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Never miss a bus or train Keep an eye on departures from your wrist regularly, so you can quickly find out when the next bus or train is due in near to you just a couple of taps. Two of the apps include a Glance, which makes them convenient for commuters. Sadly, the National Rail app doesn’t have one, but rather than having to go to the Home screen to open it, keep in mind that you can tell Siri to open any app on your Watch, so you only have to press in the Digital Crown and then say “Open National Rail” to look up the time of your next train home.
ulling out your iPhone as you’re getting ready to head out, or in the middle of dashing to catch a bus or train, will slow you down for a moment as you unlock the device, find and open a travel app and look up what you want to know. By installing a few apps on your Watch, you can make the whole process easier because you’ll only have to tap and swipe on the device that you’re wearing, rather than fumbling around in a pocket or at the bottom of your bag. So here we shall look at three of the best Apple Watch apps for helping you get around on public transport in the UK, using buses, main line train services and the London Underground. All three include some simple features that make it easy to locate stops that are near to your current location, or which you’ve identified as favourites that you use
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“Locate nearby stops and find out when your next bus or train is due”
HOW TO | catch a bus using your Apple Watch
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Get the app and glance
On your iPhone, download and open the UK Bus Checker app, tap the cog and then ‘Set home location’. Align that location in the sights, then tap Set. Next, open your phone’s Apple Watch app, tap My Watch, scroll down and tap UK Bus Checker. Switch on Show App on Apple Watch, then Show in Glances for quick access to the next three buses near you.
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See arrivals nearby
At the Watch face, swipe upwards to show glances, then swipe horizontally until you find the one for UK Bus Checker. Allow it a moment to retrieve information about imminent arrivals at the stop nearest to you. It will show route numbers and, depending on the service, the scheduled arrival time or a live countdown based on a bus’s actual location.
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Tailor the app to you
Tap the Glance to open the full app. Tapping Home offers suggested routes to get home. Nearby usefully provides details for a stop other than the one shown in the Glance. Add a stop to your favourites by tapping it in the iPhone app, then the star (top-right); ‘ABC’ in the bottom bar renames a favourite – say, based on direction of travel, for instance.