Why is the timetable of a particular transit provider incomplete?

The data basis for the travel information systems is created by the "Europäische Fahrplanzentrum" (EFZ). There the data is administered, edited and prepared for further use. The data preparation is handled specificly for the customers' needs, i.e. weekly for online info systems and monthly or as needed for other forms of media.

Our task lies in the creation of software, meaning the technology. We therefore have no influence on the timely availability of the data.

Which Windows versions of HAFAS are available? Where can they be ordered?

All available versions are distributed by various European Railways and local traffic services.
You can find a detailed list here.

Since summer 2008 the CDs "Regional timetables" not any more in the offer. Instead the data must be downloaded from the internet.

On which way the HAFAS-CDs can be updated?

A new feature for HAFAS-Offline is an update manager, which looks in periodical intervals for updates.
Now there are two update possibilities: the classic manual and the automatic update procedure.

I do not find any platform details on my HAFAS-CD?

At the moment the platform details cannot be integrated on the CDs, because this information is not available at the time of going to press.
We hope to offer a better solution in the future.

If you have already installed one or several updates, you should check the control field "Platform details" in the menu "Options - Settings - View".
The control field must be selected.

HAFAS-Smartphone

HAFAS-Smartphone summarize all versions, which have a mobile calculation kernel. The connection search of a complete timetable runs completely on the organizer. In some versions the size of the timetable data can be selected.

HAFAS-Smartphone for handhelds or mobile phones with Windows Mobile is available on the following CDs:
- DB Reise-Service (Germany and Europe)
- Electronic Timetable of SBB (Switzerland)
- Electronic Timetable of ÖBB (Austria)
- Electronic Timetable of ZVV (Zurich)
- Fahrinfo pocket for the public transport network service Berlin/Brandenburg (VBB)

A Download from the Internet is not possible.
Information about ordering and technical requirements can be found here.

Furthermore HAFAS-Smartphone is also offered for the operating system Symbian, namely on the CDs of SBB and ÖBB.

At the moment in Germany a Symbian version is only in use for the train crew of Deutsche Bahn.
You can find further information to this version here.

HAFAS-iPhone

The HAFAS-iPhone application delivers powerful client functionality to enable journey planning "on the go" for ad-hoc local public transport usage scenarios as well as conventional long distance travel planning. With the most advanced feature set available in the market today, consumers can plan their journeys, identify nearby stations, read departure timetables and obtain real-information and walking maps on ther go.

The HAFAS-iPhone application is fully customizable in look and feel and data coverage and ca be tailored to individual customers requirements.
HAFAS-iPhone is currently available:
- German Railway (DB Navigator)
- Austrian Railways (SCOTTY mobil)
- Denmark (Reijseplanen)
- Great Britain (CrossCountry)
- Railteam (High Speed Europe) (Railteam)

All versions can be downloaded also at the iTunes AppStore.

HAFAS2go

Under the name DB Railnavigator offers Deutsche Bahn HAFAS2go as a helpful navigation system.
Presupposition is only a Java enabled mobile phone.

With HAFAS2go you can:
- download timetables on the mobile phone.
- ask in the individually calculated timetable for current realtime information from the Internet.
- download a surrounding map with three zoom levels.
- see walkways on the surrounding maps (Presupposition is a GPS functionality on the mobile phone).

After downloading the individual timetable, it will be available in HAFAS2go at any time without additional
online connection.

The "DB-Railnavigator" can be downloaded on the mobile phone (here) or by synchronization of the desktop PC (here).

Further transport companies which use HAFAS2go:
- Swiss Railways (SBB Mobile)
- Austrian Railways (ÖBB Scotty mobil)
- Polish Railways (Sitkol nawigator)
- Public Transport Company Bremen/Lower Saxony (VBN)
- Public Transport Network Service Berlin/Brandenburg (VBB)
- Integrated Transport System Rhein-Main (RMV2go)
- Public Transport Company Weser-Ems-Bus (WEB)

HAFAS-Print2Web

Traditional printmedia, e. g. schedules with connections from city to city of the Deutsche Bahn, gives detailed information at a glance. With the system HAFAS-Print2Web traditional print products can be prepared for the Internet.
For which customers is HAFAS-Print2Web interesting?
Especially for commuters or frequent travellers who don't just use a specific connection on a special day, but are instead interested in a complete timetable for a larger time frame, e. g. for all workdays.
These individual results can be transfered to the customer either by e-mail or directly via a website.
Output formats are PDF for Adobe Reader, PDB for Palm-Organizers as well as J2ME/MIDP for Java capable mobile phones.

HAFAS-Palm

Made especially for Palm OS, HaCon has developed a solution which is customised for extremely small memory in handheld computers.
HAFAS-Palm is based on the HAFAS Personal Timetable module on the Internet, HAFAS-Print2Web. Here, personal timetables are calculated and downloaded onto your Palm.
On your Palm every single timetable can be selected using a comfortable user interface and can be viewed at different levels of detail.
Also HAFAS-Palm can indicate further information about the single timetable, e. g. train information. To use HAFAS-Palm on the go, there is no need for an online-connection, because timetables are stored on the Palm. Updated timetables can be downloaded directly from the Internet or via your computer.

The viewer and the desired connections can be downloaded here