The Upper Austrian Transport Association’s (OÖVV) digital journey planner has set a new all-time record: in 2025, around 29 million journey planners were used via the OÖVV’s digital services. At the same time, there is another important improvement for passengers: since last week, real-time data has been available across the board for all public transport services throughout Upper Austria – including the cities of Linz, Wels and Steyr.
Use of the Upper Austrian Transport Association’s digital journey planner has risen steadily in recent years. With around 29 million timetable enquiries in 2025, a new record was set (+1.7 million timetable enquiries compared with 2024), and the figures for the first few months of 2026 also show a continuing strong upward trend.“The steadily rising figures for digital timetable enquiries confirm the vital importance of digital services for passengers in Upper Austria. For many customers, the digital journey planner is their first point of contact with public transport, and we must and intend to continue expanding this service in the future,”said Günther Steinkellner, Regional Minister for Mobility and Infrastructure.
The journey planner provides information on all possible transport connections to the desired destination and is the most important feature of the OÖVV route planner app. Furthermore, it is directly integrated into the OÖVV website and is also available to local authorities, businesses, schools, tourism organisations and other partners for integration into their own websites.
Another milestone: real-time data now available across the whole of Upper Austria!
A particularly important milestone has now also been reached in the area of real-time information: following the integration of real-time data from Stadtbetriebe Steyr and Wels Linien in August 2025, data from LINZ AG LINIEN has also been activated within the Austria-wide Verkehrsauskunft Österreich system since last week.“This means that, in addition to the three scheduled departure times, real-time data is now available across the board for all public transport services throughout Upper Austria. For passengers, this now means greater reliability and better guidance before and during their journey throughout Upper Austria,”says Provincial Councillor Günther Steinkellner.
To ensure public transport is fit for the future, the Upper Austrian Transport Association has been investing heavily for years in digital sales channels, modern passenger information systems and the further development of digital services. The new record number of timetable enquiries and the widespread availability of real-time data are two strong indications that these measures are resonating with passengers and delivering tangible added value in their everyday lives, says Klaus Wimmer, Managing Director of the Upper Austrian Transport Association (OÖ Verkehrsverbund Gesellschaft):“Since 2018, we have been able to gradually introduce real-time communication on all OÖVV regional buses. All regional and long-distance trains are also integrated into our systems via real-time data. Last year, we also put in place the technical infrastructure required to integrate partner operators. Wels Linien and Steyrer Stadtbetriebe have been integrated since August 2025, and last week LINZ AG LINIEN joined them. Through this collaboration, we are creating significant added value for all passengers who wish to use digital services. This means our customers can check departure times, delays and alternative routes across the entire regional public transport network in Upper Austria – and now also in the cities of Linz, Wels and Steyr – at any time and in real time via our OÖVV route planner app and the digital journey planner on our website.“
Around 200 digital OÖVV passenger information displays in Upper Austria The OÖ Verkehrsverbund has been working intensively for years to gradually digitise the most important stops and upgrade them with electronic displays. So far this year, the stops at Neukirchen an der Vöckla, Linz Hessenplatz and Hallstatt Gosaumühle have been fitted with new electronic timetable information displays. In total, passengers now have access to around 200 digital OÖVV passenger information displays – comprising information screens, LED displays and e-paper displays – at 106 regional bus stops across Upper Austria.