Israel Bus Info Bot
@ilbusbot
FreeEN
Send a stop number or your location and this bot shows live arrivals of buses, trains and light rail anywhere in Israel, refreshing the message every few seconds. Free and open source, English interface.
Key features
- Arrival times by stop number or location
- Nearby stops shown on a map
- Message refreshes every few seconds for 15 minutes
- Saved stops with /my_stops
- Buses, trains and light rail
What Israel Bus Info Bot does
Israel Bus Info Bot is a one-developer, open-source project that answers one question well: when is my bus coming? Send the stop number from the sign, or share your location and pick one of the nearby stops the bot marks on a map, and it replies with the lines arriving soon and their times.
The reply is not a snapshot. The message keeps updating every few seconds for up to 15 minutes, so you can leave the chat open at the stop and watch the countdown, then press Stop updating once the bus pulls in. Stops you use every day can be saved and opened again with /my_stops.
Coverage goes beyond buses. The map tells apart ordinary stops, central bus stations with many platforms, light rail stops in the Tel Aviv area and in Jerusalem, and railway stations, and the bot reports arrivals for all of them.
The interface is English, nothing is paid, the code has no ads, and the source is public on GitHub, so anyone can check what happens to a shared location. The trade-off is that it is a hobby project: when the transport data source is down, the bot says so and you wait.
How to start
- Open @ilbusbot and press Start
- Send the stop number or share your location
- Pick a stop and watch the arrival times update
Pricing and limits
Free
Pros / Cons
- Live countdown without refreshing
- Open source, no ads, no account
- Buses, trains and light rail in one place
- Israel only
- Hobby project that rests on one developer
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Score breakdown
| Criterion | Weight | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 / 10 | |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 6 / 10 | |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 4 / 10 | |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 10 / 10 | |
| Usability | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 8 / 10 | |
| Freshness | 5 | 6 / 10 | |
| Localization | 5 | 10 / 10 | |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 / 10 | |
| Score | 100 | 70.5 |
FAQ
Where do I find the stop number?
It is printed on the stop sign. If you cannot see it, share your location and choose the stop from the map.
Does it show trains and light rail too?
Yes. Its help lists buses, trains and light rail, and the map marks railway stations and the Tel Aviv area and Jerusalem light rail stops.
Is it an official transport ministry bot?
No, it is an independent open-source project by a single developer, with the code on GitHub.
Technical details
- Inline mode
- Mini App
- Works in groups
- Works in channels
- Accepts voice
- Accepts files
- Requires phone number
- Requires registration
- Shows ads
