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Use Transport for London with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Get live tube status, bus arrivals, journey planning, road disruptions and bike point data across London.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 11 capabilities

The complete Transport for London capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Transport for London.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 11 available through Transport for London.

  1. 01

    Get arrivals

    Returns predicted arrival times, destination, line number, vehicle ID and expected time to station. Use the stop point ID (e.g. "490009056W") from search_stop. Get live arrival predictions for a bus stop

  2. 02

    Get bike point detail

    Get detailed info for a specific bike docking station

  3. 03

    Get line detail

    Supports tube, overground, DLR, Elizabeth line, tram and river bus lines. Get detailed information about a specific TfL line

  4. 04

    Get stop details

    Useful for identifying the correct stop ID for arrival queries. Get details for a specific bus stop or station

Capability set02 / 03

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 11 available through Transport for London.

  1. 05

    Get bike points

    Returns bike availability, dock availability, station locations and status. Useful for finding nearby bikes for cycling journeys. Search for Santander Cycle (Boris Bike) docking stations

  2. 06

    Get journey

    Returns multiple route options with estimated duration, walking distance, fare cost, number of changes and step-by-step directions. Input locations can be station names, addresses or postcodes. Plan a journey between two points in London

  3. 07

    Get line routes

    Returns the ordered list of stations the line serves. Useful for understanding the full journey path of a tube line. Get the route sequence for a TfL line

  4. 08

    Get line status

    Shows whether each line has Good Service, Minor Delays, Severe Delays, or is Suspended/Part Suspended. If no line IDs specified, returns all tube lines. Use line_ids to check specific lines (comma-separated, e.g. "central,victoria,northern"). Get real-time status for TfL tube lines

Capability set03 / 03

09-11

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 11 available through Transport for London.

  1. 09

    Get road disruptions

    Returns disruption details with severity, location, cause and estimated clearance times. Get current road disruptions in London

  2. 10

    Get road status

    Shows whether roads have Good, Minor or Severe congestion. Get status of London major roads

  3. 11

    Search stop

    Returns matching stops with their IDs, locations, modes and routes. Use the returned IDs with get_arrivals or get_stop_details. Search for bus stops and stations by name

Observed, not estimated

870ms average. Fast in production.

Transport for London is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1054ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
725ms
Slowest day
1054ms
14-day trend
Slowing+10%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 11 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Transport for London, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Transport for London. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Transport for London Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_YHUtp0OMyIx3WxmYpTvQ8JqgQNcyVHMuEKqCxSJ7/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Transport for London capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transport-for-london-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_YHUtp0OMyIx3WxmYpTvQ8JqgQNcyVHMuEKqCxSJ7/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Transport for London owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key?

    No! TfL's Unified API is completely free and open. No authentication required.

  • 02

    What transport modes are covered?

    TfL covers: Tube (Underground), Overground, DLR, Elizabeth line, Tram, Bus, River Bus, Santander Cycles (Boris Bikes) and major roads across London.

  • 03

    Can I plan a journey between two locations?

    Yes! Use get_journey with origin and destination (station names, addresses or postcodes). Returns multiple route options with duration, changes, walking distance and step-by-step directions.

  • 04

    Can I check live bus arrivals?

    Yes! First use search_stop to find the stop ID by name, then use get_arrivals with that stop ID to get real-time bus arrival predictions.

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