Waiting times

STIB: brussels metro, tram and bus operator

Format
JSON
Updates
Every 60 seconds
Latest snapshot
Snapshots stored
about 377,554
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $MOBILITYTWIN_TOKEN" "https://api.mobilitytwin.brussels/stib/waiting-times"
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Real-time waiting times at STIB/MIVB stops with expected arrival times per line and destination.

Which days have data

Data from 30 Mar 2026 to 2 Nov 2026, on 218 days. 30 of the last 30 days have data. A typical day holds 1392 snapshots. Days are in UTC.

2026
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • Full day
  • Partial, 50–90% of a typical day
  • Low, under 50%
  • No snapshot
  • Not expected

Click a day above, or pick a date, to get its requests.

Parameters

NameMeaning
timestampReturn the last snapshot at or before this moment, in Unix seconds or ISO 8601 (e.g. 2026-05-06T12:00:00Z). Without it, the latest snapshot is returned.
start_timestampStart of the range, in Unix seconds or ISO 8601.
end_timestampEnd of the range, in Unix seconds or ISO 8601.
limitMaximum number of snapshots, at most 100.
offsetNumber of snapshots to skip, to page through a range.

Response fields

FieldType
results[].pointidstring
results[].lineidstring
results[].passingtimesstring

Python example

import requests
import json

from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone

yesterday_noon = (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=1)).replace(
    hour=12, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0
)
params = {
    "timestamp": yesterday_noon.isoformat(),   # ISO accepted; epoch also works
}

url = "https://api.mobilitytwin.brussels/stib/waiting-times"

data = requests.get(url, headers={
        'Authorization': 'Bearer [MY_API_KEY]'
}, params=params).json()

# Show next arrivals at each stop
for entry in data['results'][:10]:
    times = json.loads(entry['passingtimes'])
    for t in times:
        dest = t.get('destination', {}).get('fr', '?')   # absent on a "last departure" message
        arrival = datetime.fromisoformat(t['expectedArrivalTime'])
        print(f"Stop {entry['pointid']} — Line {entry['lineid']} → {dest} at {arrival:%H:%M}")