Analysis of Tools Supporting Travel Planning by Public Transport in Łódź

Today, as climate change becomes more and more visible, we need new, more sustainable transport solutions. One of them is travel planners, which are crucial in the process of moving around. The general availability of planners' travel and the ease of their use encourages more and more groups of people to use them. They consider the combination of different means of transport and optimise the user's journey in terms of parameters he selects, e.g., time, cost, ecological effect or the number of transfers or minimising the walking distance. This means that by making the right choice, we can travel responsibly. Awareness of this fact allows us to take care of the natural environment, promote sustainable transport, and, consequently, protect our planet for future generations. The article analyses IT tools – mobile and internet applications – supporting travel planning by various means of public transport in Łódź. The selection of travel planners for analysis was based on available studies, reports and internet rankings. Deductive reasoning was used to assess their usefulness for travel planning. The study ends with indications of what information in applications enabling travel planning is considered the most important, valuable and helpful for the user – traveller.