WESTlink 4+

WESTlink On Demand

Via Transportation, Inc.

Designed for iPhone

    • 4.1 • 103 Ratings
    • Free

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Description

WESTlink is a new type of on-demand bus service in the West of England.

It will be operating in 3 zones: DRT North, DRT South and the Future Transport Zone.

Get on board WESTlink, your new shared on-demand bus service in the West of England.
WESTlink is a new type of bus service and meets the needs of people who may not be in easy reach of existing bus routes or rail lines, or where no service currently exists.
Space on the bus can be easily booked by the app, which plans a route based on where other passengers are going so that it can pick up and drop off more people to places nearby.
Passengers will be collected and dropped off from some existing bus stops, and also ‘virtual’ bus stops. The service will link passengers to major bus and rail services for their onward journey, and also some key destination points. It runs without a fixed timetable or route and is booked ‘on demand’ or up to a day in advance.
The service will operate within 3 zones: North, South and the Future Transport Zone, covering the vast majority of the West of England region, outside of Bristol and Bath city centres.
When you book, the service will allocate you to the most efficient pick up and drop off nearest to your start and end destinations, depending on the route and requests from other users. You can book on demand or up to a day in advance for yourself and up to 4 passengers.
Using the app will also notify the arrival time of the vehicle, so there is no need to leave home before necessary. Everyone will have a guaranteed seat as they are prebooked.
Ticket prices will match fares on West of England buses. All concessionary passes are accepted on this service.
HOW TO USE
Create an account. Download the WESTlink app and follow the simple signup steps.
Book a ride. Enter your pick up and drop off addresses, choose the ride that works best for you, and tap Book ride.
Meet your driver. Check the app to find exactly where to meet the vehicle. It may be a short walk from where you are, but your designated pickup point helps to cut down on detours and make your journey faster!
View a map of the zones and find out more information about WESTlink at www.westlink.app

What’s New

Version 4.16.2

Performance improvements and bug fixes

Ratings and Reviews

4.1 out of 5
103 Ratings

103 Ratings

laurasims113 ,

Just £2 for an 11 mile trip to the airport!

Have used on two occasions to travel to the airport and both drivers were friendly, arrived on time and the buses themselves were very clean and spacious. I can see a lot of bad reviews concerning on demand rides, so I should say that both times I’ve used the service it’s been scheduled rides booked the day before and the experience has been extremely pleasant.

galexite ,

Great service, nice app!

I live in South Gloucestershire near Bristol and this service is excellent. The app is well designed and clear, giving regular live updates as the ride arrives. It would be great if I could pay with Apple Pay, but adding a card was easy and not too much hassle.

Karen181 ,

Fiddly

The app is fiddly to use. I’ve never yet succeeded in being able to schedule a journey for later in the day, only “immediately”: I click on the Schedule option and it never lets me change the time.
It would also help if it understood “relief” (as in hills): it’s pointless to suggest I get picked up at a bus stop 1/2 a mile away at the top of a steep hill - if I wanted to do that I’d just go and get the service bus. I have to tell it I’m somewhere else to force it to pick me up in the village at the bottom of the hill.

App Privacy

The developer, Via Transportation, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:

  • Purchases
  • Location
  • Contact Info
  • User Content
  • Identifiers
  • Usage Data
  • Other Data

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The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

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