Estonia picks Turnit for unified public transport ticketing platform

A unified public transport ticketing platform is to be developed in Estonia.

Also, Railway Gazette reports that Turnit was selected to develop a prototype.

In addition, it is part of a broader effort.

At the same time, that effort is meant to make sustainable travel options more attractive.

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Also, the Estonian Transport Administration says the project is intended to provide a single interface.

Passengers would use it to plan an entire multimodal journey.

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In addition, they would choose suitable connections and buy tickets there.

Meanwhile, separate, non-interoperable systems are still in use.

For example, this includes trains, buses, trams, ferries, flights, micromobility and car rental services.

Still, this creates difficulties for trips that use more than one mode of transport.

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Separately, the work forms part of the government’s MaaS X-tee initiative.

Meanwhile, ERR News reports that the prototype is scheduled for completion in November 2026.

Also, it is intended to provide a standardised data and query layer.

At the same time, it would connect different mobility services.

In addition, it would enable unified travel requests.

Also, it will be piloted as an intermediary channel.

Separately, it will link various transport service providers.

For example, the platform is also meant to create opportunities such as:

• integrated tickets
• shared travel rights
• joint discount products

Still, the long-term objective is to create an open and functional platform.

Also, the state and service providers can adopt it freely.

Johann Peetre, Head of Mobility Planning at the Estonian Transport Administration, said ‘The solution will harmonise ticket purchasing and seat reservations while enabling international service providers to integrate their systems with Estonia’s platform, potentially benefiting the tourism sector as well’.

Turnit CEO Ülo Säre said ‘we have implemented similar solutions in several countries, and we are now able to bring that knowledge and experience to Estonia. This creates a strong foundation for collaboration across the national transport system.’

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