on a sign, what do they mean?
I saw in What does "No camping 10-21" mean?:
(Author: gerrit. License: CC BY-SA 4.0)
OP mentioned:
the times [10-21 on the sign] refer to weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays/holidays, respectively
Is it just for this sign, or it is a convention/rule…
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What do scheduled flight times refer to?
Does the scheduled departure time refer to leaving the gate, leaving the ground, or something else?
Similarly, does the scheduled arrival time refer to the landing, arrival at the gate, or something else?
Obviously, variations will be common but I…
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Is there a list of trains to and from a UK station?
I would like to visit Scotland and the Orkney Islands. I know trainline and scotsrail website, but couldn't really find a single list of trains to and from a station in Scotland / UK. Is there any, can someone provide me a link/address?
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Why does Waze give a time estimate for this road trip two hours lower than Google Maps?
Google Maps: 13 hours, 5 minutes
Waze: 11 hours, 15 minutes
Pretty much the same path. Screenshots taken at the time, and both programs consider the traffic information.
What accounts for such a time estimate difference? Knowing this will help my…
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Where can I find up-to-date, online information regarding the early closing time of the MTR in Hong Kong?
There are currently some ongoing protests in Hong Kong, which resulted in earlier closing time for MTR stations (10pm last week, 11pm this week). Where can I find up-to-date, online information regarding the early closing time of the MTR in Hong…
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Why does this Polish night train have two different numbers?
I'm looking at booking a sleeper train from Szczecin to Warsaw on 9 June 2018, and have found a strange inconsistency in train numbering. On the rail operator's own booking site, https://www.intercity.pl/, the search returns two trains, TLK82172 and…
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How to find the Flixbus timetable for a specific route?
Is there any way to see the timetable for a Flixbus bus route?
On their website I can see the routes map, but I'd me more interested in seeing where the bus is going to stop for a given route.
E.g. if a bus goes from Rotterdam to Amsterdam, I'd like…
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How can one go from Woodlands Checkpoint to Little India in Singapore with public transportation between 1 and 5 am?
SBS Transit Bus Service 170 seems convenient but it does not operate between 00:40 am and 05:20 am: the last bus departs at 00:30 am from Larkin station at shown in the table below and I assume it takes about 10 minutes at night to reach Woodlands…
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Why don't some German trains show up on Deutsche Bahn's website?
I arrived to Hamburg this morning 5:31, and I was planning on continuing my journey to Cologne at 6:11. I used the DB website to look up trains:
However, I discover on the station that there is also a 5:46 train going to Cologne (final destination…
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Meaning of "Bus Privato" on bus timetables for Trentino Trasporti
I'm planning a trip to Trento and planning on making several trips there by bus - I've found some timetables on their website (example: https://www.trentinotrasporti.it/pdforari/extraurbani/linee/OrariDiDirettrice-E21I-202INA.PDF) on which some…
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Why does online check-in sometimes close earlier than the offline check-in?
Why does online check-in sometimes close earlier than the offline check-in?
E.g., https://www.skyairline.com/english/services/faq :
[Online] check in opens 48 hours before your flight and closes 1 hour before your flight depart.
The counter will…
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Is there a reliable source of Deutsche Bahn historical punctuality data?
After missing a few train connections this summer, I’d like to understand if certain train connections across Europe are reliable.
So I want to build a database of each intercity and long‐distance train in Europe. For each train, each day, I’d like…
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Bus timetables to Sidi Ifni, Morocco
I'm travelling from Essaouira in southern Morocco to Laayoune (also written El Aaiun) in Western Sahara in October, and am considering breaking the journey roughly half way. Reading some books and online reviews, Sidi Ifni seems an interesting…
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