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Department of Information and Computing Sciences | Center for Algorithmic Systems
The journey planners on this site are collected for the benefit of Utrecht University's Center for Algorithmic Systems and its students, and anyone anywhere who likes to use them. Travel planners and reservation systems are among the most widely used algorithmic systems. Their features impress and inspire. The weblinks are biased to travel in and from the Netherlands. Any responsibility or risk involved in using the information on this site is fully your own.
(If you have suggestions for additions, please send an email to: j.vanleeuwen -at- cs.uu.nl)
Train
- Netherlands: Nederlandse Spoorwegen, plan a journey, trein radar
- Germany: Deutsche Bundesbahn, German Rail
- Europe: Nationale Trein Maatschappijen en Reisplanners, European National Railways and Timetables
- General: Trein.startpagina, Online trainplanners
- Netherlands (train delays): ProRail
Bus, train, metro, tram, bicycle, ferry, etc
- Public transport planner (NL): 9292, OV reisinfo, GVU-Connexxion (Utrecht region).
- Public transport planner (world): OV world startpagina
- Bicycle route planner: Fietsrouteplanner, LF-fietsrouteplanner
- Ferries: veerdiensten.startpagina.nl, ferry-services worldwide
Airlines
- KLM Reservations: KLM, KLM internet check-in
- Other reservations: CheapTickets (NL), Vliegtickets (NL), Vliegwinkel (NL), ebookers (NL), Expedia (NL), easyJet (NL), Transavia (NL), Reisesuche (DE).
- Schiphol airport: Schiphol (departures/arrivals), live aircraft tracking (Casper), NOS teletekst (page 756).
- Flight status: flight stats (general), more flight stats (departures/tracking/arrivals)
- Airlines, airports, airplanes: airline websites (Skytrax), airline web sites (Travel Watch), vliegen.startpagina, directory, codes
- General links: vliegen.startpagina, wereldreiziger.net
Routes
- Find location: ANWB, city maps (routenet)
- Netherlands: ANWB, Map24, Onderweg, Routenet.
- Netherlands: Reistijdverwachting (VID), Tripcast (met actuele reistijd en reistijdverwachting).
- Europe: Routeplanner Europa (ANWB), Map24, MapQuest, TomTom, Tripcast.
- General: Google Maps - Nederland, Google Maps, Live maps, route.startpagina.nl .
Traffic situation
- Netherlands (congestion/files): verkeersinformatie (ANWB), file index, NOS verkeer, Traphic, verkeersinformatie (VID),
verkeersinformatie (routenet), TomTom.- Netherlands (traffic expected): verkeersverwachting.
- Netherlands (general): Van A naar Beter, Verkeersinformatiedienst, nos.nl (NOS)
Weather
- Netherlands: buienradar (also: sneeuwradar), neerslagradar (incl Europe), KNMI (KNMI), weeronline (MeteoVista), weer actueel (Kessel).
- Europe: weer.nl (European countries, Meteoconsult), Niederschlagsradar.de (Germany), Bergfex (Germany etc), weather forecasts (Foreca),
- World: via Michelin (NL), via Michelin (travel), world weather 1 (Yahoo), world weather 2 (Wunderground), world weather 3.
Hotels
- Netherlands: Hotels.nl, Hotel specials (NL), Holland hotels, VVV, Netherlands hotels (Trip Advisor).
- Europe: Europe Hotels (Trip Advisor), travel planning (Amexco), via Michelin (NL).
- Reviews: Trip advisor, zoover.
- Bookings (general search engines): hotels (KLM), hotels combined
- Bookings (general): Active hotels, Booking.com, Booking.com (ANWB), Expedia, Hotels.com,
Hotelopedia (NL), Skoosh, Trivago (World), Trivago (NL site).- Bookings: own hotel booking site, Accor hotels, Best Western hotels, NH hotels.
- NB: the use of all booking and reservation sites is your own responsibility
Restaurants, events
- Netherlands: couverts, dining city , dinner site, eet.nu, iens index, restaurants, restaurantgids, smulweb, via Michelin, Utrecht (Utrecht).
- Events and trips: uit met korting .nl.
Tourist information
- Netherlands: VVV, Visiting The Netherlands (Trip Advisor).
- Europe: National tourist information (right column), The Europe Overview (Trip Advisor).
- Tourist guides: lonely planet, via Michelin, wikitravel, wordtravels, world travel guide.
- Currencies: currency converter (Yahoo), currency converter (Oanda), universal currency converter (XE).
- Time and date: Timeanddate.com, World Clock - Time Zones, Time zones (Wikipedia), Time zone converter.
Travel Advice
- Advice: reisadviezen (foreign affairs), Travel planning (KLM), ANVR (Reisondernemingen).
- Hand luggage regulations (EU): luggage (KLM).
- Services: products (foreign affairs).
- Travel tips: reistips (general), wijs op reis (foreign affairs), reistips (Travelmarker), tips.
- Travel health: reisapotheek, travel clinic (KLM), travel clinic (Havenziekenhuis), vaccinations (ITM), vaccinations (VacciWeb)
- Travel insurance:
- Visas, embassies: visa service (visumdienst), ambassade.startpagina.nl, embassies and consulates (in NL), vertegenwoordigingen buitenland (foreign affairs).
Utrecht and surroundings
- Utrecht: bezoek Utrecht (VVV), visit Utrecht (Holland).
- Walking: natuurroutes (Natuurmonumenten), natuurkaart, Pieterpad, wandelpad.nl, wandelplatform-LAW, wandelroutes (ANWB), wandelzoekpagina, tekenradar.
Miscellaneous
- Language translation: Language Tools (Google), Babel fish (Yahoo).
Last Changed: February 2012