A connected city bus moving through Kigali at night
Rwanda's real-time mobility network

The
Route

Know where your bus is.
Know when it arrives.

Track buses in real time. Discover routes. Find nearby stops. Get where you're going with confidence.

One-time registration fee of RWF 500 — then track free, or go unlimited at RWF 500/month

BUS-042Live

Kigali → Nyabugogo

Estimated arrival4 min
01The problem

Public transport shouldn't feel like guessing.

“Where is my bus?”

For passengers, every wait is uncertain. For operators, every unseen vehicle is a blind spot. TheRoute brings both sides into one live, shared picture.

Passengers need
  • Current bus location
  • Reliable arrival estimates
  • Clear routes and transfers
  • Nearby stops
Operators need
  • Fleet-wide visibility
  • Route compliance
  • Delay detection
  • Performance insight
02Bus Radar

Every bus becomes visible.

A GPS-enabled device continuously sends a vehicle's position. Bus Radar turns that signal into useful information for passengers and operators.

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Bus RadarLive GPS signal
TheRouteJourney intelligence
PeoplePassenger + operator

Live location

Buses moving on the map

Estimated arrival

Useful stop-by-stop ETAs

Route awareness

Stops and direction at a glance

Fleet visibility

One operational view

03How it works

From the road to your phone.

01

Bus starts moving

A tracking device sends location data.

02

Bus Radar receives it

Position and movement are processed.

03

TheRoute reads the journey

Upcoming stops and arrivals are estimated.

04

Passengers see it

Useful information reaches their phone.

05

Operators see everything

The fleet becomes one live operation.

04Live map

The city, in motion.

Select a bus to inspect its live route, estimated arrival and next stop.

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A passenger using TheRoute while traveling through Kigali
Journey live

Bus 104 is 1.8 km away

Kimironko~5 min
05For passengers

Your bus is no longer a mystery.

See what matters before and during the journey.

Find your route

Search where you're going and discover available routes.

Track your bus

Watch your bus move across the map in real time.

Know your arrival

See an estimate instead of relying on guesswork.

Find nearby stops

Discover stops around your current location.

Plan your journey

Know where to board, get off and transfer.

06For operators

One fleet.
One view.

A digital command center for every active vehicle, route and journey.

Fleet tracking
Driver visibility
Route monitoring
Journey analytics
Fleet history
Delay alerts
For transport operators — get started
TheRoute transport operations control room
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07Transportation intelligence

We're not just tracking buses.

Every journey helps the network understand movement—where it slows, where demand grows, and how arrivals can become more accurate.

01

Traffic patterns

02

Demand patterns

03

Route intelligence

04

Arrival prediction

05

Network intelligence

08The passenger experience

Before. During. After.

Before

Where's my bus?

TheRoute

Bus 104 is 1.8 km away

Arrival

Arriving in ~5 min

On board

Nyabugogo → Kimironko

Destination

You've arrived.

09Booking & tickets

From finding your bus to getting your seat.

TrackPlanBookTravel
TheRouteConfirmed
Journey ticket

Kigali → Huye

Departure08:30
BusRT-204
Seat14A
Booking ref.TR-8K29

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10Pricing

Start free.
Go unlimited when you're ready.

Every account pays a one-time RWF 500 registration fee. From there you're on the free tier — track up to 4 buses a day on the live map. Subscribe at RWF 500/month for unlimited tracking, seat availability and online booking. Operators join on a custom fleet quote.

01Registration fee

Free + RWF 500 one-time registration fee

Pay the registration fee once and the live network is yours — no monthly charge. Track up to 4 buses per day.

  • See all buses on the live map
  • Track up to 4 buses per day
  • Arrival estimates and routes
  • Nearby stops and journey planning
  • No online trip booking
  • No advanced filters — search by agency, location, destination or departure
Pay RWF 500 & start tracking
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02Subscription

RWF 500/month

Unlimited everything — every bus, every seat, every filter. Cancel whenever; your free tier stays.

  • Unlimited bus tracking — every day
  • Live seat availability in each car
  • Book tickets online and choose your terminal pickup
  • Advanced filters: agency, location, destination, departure, nearest
Subscribe from the app
03Custom

Custom quote

For companies and individuals who want their fleet tracked on the network — every vehicle, in one managed view.

Priced per number of vehicles
Priced per vehicle type and capacity
Onboarding fee per vehicle on the network
Full operator portal — fleet, desks, team
Onboard your fleet

The RWF 500 registration fee is a one-time charge. The RWF 500/month subscription renews until cancelled; free-tier limits apply without it. Fleet quotes scale with vehicle count and type.

11The technology

Built for roads that never stop moving.

A real-time infrastructure designed around continuous location data.

GPS

Precise vehicle positioning

Real-time processing

Continuous location data

Geospatial intelligence

Road, route and stop context

ETA engine

Live arrival estimates

Network analytics

Transport performance patterns

Mobile experience

The network in your hands

12Rwanda first

Built in Rwanda.
Designed for Africa.

Kigali is where TheRoute begins. The same connected infrastructure can support transportation networks across African cities.

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13The bigger vision

A map that understands movement.

Today

Where is my bus?

Tomorrow

When will it arrive?

Then

What's the fastest route?

Eventually

How should the network move?

Real information. Real vehicles. Real journeys.

Live locations · Verified routes · Operator-controlled data · Passenger-focused information

A one-time registration fee of RWF 500 applies; the free tier tracks up to 4 buses per day. Unlimited tracking, booking and filters are RWF 500/month; fleet plans are quoted per vehicle. Arrival times are estimates and may change because of traffic, road conditions and operational factors.

The network is already moving

Now you can
see it.

Track buses. Discover routes. Plan journeys. Connect transportation.

For transport operators

One-time registration fee of RWF 500 · unlimited plan RWF 500/month · custom fleet quotes

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TheRoute on your phone — the full live network, tickets and tracking, in your pocket. The app version is coming soon to both stores.

 

Android & iOS · same account, same live network