A feature we’ve had most of the data for a long time is to show what public transport connections are available from each airport to the centre of the main city it serves. As with anything, data needs to be cross-checked, so we’re initially including this information just on cities which have more than one airport served by direct flights from the UK and / or Ireland.

We’ve added two separate columns for the core information. We will shortly be adapting all pages over to a new template, and this will include a further detailed breakdown of public transport information, such as timings and sample fares. For now, we include the actual distance (shortest road journey) from the city centre to the airport, and an icon for the best form of public transport available. Even if some airports served by high speed trains might have much faster access to the city centre than those which only have a bus link, the actual distance is still important, as it will determine the likely fares for getting to the city centre, whether by public transport or taxi.

Distances:

To view sample distances (for cities with 2+ airports), please visit our countries page, and select any major city with multiple airports – these are most common in the USA, Germany and Italy.

Public Transport

To view sample distances (for cities with 2+ airports), please visit our countries page.

Public Transport

Icon	Title	Description
	No transit	No form of scheduled transport is available from airport. Use hire car, taxi or resort transfer service.
	Bus link	Bus available to city centre (onward connections may be available at central station, other buses may be available).
	Bus to rail	Bus links to nearby station, other buses may also be available direct to centre.
	Walk to rail	Rail station nearby – may not be ‘official’ airport station. Buses also available.
	Station on site	Rail (or metro / tram) station onsite, providing link to centre. Buses also usually available.
	Rail hub	Airport has rail interchange – direct train services to other key cities as well as centre.
	Boat service	Boat link to city. Other transport may be available, but scenic boat ride always trumps train!
	Walk it	Airport is within walking distance of city centre. Bus also usually available.
	Rail alternative	Station offers alternative direct high speed rail service to flights from UK.

We also have plenty of information about the standards of public transport in most of the cities we feature on our site. This will evolve into our sister site, @carornocar, which looks at the pros and cons of renting a car versus public transport in numerous cities around the world.

As always, comments and feedback are most welcome.

JA

Yesterday (Monday 18th June) was a record day for Flightmapping.com, in terms of visitor numbers. In total, 9977 people visited the site, leaving us an “unlucky 13″ short of the big 10k.

If we include the 47 visitors to our new (but fast growing, of course) blog, then the total pips just over 10,000 for the first time.

Naturally, we still want to see Flightmapping.com reach this in its own right, and you can rest assured that we will let you know when it does. In the meantime, next time we come close like this, I think it will be time for an internet cafe crawl around Coventry.

That might have brought us to 9979 – ok, maybe not such a good idea then. Cheers!

Please use this thread to give us any feedback regarding our route information, or any of the text on the Flightmapping.com site:

Known issues:

• The routes database is usually updated at least once each week, although it has not been amended this week (ending 17th June). This should be refreshed on Monday 18th June.