# Færd — Realtime departures in Norway

> Realtime departures in Norway (iPhone/iPad app by Hakon Strandlie.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/frd/id1495539335 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hakon Strandlie](https://appshunter.io/developer/1467729526)
- Category: Travel, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-05-01
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/frd/id1495539335/reviews.md

## What is Færd?

Færd is an Apple Watch app that finds nearby stops for all public transport in Norway based on your location. You can also save favorites for quick and easy access to your most used stops, and it can help you navigate to a nearby stop. Færd only has useful functionality in Norway.

Sometimes you just need to leave everything behind. Leave the stress and expectations behind and bring only the essentials. No matter if you are walking, running, cycling or traveling, just bring Færd and have access to realtime departures*

Other times you just want to quickly check how long you have until the bus leaves. Open Færd from your watchface using complications, and save just the favorites you need for rapid access. For even faster access you can customize Færd to open directly into Favorites. 

Færd also gives timely information right on your watchface using complications, including:
- Show wait-time for the next departure of your closest favorite. Updates when your location changes. 
- Show the distance to the closest stop.

Realtime departures are available in most major cities and most parts of Norway. Data is provided by EnTur, and scheduled departures are shown when realtime data is not available. 

*Apple Watch with Cellular and a valid cellular subscription is necessary to have access to departures when Apple Watch not within range of your iPhone


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2020.4 — 2020-09-21

A small, new feature I think many of you are going to love:

- New complication! On the "Modular Infograph" and "Compact Modular" watchfaces you can now add Færd to the large, rectangular complication in the middle / bottom of the watchface. This will show you the waittime until the next departure of your closest favorite, and it will update when you location changes. This is very practical e.g. if you use a bus to get to and from work, and want to see departures for both places dependent on your location. Add as many favorites as you want - Færd will always show the closest one on your watchface. 

(Caveat: The complication only updates about every 15 minutes, but this uncertainty is reflected in the complication)

Other: 
- Fixed the bug that made Færd crash in watchOS7. Sorry about that!
- Now loads twice as many departures, such that you can see departures further ahead of time. Especially noticable in larger cities with many stops.

### 2020.3 — 2020-08-18

A better Færd for the end of summer. Hope you enjoy the new features. 

Major changes:
- Added a button which opens the location of the stop in Maps on your watch. This can give you directions for how to get to that stop. 
- Stops now show departures from platforms (quays), not as a single list of departures as before. This will also improve the list shown when pressing a departure.
- Added a new complication for the Infograph watchface, which displays the closest stop and its distance. Using this also makes the app launch faster. 

Minor changes:
- Added a new icon for stops served by multiple types (bus and train, or tram and train etc)
- Now fetches departures for the next 24 hours, not 12 hours as before. 
- Added a button to choose if you want to view empty stops, i.e. nearby stops that do not have any departures.
- Stops and departures load faster

### 2020.2 — 2020-04-29

The app is now called Færd.

### 1.1 — 2020-04-10

No release notes.

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