BART (Official) vs LAX FlyAway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BART (Official)
Plan your Bay Area transit journeys with real-time train departures and official service alerts. This app offers end-to-end trip planning, step-by-step navigation, and customized notifications for a hassle-free commute.
- Real-time train departures
- End-to-end trip planner
- Step-by-step navigation
- Customized service alerts
- Contactless parking payment
- Service disruption information
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The official Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) app has arrived. It’s the easiest way to plan your trip and get accurate real time train departures with data straight from BART, along with official service alerts. The BART app offers exclusive features for hassle free travel for daily commuters, infrequent users and tourists alike: -Plan your entire end to end trip with BART’s exclusive Trip Planner giving you the fastest route from your starting point to your destination using BART and multiple modes of transportation, including connecting transit, biking, walking and driving. -Step by step navigation with personalized preferences and saved favorite stations and trips. -Real time departures and schedule timetable. -Customized in-app notifications about BART service and announcements. -Contactless in-app Daily Fee parking payment -Service disruption information linked to your trip itinerary. -Report a Biohazard that needs addressing and access our BART Watch App for reporting crimes. -Escalator and Elevator advisories. -Fleet of the Future train tracker. -Cancelled trip notices. -Easily see the last train of the evening by station when you’re planning your night out or your trip home from the airport. -Station information (including if it offers a parking lot and secured bike parking). -Seamless connection to bart.gov and BARTable for deals, events, and fun. -It’s ad free; who wants to be distracted when looking how far away your train is? BART is working on future features of the app to enhance your BART experience... Tell us about the features you want.
LAX FlyAway
Purchase and manage tickets for the FlyAway bus service to and from Los Angeles International Airport. Avoid queues and paper tickets by storing your mobile tickets on your phone. Plan your trips, track buses in real-time, and access important announcements.
- Purchase one-way or round-trip tickets
- Activate and store mobile tickets
- Contactless boarding with mobile tickets
- Manage payment methods including Apple Pay
- Access bus schedules and trip planning
- Real-time bus tracking
- View LAX FlyAway announcements
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Experience hassle-free travel to and from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with the FlyAway app – your convenient ticketing solution for FlyAway bus services. Download the FlyAway app to purchase your tickets in advance. You can buy one-way or round-trip tickets, activate your tickets, and easily manage payment options. No need to worry about long queues or misplacing the paper stubs. You only need your phone to ride to and from LAX! • Buy and store your tickets up to 30 days in advance • Select single or multiple tickets based on your trip • Contactless Boarding - Activate your mobile tickets only when you need to ride and scan it at boarding • Manage payment methods, including Apple Pay • Never lose your transaction history and tickets • Easy access to bus schedules • Trip Planning - Plan your trip ahead of time, get directions and additional transportation options to reach your end destination • Real-Time Information - Track the bus on the map • See the latest LAX FlyAway announcements ----------- App Feedback: We are continuously working on adding new features and enhancing the current ones. Please share any feedback to la@bus.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BART (Official) at 4.6 against LAX FlyAway's 2.1. BART (Official) also leads on ratings volume (26K vs 44) and review sentiment (31% vs 16%). LAX FlyAway's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BART (Official) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BART (Official) has 26K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of BART (Official)'s written reviews are positive against 16% of LAX FlyAway's.
BART (Official) ships an update every 2 months, LAX FlyAway every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BART (Official) | LAX FlyAway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26K ratings) — better | 2.1 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better | 16.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | 9139249 Canada Inc |
Customer experience
BART (Official)
LAX FlyAway
Bugs and requests
BART (Official)
Reported bugs
4 issues- Real-time departure times not updating accurately
- Trip planning providing incorrect/nonsensical routes
- Login and password issues causing frequent logouts
- Parking payment not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to check Clipper card balance
- Automatic license plate recognition for parking
- Offline mode for schedules and trip planning
- Better notifications for service advisories and delays
- More customization options for favorite stations
LAX FlyAway
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BART (Official)
No in-app purchases
LAX FlyAway
No in-app purchases









