Public transport data via the NDOV desk

Base URL

https://gtfs.ovapi.nl/nl

Endpoints 6

• GET/gtfs-nl.zipTimetable of the whole Netherlands in GTFS (241 MB; daily, last 16 Oct 2026 18:58 UTC). Contains stops.txt (7 MB), routes.txt, trips.txt (75 MB), stop_times.txt (1.17 GB unzipped), shapes.txt (289 MB), calendar_dates.txt, transfers.txt and feed_info.txt, among others.
• GET/vehiclePositions.pbGTFS-Realtime: position of every vehicle in service with trip, stop and delay (192 kB, new every minute).
• GET/tripUpdates.pbGTFS-Realtime: expected arrival and departure times per trip and stop (1.9 MB).
• GET/trainUpdates.pbGTFS-Realtime for trains, with scheduled and actual platform (1.3 MB).
• GET/alerts.pbGTFS-Realtime: disruptions and notices (461 kB).
• GET/archive/Older GTFS files by date (NL-YYYYMMDD.gtfs.zip, 170–210 MB each, from 1 January 2026).

The APIs of this source 3 · from the provider's documentation from the description

Filtering tested

No query language: the feeds are whole files for the whole Netherlands. Filter yourself on agency, route or stop_id. With v0.ovapi.nl you pick a stop, line or journey in the path.

Parameters 3

Fields in GTFS-RT, GTFS and v0.ovapi.nl (selection) 9

Limits and pitfalls

• No documented rate limit, but rules: recognisable User-Agent, If-Modified-Since/If-None-Match, gzip. Timetables rarely change more than daily; the new service day starts at 03:00 UTC. from the description
• ZeroMQ: at most one connection per user per stream, best effort, no service level. from the description
• The v0.ovapi.nl wiki asks to bundle several objects in one call (commas) and not to scrape the same stops at a short interval; heavy users should run KV78Turbo themselves. from the description
• GTFS-RT is protobuf, not JSON. Read it with gtfs-realtime-bindings (Python, Node) and OVapi's .proto file for the extra fields; without a library a simple varint reader also works. tested
• No trains in vehiclePositions: on 16 Oct 2026 23:36 it contained only CXX, ARR, QBUZZ, GVB, EBS, RET, HTM and KEOLIS. Trains are in trainUpdates.pb (without positions). tested
• The GTFS file is large (241 MB, stop_times 1.17 GB unzipped). Ask for Last-Modified or ETag with HEAD first. The root folder also has govi (partial, with KV8) and openov-nl (without AVV and Thalys). tested
• Stop coordinates in /stopareacode/ of v0.ovapi.nl are not always right: Papendrecht, Pieter Zeemanlaan was at 47.97 N 3.31 E (in France). Take coordinates from the CHB or the GTFS stops. tested
• The v0.ovapi.nl wiki still mentions the old GOVI licence (keep no longer than 30 minutes); the NDOV data itself is now CC0. When in doubt, keep the source files from data.ndovloket.nl. from the description
• No robots.txt on gtfs.ovapi.nl, data.ndovloket.nl and v0.ovapi.nl (404). tested

Try it HTTP 200 · 371 ms · 16 Oct

http://v0.ovapi.nl/tpc/30005071

{
  "30005071": {
    "Stop": {
      "Longitude": 4.8918076,
      "Latitude": 52.37493,
      "TimingPointTown": "unknown",
      "TimingPointName": "Dam",
      "TimingPointCode": "30005071",
      "StopAreaCode": null
    },
    "Passes": {
      "NL_20261016_24_51324_0": {
        "IsTimingStop": false,
        "DestinationName50": "Centraal Station",
        "DataOwnerCode": "NL",
        "OperatorCode": "GVB",
        "FortifyOrderNumber": 0,
        "TransportType": "TRAM",
        "Latitude": 52.37493,
        "Longitude": 4.8918076,
        "JourneyNumber": 51324,
        "JourneyPatternCode": 1868939642,
        "LocalServiceLevelCode": 20261016,
        "LineDirection": 1,
        "OperationDate": "2026-10-16",
        "TimingPointCode": "30005071"
      },
      "NL_20261016_2_5068_0": {
        "IsTimingStop": false,
        "DestinationName50": "Centraal Station",
        "DataOwnerCode": "NL",
        "OperatorCode": "GVB",
        "FortifyOrderNumber": 0,
        "TransportType": "TRAM",
        "Latitude": 52.37493,
        "Longitude": 4.8918076,
        "JourneyNumber": 5068,
        "JourneyPatternCode": 1504650659,
        "LocalServiceLevelCode": 20261016,
        "LineDirection": 1,

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