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Transport price comparison When we plan a trip or a holiday we must also take into account the costs of the trip, which can vary according to the means of transport used and the combination of several different means of transport. In many cases it is possible to save a lot of money by using a means of transport for long distances (such as the train) and combine travel by bus or in a rental car once you arrive at your destination. In the following guide, we'll show you the best sites to compare train, plane, bus or car prices to get to any place, so you can plan a trip down to the smallest detail and, with the right combinations, save a lot of money.
Save train or plane tickets on your phone 1) Google Maps Google Maps A good starting point is the Google Maps site, with which we can plan any trip and check the duration based on the Whatsapp Number List means of transport we want to use. To save some money, we can use the air route mode and press on the item View the results in Google Flight Search; in addition to the flights, we can obtain information on the cost of the train ticket, the statistics for each type of journey (including the duration and the altitude reached during the journey) and the cost of the journey by car (especially if we have to pay tolls on the motorway.

On the same topic we can read our guide on how to use Google Flights to save money on air travel. 2) Oh my Oh my Another valid site for comparing the prices of public transport and car journeys is Omio, also available as an app for Android and on the iPhone. Omio scans all the means of transport available to get to your destination (trains, buses and planes), showing in detail which means are cheaper and which are faster. As far as trains and buses are concerned, the rates of public transport and also of private companies are taken into consideration, so as to always find the best price. 3) Rome2rio Rome2rio A rather innovative travel search engine for finding the most convenient travel directions is Rome2rio, also available as an app for Android and iPhone/iPad. Rome2Rio scans flights and trains passing through Italy, Europe, China, India and the USA, also showing driving directions and ferry information.
The data to find the routes and means of transport are taken from different sources (for example the driving directions are those of Google Maps). For example, if you are looking for a way to get from Rome to Milan, Rome2Rio finds 7 possible alternatives: one with directions for traveling by car, train, plane and taxi and so on, also considering the distances from the airports to the city. For trains, on the other hand, all the stations are listed and it is possible to look at travel times and prices with direct links to various websites to book tickets; for each journey, the travel time and also the CO2 produced are written, so as to be able to choose the most ecological journey in most cases it is the train.
RouteRank RouteRank Another very interesting service for comparing the prices of means of transport and choosing the cheapest and most ecological one is RouteRank, which can also be accessed from mobiles by downloading the app from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. The online service displays all the results sorted by the lowest possible price and shows, in the other columns, the estimated travel time and CO2 consumption, so as to choose the trip that pollutes less and respects nature something not to be underestimated.
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