Connection
Connection contains all available information about a complete route between a departure and a destination.
| Attribute | Always Included | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | String | Identifier of the connection. |
| duration | Yes | TimeDelta | Expected duration of the journey. |
| transfers | Yes | Integer | Number of transport changes to reach the destination. |
| ridable | - | Boolean | If false, then the connection based on realtime situation is not possible. The default is |
| has_alt | - | Boolean | Returns 1 if a realtime alternative for this connection exists. The default is |
| alt | - | Boolean | Returns 1 if the connection is a real-time alternative to another connection that is not feasable due to delays. This connection will take into account real-time information. The default is |
| first_last_mile | - | Boolean | If 0 this connection does not include the first and/or the last part of the trip, but only the long distance sections in between. This normally happens for providers that do not support first and last mile (such as BlaBlaCar). Also it can be set to 0, if the user specified first_last_mile=0 in the request. The default is |
| rt_aware | - | Boolean | This attribute only appears if the request was sent with "routingMode=realtime". If 0 (or not present) this connection does not include any real time segments. If 1 this connection contains real time information via at least 1 RT tag and the @time attribute inside this tag should be taken as a base for visualisation of the connection. The default is |
| Element | Always Included | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dep | Yes | Dep | Contains information about a departure and includes time, station, address, platform and real time information if available. The Transport attributes provide information about the transport that need to be used for this departure. |
| Arr | Yes | Arr | Contains destination of the current section/connection. Include an Address or a Station. If available real time information will also be provided. |
| Sections | Yes | Sections | Specifies a list of connection segments, using different transport modes. |
| Tariff | - | Tariff | Specifies a list of various possible fare combinations a user can buy/pay for the requested connection. |