ABOUT US
What we do
We build tech that calculates travel times to thousands of locations in one go. Unlike routing apps which can calculate A to B routes, we ask users to specify one location and then calculate travel times from A to all possible Bs.
For example when searching for hotels, properties, jobs and restaurants, you could ask 'show me all locations I can reach within 45 minutes by public transport' and the API can show you a list ranked from shortest to longest times.
We don't build any apps ourselves, instead we licence our tech to existing website and app owners.
For example Rightmove allow people to search for a home based on commute time to the office, Totaljobs list job openings based on commute times and the NHS search for covid test centre locations using driving or walking times.
Why time is better than distance
At TravelTime, we believe transport data has the power to change the world. Every time we search for a job, new house, or place to go on holiday, we see distances listed alongside search results, e.g. “0.8 miles away from city centre”. This information is entirely abstract and assumes we can travel in a straight line. It also doesn't consider local transport links, congestion or local geography.
Why do many applications still choose distance?
Consumer websites use distance instead of time because this data can be incredibly expensive at scale. If they used Google to calculate these times, they would be charged for every search result, which is not cost-effective. What's more, it would slow down their site massively.
That is where TravelTime comes in - we can calculate hundreds of thousands of travel times simultaneously in the blink of an eye for one fixed annual cost. This patented tech has unlimited market opportunities and is already used by advertisers, real estate, travel and more.
Our history
Peter and Charlie began TravelTime (previously known as iGeolise) from Peter`s attic in 2009.
It is based on an idea Charlie had - that time would be more useful than distance to search websites and databases with lots of locations. In 2012, we won the UK leg of the European Satellite Navigation Competition and the ensuing press coverage led directly to our 1st client. More awards and many more clients followed.
After spells in the business incubators of SETsquared and the European Space Agency, we now have our own offices in London and Lithuania. TravelTime is used in many places across the world from Thailand to San Francisco.
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Awards we are honoured to have received
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Business team
Peter
Co-Founder/Director
Peter is focused on returning value to everyone involved with TravelTime. And has enough grey hair for the whole team.
Charlie
Co-Founder/Director
In traffic one day, Charlie came up with the idea of TravelTime. He loves technology that is useful and solves a problem.
Michelle
CFO/Director
Michelle manages all accounting and finance activities at TravelTime, providing business support and insights to maximise the growth potential of the business. She does this while drinking a lot of tea.
Chris
Chief Customer Officer (CCO)
Chris makes sure that TravelTime users get maximum value from the platform. He once drove from England to Mongolia in a 25 year old Austin Maestro.
Tomas S
Head of Development
Tomas bridges the gap between our different teams including data collectors, developers and the business team. He also enjoys vintage gaming and lightweight camping.
Sam
Business Development Manager
Sam is responsible for generating new business for the company. He is also an avid music fan and can be found playing the guitar in his spare time.
Monika
Office Manager - Lithuania Division
Monika excels at multitasking and event planning while ensuring the team's daily needs are met. Monika is passionate about her HR responsibilities, but in her spare time she enjoys long forest hikes, cooking, and watching true crime documentaries and RuPaul's Drag Race.
DevOps & front-end developers
Tomas M
Front End Team Lead
Tomas is a natural early riser so is always ready to begin coding for the day. He's also a fan of long walks, movies and good food.
Donatas
Operations Architect
Donatas is a natural multitasker, as he has to look at several monitors when using code to build something useful for our team. He's also interested in theatre acting.
Eivydas
Front End Developer
Eivydas works on our various web applications optimising and pushing them towards awesomeness. In his spare time he balances learning new stuff with chilling out.
Simonas
Front End Developer
Simonas is a pixel shifter, using code to see which way turns out better. He spends his free time watching YouTube and anime or playing video games.
Edvinas
Junior Front-End Developer
Passionate about web development and design, Edvinas strives to make various applications as visually appealing as possible. He also enjoys foreign languages, music, and hiking.
Daniil
Software Engineer
With a strong background in mathematics and design patterns, Daniil loves to challenge others to a game of chess. He also enjoys hiking in his spare time.
Andrius
System Administrator
In his spare time, Andrius enjoys travelling, building scale models, and automating various processes.
Back-end developers
Gytis
Software Engineer
Once Gytis takes our data and writes code, it's possible to see what we do on an interactive map. He likes playing video games and board games in his free time.
Bartosz
Technical Architect
An expert in functional programming, machine learning & artificial intelligence – a very smart and practical man.
Titas
Junior Software Engineer
Titas enjoys participating in sports, particularly combat sports, video games, and reading. Since he's always been a voracious reader, his room resembles a miniature library.
Aivaras
Software Engineer
Aivaras has a background in math and theoretical computer science, and has a keen interest in languages and history.
Gergely
Head of Data
Gergely writes code to automate our map building process. He is a fan of functional programming and Bazel. He enjoys outdoor activities and runs an Alpha Course in his free time.
Marcin
Senior Software Engineer
Marcin is an IT professional in many areas of modern systems development and is passionate about building robust data-intensive applications that provide useful insight.
Mykolas
Software Engineer
Mykolas is focused on benchmarking and optimising the API. His interests include aviation, the Lindyhop and playing the clarinet.
Jonas
Software Engineer
Jonas writes code that helps us get the transport data we need. He's also a father and fan of video games and board games.
Pawel
Software Engineer
Paweł is a software engineer with background in physics and computer simulations. He combines his passion for parenting, outdoor activities and green transportation into everyday family adventures.
Data team
Donatas J.
Data collector
Donatas enjoys playing board games, video games, and geolocation games. Moreover, he enjoys listening to electronic music and attending dance events.
Eglė
Data Collector
Eglė collects public transport data for all the countries TravelTime is live in. She loves being active and is an early bird.
Evelina
Data Collector
Evelina ensures all global public transport data is up to date. She loves travelling, long walks, video games and origami.
Rūta
Data Collector
When Rūta is not collecting public transport data for TravelTime she enjoys outdoor cooking and picking mushrooms. She's also a certified make up artist.
Akvilė
Data Collector
Akvilė is part of the team collecting public transport data from across the world. She loves movies, anime, gardening and music.
Vilius
Data Collector
Vilius searches for different sources of public transport data so that our model is accurate. He likes watching YouTube videos about gaming, history, crime and internet mysteries.
Ready to get started?
Book a meeting with TravelTime or explore our API documentation.
