FlixBus Trip Detail API Documentation Get one trip by its trip_id from the search endpoint: for each ride the line code and destination, the brand, the operator names and every stop of the line with arrival and departure times. on_trip is true for the stops between boarding and alighting. Also the address, zip code and coordinates of the departure and arrival station.
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1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
string
Required
The full trip_id of a search result. It looks like direct:RIDE:FROM_STATION:TO_STATION, or starts with ic: for a trip with transfers.
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success
{
"data": {
"trip": {
"rides": [
{
"line": {
"code": "N44",
"line_id": 9418,
"destination": "Amsterdam Sloterdijk",
"line_variation_id": 633653
},
"type": "ride",
"brand": {
"id": "a18f138c-68fa-4b45-a42f-adb0378e10d3",
"name": "FlixBus",
"type": "core",
"color": "#97D700"
},
"stops": [
{
"name": "Berlin Alexanderplatz",
"arrival": null,
"on_trip": true,
"departure": "2026-11-03T00:10:00+01:00"
},
{
"name": "Berlin S\u00fcdkreuz",
"arrival": "2026-11-03T00:35:00+01:00",
"on_trip": true,
"departure": "2026-11-03T00:40:00+01:00"
},
{
"name": "Berlin central bus station",
"arrival": "2026-11-03T00:50:00+01:00",
"on_trip": true,
"departure": "2026-11-03T01:00:00+01:00"
},
{
"name": "Hamburg ZOB",
"arrival": "2026-11-03T04:15:00+01:00",
"on_trip": true,
"departure": null
}
],
"messages": {
"to": null,
"from": null
},
"warnings": [],
"operators": [
"FlixBus DACH GmbH"
],
"sub_brand": null
}
],
"arrival": {
"address": "Adenauerallee 78",
"location": {
"lat": 53.551767,
"lon": 10.011657
},
"zip_code": "20097",
"city_name": "Hamburg",
"description": "Gate information available here: https://www.zob-hamburg.de/abfahrt.php",
"country_code": "DE",
"station_name": "Hamburg ZOB"
},
"trip_id": "direct:78e70bcf-351d-4589-8271-9d339a9ede21:dcbc32c3-9603-11e6-9066-549f350fcb0c:dcbada9a-9603-11e6-9066-549f350fcb0c",
"departure": {
"address": "Alexanderstra\u00dfe 3",
"location": {
"lat": 52.523198,
"lon": 13.414529
},
"zip_code": "10178",
"city_name": "Berlin",
"description": null,
"country_code": "DE",
"station_name": "Berlin Alexanderplatz"
},
"transfers": 0,
"line_origin": {
"name": "Berlin Alexanderplatz",
"time": "2026-11-03T00:10:00+01:00"
},
"line_destination": {
"name": "Amsterdam Sloterdijk",
"time": "2026-11-03T11:35:00+01:00"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"billable": true,
"endpoint_family": "trip_detail"
},
"success": true
}Errors
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Validation Error
A required query parameter is missing or invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"trip_id": [
"The trip_id is the full trip_id value of a search result."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Resource Not Found
The trip id is unknown or has expired. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": false,
"endpoint_family": "trip_detail"
},
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "The requested FlixBus resource was not found."
},
"success": false
}Service Unavailable
FlixBus could not be reached or answered with an unexpected shape. This response is not billable.
{
"meta": {
"billable": false,
"retryable": true,
"endpoint_family": "trip_detail"
},
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The FlixBus API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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