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Feature checklists make every tool look equivalent. This table leads with the three things that actually differ — what it costs you before it works, whether your files leave your device, and where the free version stops.
| The Man in Seat 61seat61.com | Rome2Riorome2rio.com | Citymappercitymapper.com | OpenStreetMapopenstreetmap.org | |
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| What it does | One man's hand-written guide to reaching anywhere by train and ferry | Answers how to get from any place to any other place, by every mode at once | Public-transport directions that tell you which carriage to stand in | A map of the world anyone can correct, and everyone else can reuse |
| What it costs you | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. | No sign-upWorks the moment the page loads. No account, no email, no trial. |
| Your files | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on their server | Runs on their server |
| Where it stops | It is a written guide, not a booking engine or a timetable — nothing here is live, so check dates against the operator. | Times and fares are indicative estimates rather than live availability, so confirm every leg with the operator before you rely on it. | Only about a hundred cities are supported — outside them it has nothing to offer. | It is a map and an editor, not a navigation app — there is no live traffic and no turn-by-turn guidance on the site itself. |
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| Category | Maps & Travel | Maps & Travel | Maps & Travel | Maps & Travel |
| Last checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Open the site | Open | Open | Open | Open |
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