Rome2rio

**Rome2rio** is a multimodal transport search engine that launched in April 2011.[1] Rome2rio's platform is capable of long-distance (inter-city) trip planning as well as local (intra-city) journey planning. Users can input any address, town or landmark as the origin and destination and Rome2rio searches a database of flight, train, ferry, bus and driving routes to present route and price options for travelling to that destination.

The company is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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* 1Data coverage
* 2White Label and API
* 3Founders and history
* 4See also
* 5References
* 6External links

## Data coverage[edit source]

The transport data searched by Rome2rio includes:[2]

* 612,610 bus routes via 3,328 bus operators
* 100,167 train lines via 364 train operators
* 44,833 flight paths via 670 airlines
* 5,628 ferries via 531 ferry operators

plus driving directions for most countries worldwide.

## White Label and API[edit source]

The company initially offered both white label and API options for partners wishing to integrate its multi-modal results into web sites and mobile apps.[3] In July 2015 it announced that support for its white label product would cease in January 2016, citing pressure on development resources brought on by rapid growth in its consumer business.[4]

## Founders and history[edit source]

Rome2rio was founded by Bernhard Tschirren and Dr Michael Cameron, two ex-Microsoft software engineers. The site was born out of their frustrations with the lack of a fast, easy-to-use, and comprehensive multi-modal search engine with global coverage.[5] The two co-founders began work on the product in September 2010 and won the Melbourne Azure Bizspark Camp Award in February 2011.[6] The beta version of Rome2rio was officially launched on 7 April 2011.[7] Rod Cuthbert, founder of Viator, joined the team as CEO in 2012.[8] Rome2rio won the People's Choice Award at Phocuswright 2012,[9] the TRAVELtech GlobalCollect Website of the Year in 2013,[10] and the Data Specialist Award at the 2015 WITovation Awards.[11]

The company has raised $2.8 million in funding including a 2014 grant of $1.2 million from Commercialisation Australia.[12]

## See also[edit source]

* Zoombu
* Skyscanner
* GoEuro
* From AtoB
* Gopili
* Quixxit
* Cleartrip Waytogo

## References[edit source]

1. **Jump up^** Rome2rio Is Google Maps With Airfare, Train And Driving Options. TechCrunch (2011-04-07). Retrieved on 2015-05-22.
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5. **Jump up^** TLabs Showcase - Rome2rio. Tnooz. Retrieved on 2015-05-22.
6. **Jump up^** Community report: Melbourne Azure Bizspark camp 2011 | Burela's house-o-blog. Davidburela.wordpress.com. Retrieved on 2015-05-22.
7. **Jump up^** Rome2Rio launches travel search with planes, trains, and automobiles | VentureBeat | News | by Anthony Ha. VentureBeat (2011-04-07). Retrieved on 2015-05-22.
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## External links[edit source]

* Official Rome2rio site

Categories:

* Australian websites
* Cartography
* Companies based in Melbourne
* Intermodal transport
* Internet search engines
* Public transport information systems
* Route planning websites
* Travel ticket search engines