färdrutt

Färdrutt is a Swedish term used primarily in public transport planning and travel planning to denote the planned route of a journey. It describes the intended sequence of travel segments—lines, modes, stops, and transfers—from origin to destination, including estimated times and transfers. The concept emphasizes the itinerary as such rather than the geographic path alone.

In practice, a färdrutt may be defined by transport operators for timetabling and service planning, or by travelers and planning tools when composing an itinerary. A färdrutt can include alternative options, transfer points, walking distances between legs, and accessibility considerations. Digital travel planners often present a färdrutt as a leg-by-leg sequence with departure and arrival times, transfer events, and total travel time.

Relation to similar terms is context-dependent. Färdrutt is closely related to färdväg (the path or route taken) and resrutt or resplan (travel route or itinerary). In some contexts, färdrutt emphasizes the planned sequence of segments, while färdväg may refer more broadly to the geographic route or the actual path taken.

Etymology-wise, the word is formed from färd (journey, trip) and rutt (route). The term is most commonly encountered in Scandinavian public transport discourse and planning documentation, as well as in consumer trip-planning interfaces.

See also: färdväg, resplan, resrutt, kollektivtrafik, planering.