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Travel Time Matrix (Time Filter)

Create a distance matrix with the travel times and distances between thousands of locations in one go.

Supports two HTTP request types:

  • GET - for simple requests using basic parameters only
  • POST - for more complex requests using advanced parameters

With both request types, to create a many-to-many matrix you will need to use multiple searches.

For example given three points A, B, C you would need three arrival searches - one for each point.

  • A -> { B, C }
  • B -> { A, C }
  • C -> { A, B }

Access URL: https://api.traveltimeapp.com/v4/time-filter

POST
GET

POST Request

A POST request should be used for any of the following use cases:

  • Using advanced parameters not available in the GET request
  • Calculating a many-to-many matrix

The access URL is the same as the GET request format, but the differences are:

  • Authentication is included in the request Headers
  • Parameters are included in the request Body

Access URL: https://api.traveltimeapp.com/v4/time-filter

Request Body

array[object]

Define your locations to use later in departure_searches or arrival_searches.

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You will have to reference this id in your searches. It will also be used in the response body. Must be unique among all locations.

The coordinates of the locations.

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Latitude.

Longitude.

array[object]

Searches based on a departure time. Leave the departure location no earlier than the given time.
Specify a single departure location and multiple arrival locations in each search (one-to-many).
You can define a maximum of 10 searches per request.

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Used to identify each search in the results array. Must be unique among all searches.

The id of the location to depart from. Must reference an id from the locations array.

The ids of the locations to arrive at. Must reference ids from the locations array.
You can define a maximum of 2000 location ids.

date in extended ISO-8601 format

Leave departure location at no earlier than given time. In ISO 8601 format. For example:
2024-10-07T11:00:00Z (representing UTC)
2024-10-07T11:00:00-05:00 (representing New York on Standard Time: UTC-05:00)

Maximum journey time (in seconds).
Maximum value is 14400 (4 hours) as standard. To discuss increasing this, please contact sales@traveltime.com.

Properties to be returned for each arrival location. Possible values:
travel_time,
route,
distance (driving, walking and cycling modes only),
distance_breakdown (driving, walking and cycling modes only),
fares (UK only. public_transport, coach, bus, train, and driving+train modes only)

Transportation mode and related parameters. type is a mandatory field, but all other fields are optional and default values are used if not specified.

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cycling, driving, driving+train (only in Great Britain), public_transport, walking, coach, bus, train, ferry, driving+ferry, cycling+ferry or cycling+public_transport (only in Netherlands).

Note - a driving+train search is for driving then train (i.e driving to a station and continuing by train). The maximum drive time can be configured using the driving_time_to_station parameter

Additional road types to included when executing search. Only affects driving and driving+ferry transportation modes. Possible values:

  • track - unpaved roads that only allow very slow driving speed or even require an off-road capable vehicle.
  • restricted - roads that are not publicly accessible and may require a special permit. By default all of these roads are excluded from the search.

Maximum time (in seconds) allowed for walking at the start and end of a public transport journey. i.e:

  • the maximum walking time from the origin to the first stop/station, and
  • the maximum walking time from the final stop/station to the destination

These limits are independent and not cumulative. They only apply to the first and last walking legs of the journey - all walking times between public transport legs are limited to 600s (10 minutes) each.

The default value is 900.

Cannot be higher than travel_time.

Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes.

Time in seconds needed to board public transportation vehicle.
Default is 0.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes.

Maximum time (in seconds) allowed for driving from the origin to the train station.
Default value is 1800.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used only in driving+train transportation mode.

Maximum time (in seconds) allowed for cycling (including any ferry transfers) from from the origin to the first stop/station.
Default value is 900.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used only in cycling+public_transport transportation mode.

Time in seconds required to park a car or a bicycle.
Default value is 300.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used in driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes.

Time in seconds required to board a ferry.
Default value is 0.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used in public_transport, ferry, driving+ferry, cycling+ferry and cycling+public_transport transportation modes. For public_transport mode, pt_change_delay is used instead.

If set to true, the crossing of country borders is disabled. Only available with the driving transportation mode, and is enabled by default (false).

Upper limit for the number of changes between public transit legs in a journey.
Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes. For other modes the max_changes parameter is ignored.

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Enable transit leg change limit?

Maximum number of changes between transit legs in a journey. Must be at least 0.

object | optional

When enabled, range adds a departure window to the departure time, and results are returned for any journeys that depart during this window.
In the results array, the properties of these multiple alternative results are sorted by travel_time in ascending order.
Disabled by default.
Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes. For other modes the parameter is ignored.

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Enable range search?

Maximum number of results to return for each arrival location.
Maximum value is 5.

