# RailRaptor

6 Hacker News commenters recommended RailRaptor and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend RailRaptor for finding train routes that the standard operators don't offer, such as connections between different stations.

## Why people recommend it

- Finds routes standard operators don't offer (1 comments): "now I'm finding routes that aren't offered by the standard train operators, connecting at different stations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47744257))
- Fun Dijkstra's algorithm behind it (1 comments): "I love this! Dijkstra's Algorithm is always a fun time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47744714))

## What people warn about

- Doesn't route through London tube connections (1 comments): "I don't think it can route through London as it isn't aware of tube connections between stations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47750469))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Transit app](https://hackerapproved.com/p/transit-app.md): 13 recommend
- [Citymapper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/citymapper.md): 7 recommend
- [DB Navigator](https://hackerapproved.com/p/db-navigator-app.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "RailRaptor", https://hackerapproved.com/p/railraptor/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).