GTFS Resources for Arizona Transit Agencies

General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) is a standard format for publishing transit schedules in a way that apps and websites can read. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requires transit agencies to submit a GTFS dataset for their fixed route service as part of their annual National Transit Database (NTD) report. This page is designed to provide all the resources that Arizona transit agencies need to create or publish their GTFS feeds.

GTFS Resource Sheets

These resource sheets introduce the different elements of GTFS:

• GTFS Overview
• GTFS Flex
• GTFS Realtime

Introduction to GTFS Webinar

A 90-minute webinar about the basics of GTFS.

Sharing GTFS

Once you’ve published your GTFS feed you can make sure it is visible to your transit riders by sharing it with trip planning apps or GTFS clearinghouses. Some common places to share to go to share your feed include:

Registering with Trip Planners:

• Google Maps: REGISTER ONLINE
• Transit App: REGISTER by EMAIL     [email protected]
• Apple Maps: REGISTER by EMAIL     [email protected]
• Moovit: REGISTER by EMAIL     [email protected]

Registering with GTFS clearinghouses:

• Mobility Database: REGISTRATION
• Transit Land: REGISTER by EMAIL     Email us at for assistance registering your feed!

Online Resources

When you are ready to start creating, updating, or publishing your agency’s GTFS feed, the following links will walk you through all of the steps:

GTFS Documentation

• Schedule Documentation
• Best Practices

Creating a Feed

• Resources List
• RTAP GTFS Builder
• Feed validator

RTAP Resources

• GTFS Builder Support
• Uploading GTFS

AZDOT Transit Group Contact

If you have any questions, you can email the AZDOT Transit Group at [email protected].

Statewide Map

ADOT is building a statewide transit map using GTFS data to show all transit services across Arizona. This map will help agencies see where their services coincide with other agencies, as well as what areas are not served by any agency.