The width of the range window (in seconds).
The window is applied 'forwards' from the departure time. For example, with a departure_time of 9am and a range width of 1 hour, the results with the shortest journey time departing between 9am and 10am will be returned.
If no results are found that fall within this departure window, a single result will be returned which has the earliest departure time after the departure window.
Maximum value is 43200 (12 hours).

object | optional

Adjusts the process of looking up the nearest roads from the departure / arrival points.

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  • enabled (default) - walking time and distance from the departure location to the nearest road and from the nearest road to the arrival location are added to the total travel time and distance of a journey.
  • disabled - these walking times and distances are not added to the total reported values (i.e the journey effectively starts and ends at the nearest points on the road network).
  • both_drivable_and_walkable (default) - journey can only start or end on roads that are accessible by both: cars and pedestrians. This effectively means journeys can not start / end on motorways.
  • any_drivable - journey can start or end on any road accessible by a car (including motorways).

array[object]

Searches based on an arrival time. Arrive at the location no earlier than the given time.
Specify multiple departure locations and one arrival location in each search (many-to-one).
You can define a maximum of 10 searches per request.

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Used to identify each search in the results array. Must be unique among all searches.

The id of the location to arrive at. Must reference an id from the locations array.
You can define a maximum of 2000 location ids.

The ids of the locations to depart from. Must reference ids from the locations array.

date in extended ISO-8601 format

Be at arrival location at no later than given time. In ISO 8601 format. For example:
2024-10-07T11:00:00Z (representing UTC)
2024-10-07T11:00:00-05:00 (representing New York on Standard Time: UTC-05:00)

Maximum journey time (in seconds).
Maximum value is 14400 (4 hours) as standard. To discuss increasing this, please contact sales@traveltime.com.

Properties to be returned for each arrival location. Possible values:
travel_time,
route,
distance (driving, walking and cycling modes only),
distance_breakdown (driving, walking and cycling modes only),
fares (UK only. public_transport, coach, bus, train, and driving+train modes only)

Transportation mode and related parameters. type is a mandatory field, but all other fields are optional and default values are used if not specified.

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cycling, driving, driving+train (only in Great Britain), public_transport, walking, coach, bus, train, ferry, driving+ferry, cycling+ferry or cycling+public_transport (only in Netherlands).

Note - a driving+train search is for driving then train (i.e driving to a station and continuing by train). The maximum drive time can be configured using the driving_time_to_station parameter

Additional road types to included when executing search. Only affects driving and driving+ferry transportation modes. Possible values:

  • track - unpaved roads that only allow very slow driving speed or even require an off-road capable vehicle.
  • restricted - roads that are not publicly accessible and may require a special permit. By default all of these roads are excluded from the search.

Maximum time (in seconds) allowed for walking at the start and end of a public transport journey. i.e:

  • the maximum walking time from the origin to the first stop/station, and
  • the maximum walking time from the final stop/station to the destination

These limits are independent and not cumulative. They only apply to the first and last walking legs of the journey - all walking times between public transport legs are limited to 600s (10 minutes) each.

The default value is 900.

Cannot be higher than travel_time.

Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes.

Time in seconds needed to board public transportation vehicle.
Default is 0.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes.

Maximum time (in seconds) allowed for driving from the origin to the train station.
Default value is 1800.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used only in driving+train transportation mode.

Maximum time (in seconds) allowed for cycling (including any ferry transfers) from from the origin to the first stop/station.
Default value is 900.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used only in cycling+public_transport transportation mode.

Time in seconds required to park a car or a bicycle.
Default value is 300.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used in driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes.

Time in seconds required to board a ferry.
Default value is 0.
Cannot be higher than travel_time.
Used in public_transport, ferry, driving+ferry, cycling+ferry and cycling+public_transport transportation modes. For public_transport mode, pt_change_delay is used instead.

If set to true, the crossing of country borders is disabled. Only available with the driving transportation mode, and is enabled by default (false).

Upper limit for the number of changes between public transit legs in a journey.
Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes. For other modes the max_changes parameter is ignored.

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Enable transit leg change limit?

Maximum number of changes between transit legs in a journey. Must be at least 0.

object | optional

When enabled, range adds an arrival window to the arrival time, and results are returned for any journeys that arrive during this window.
In the results array, the properties of these multiple alternative results are sorted by travel_time in ascending order.
Disabled by default.
Used in public_transport, coach, bus, train, driving+train and cycling+public_transport transportation modes. For other modes the parameter is ignored.

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Enable range search?

Maximum number of results to return for each departure location.
Maximum value is 5.

