WESTlink 4+
WESTlink On Demand
Via Transportation, Inc.
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- Free
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Description
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 4.17.106
Performance improvements and bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
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.
Terrible service
When WESTlink was first introduced it was a marvellous idea and would help many people with its low costs, easy to book rides and simplicity. However in the past two months I haven’t been able to book a WESTlink of which arrives to my destination on time, now I understand this may be due to traffic etc. but there has been more than enough times of which I have had my WESTlink cancelled without a reason and without enough time to book other transport, has made me wait an extra thirty minutes at the bus stop without reasoning or a message to tell me that it is running extremely late. It also seems impossible to be able to book a WESTlink anymore, there have been a serious amount of times of which I have had to be late to work, meetings, being stranded somewhere with no way home or having to spend £30 on an uber. This service is starting to really frustrate me and I have had enough. I shan’t be using this service anymore unless it changes drastically for the better for the public.
good idea but loads of problems
in the morning i check my app and it says nothing about my bus that i have booked when i booked it for 7:50. At 7:30 it says “your bus will be here in 5 mins” and i have to run to the bus stop. then when i get to the bus stop, it says “your bus will be here in 7 mins” and stays at the exact same location it was 15 mins ago. It then stays at the same place for 10 mins. When i book my bus for 3.20 it either • SCENARIO 1 it cancels!! it says “your driver could not find you at the pick up spot “ BUT THE BUS SHOULD KNOW ITS A SCHOOL AND SCHOOLS FINISH AT 3:20 • SCENARIO 2 i wait for 20 mins for the bus ( i don’t mind this) but then when i get on the bus it takes the longest route ever for no point and it takes me 1 20 mins to get home when it should take me 20 MINS!!!
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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- Diagnostics
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Information
- Provider
- Via Transportation, Inc.
- Size
- 150.7 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2023 Via Transportation, Inc.
- Price
- Free
Supports
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