“Bait and Switch App — As I made reservations for travel on a Flix bus the Wanderu app up charged me four times. The original price was below $100. After receiving messages that this route was having increasing demand the price ended up…”
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4.7 ★5,649 ratings
—Downloads
4+Age rating
119 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Wanderu is the simplest way to book bus and train travel.
Wanderu helps travelers find the best deals on bus and train tickets across the United States, Canada and Europe. With just a quick search on the Wanderu app, you can compare bus and train schedules and prices from hundreds of travel companies in one convenient place to find the bus or train that works best for you.
Wanderu’s checkout process makes it easy to book your bus and train tickets on the go hassle-free. Our mission is simple — we offer you the lowest prices, directly from the carrier.
Prefer to drive? Rent a car! On Wanderu, you will also find hundreds of rental cars with free cancellations on most bookings. Just search for trips like you normally would and select the car rental card in the search results to see all available rental car options for your route.…
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Five-star share of ratings
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Price keeps rising5 reviews · user report
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“Excellent - save one aspect — Truly does seem to be carrier-agnostic, been relying on their website for a decade and the app is the same (as usually is the case, app is a bit better than using a site). I am not cool, though, with the…”
“Bait and switch — Trying to book a bus ticket, multiple times I clicked on a ticket and after directing me to the next screen, the price went up $20-$30. Wanderu will have to change from their scammy marketing tactics before I will…”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 7.6.2.
What this app sells
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Business modelFree
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