The width of the range window (in seconds).
The window is applied 'backwards' from the arrival time. For example, with an arrival_time of 9am and a range width of 1 hour, the results with the shortest journey time arriving between 8am and 9am will be returned.
If no results are found that fall within this arrival window, a single result will be returned which has the latest arrival time before the arrival window.
Maximum value is 43200 (12 hours).

object | optional

Adjusts the process of looking up the nearest roads from the departure / arrival points.

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  • enabled (default) - walking time and distance from the departure location to the nearest road and from the nearest road to the arrival location are added to the total travel time and distance of a journey.
  • disabled - these walking times and distances are not added to the total reported values (i.e the journey effectively starts and ends at the nearest points on the road network).
  • both_drivable_and_walkable (default) - journey can only start or end on roads that are accessible by both: cars and pedestrians. This effectively means journeys can not start / end on motorways.
  • any_drivable - journey can start or end on any road accessible by a car (including motorways).

Response Body

array[object]

The results array which is sorted lexicographically by the id attribute.

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Properties array. May contain multiple elements if range was specified, single element otherwise. Sorted by travel_time. Only the properties included in the request are returned

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Travel time in seconds.

Distance in meters.

Distance breakdown, shows how much distance was covered by car, bus, etc.

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car, parking, boarding, walk, bike, bike_parking, train, rail_national, rail_overground, rail_underground, rail_dlr, bus, cable_car, plane, ferry or coach

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Mode covered by the ticket, can be: car, parking, boarding, walk, bike, bike_parking, train, rail_national, rail_overground, rail_underground, rail_dlr, bus, cable_car, plane, ferry or coach.

Id's of route parts that are covered by these tickets.

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Possible values: single, week, month or year.

ISO 4217 currency code.

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date in extended ISO-8601 format

2024-10-07T11:00:00+03:00 or 2024-10-07T11:00:00Z.

date in extended ISO-8601 format

Example 2024-10-07T11:00:00+03:00 or 2024-10-07T11:00:00Z.

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A sequential id, used to relate route parts with fare data.

Possible values: basic, start_end, road or public_transport.

car, parking, boarding, walk, bike, bike_parking, train, rail_national, rail_overground, rail_underground, rail_dlr, bus, cable_car, plane, ferry or coach.

Distance in meters.

Travel time in seconds.

Only available when type is start_end.

May be present on parts where type is road.

May be present on parts where type is road.

Only available when type is public_transport.

Only available when type is public_transport.

Only available when type is public_transport.

Local departure time. Only available when type is public_transport.

Local arrival time. Only available when type is public_transport.

Only available when type is public_transport.

array[string]

Array of unreachable locations

Examples

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GET Request

A GET request is the simplest way to calculate a travel time matrix. A single calculation with limited parameters can be done by specifying the query parameters in the URL.

Query parameters

string

Mode of transport used.
Available options: walking, public_transport, driving, cycling.

date in extended ISO-8601 format | optional

If specified, this time will be used as the time of departure from the search location. One of departure_time or arrival_time must be specified.

date in extended ISO-8601 format | optional

If specified, this time will be used the time of arrival at the search location. One of arrival_time or departure_time must be specified.

Latitude of the search.

Longitude of the search.

string

The coordinates of the locations. Multiple locations should be listed in the format lat1_lng1,lat2_lng2,lat3_lng3,lat4_lng4 etc.

For example: 51.1234_0.1234,50.0000_-1.0000,52.0000_1.0000

Maximum number of locations is 2,000

string

Used for authenticating the request. Visit our developer portal to access your credentials or generate new ones.

string

Used for authenticating the request. Visit our developer portal to access your credentials or generate new ones.

Query response

Successful requests will return an HTTP 200 response.

Response schema - application/json

array[object]

The results array which is sorted lexicographically by the id attribute.

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array[object]

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The properties array containing the travel time.

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Travel time in seconds.

array[string]

Array of unreachable locations. A location will be unreachable if either of the following is true:

  1. The required travel time is greater than 2 hours.
  2. The location is in an inaccessible location (e.g on a body of water, or in an extremely remote area).
  3. The location is more than 15 minutes walk from the nearest public transport stop/station (public transport mode only).

Example

Example request

https://api.traveltimeapp.com/v4/time-filter?type=public_transport&arrival_time=2024-10-07T12:00:00Z&search_lat=51.41070&search_lng=-0.15540&locations=51.45974_-0.16531,51.41494_-0.12492,51.41074_-0.21531,51.42942_-0.23343&app_id=YOUR_APP_ID&api_key=YOUR_APP_KEY

Please note that to send the GET request you will need to replace the YOUR_APP_ID and YOUR_APP_KEY values with your own credentials.

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