Smart Route BD: Bus & Metro

Smart Route BD is an unofficial Dhaka bus route app for Android: 180+ bus routes with fares, a metro rail fare calculator, MRT and Rapid Pass balance over NFC, Bangladesh Railway timetables and river launches, all working offline.

Please read. Smart Route BD is an unofficial, independent app made by NewAgeDevs. It does not represent, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or authorised by any government entity, ministry, transport authority or operator. It does not sell tickets, process payments or provide any government service. All names of transport authorities and operators are used only to describe routes and to credit where the information came from.

Timetables and fares change without notice and some entries may be incorrect or out of date. Always confirm at the counter before you travel.

Buses, the metro, intercity trains and river launches — all in one app. Every route, fare and timetable is on your phone, so lookups work with no connection.

No account. No sign-up. Only the vehicle photos are fetched, and each is kept once you have seen it.

Bus

• 180+ Dhaka routes, every stop in order
• Search from and to, and see which buses serve it
• Fares from the published distance fare chart
• Photos for most routes, so you spot it at the stop — fetched once, then kept
• Save the ones you take every day

Metro (MRT Line-6)

• Tap your MRT or Rapid Pass to read its balance
• See recent journeys and top-ups from the card
• Read on your phone, uploaded nowhere — the app can never spend from your card
• Fare calculator for all 17 stations
• Full fare chart, with pass and senior discounts

Train

• 224 trains — intercity, mail and commuter
• 417 stations, with full timetables and halt times
• Fare estimates for every class, Shovon to AC Berth
• Find the trains between any two stations
• Off-day warnings before you travel

Launch

• 66 vessels on the river routes
• Departures and arrivals by terminal
• Deck, chair, cabin and VIP fares
• Vessel specs, amenities and sailing times

Also

Route search works with no internet at all, it is free, there is a dark mode, and favourites and recently viewed are a tap away.

Data sources

Timetables, stops and fares are compiled from information the following authorities publish for the public. They are the original sources, and they do not endorse this app:

• Bangladesh Railway — https://railway.gov.bd
• Dhaka metro, DMTCL — https://dmtcl.gov.bd
• Inland waterways, BIWTA — https://biwta.gov.bd
• Road transport fares, BRTA — https://brta.gov.bd
• Dhaka transport coordination, DTCA — https://dtca.gov.bd

Permissions

• Internet, for vehicle photos, ads and updates. Routes, fares and timetables are already on your phone and are never fetched.
• NFC, only to read your transit card. Optional.
• Notifications, for service reminders. Optional.

The app shows ads. Your favourites, recent searches and any card you scan stay on your device.