# TiempoBus y Tram Alicante

> Transition times and information BUS and TRAM Alicante and various locations

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/alberapps.android.tiempobus](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alberapps.android.tiempobus)

## Overview

- **ID:** `alberapps.android.tiempobus`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alberto Montiel
- **Category:** MAPS\_AND\_NAVIGATION
- **Downloads:** 134,333
- **Version:** 5.6.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03
- **First published:** 2012-01-16
- **Publisher country:** ES
- **Size:** 9.03 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=alberapps.android.tiempobus)
- **Website:** [https://blog.alberapps.com](https://blog.alberapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://blog.alberapps.com/p/politica-de-privacidad-de-tiempobus.html](https://blog.alberapps.com/p/politica-de-privacidad-de-tiempobus.html)

## Description

**TiempoBus y Tram Alicante** offers dynamic real-time transit information for buses (TAM, etc.) and trams (TRAM) covering Alicante and surrounding areas like El Campello, Sant Joan, and more. Developed by users passionate about public transport, this Chrome extension provides bus and tram arrival times by stop number, allows searching lines and stops, saving favorite stops, and receiving arrival alerts.

Additional features include updates on notices and news sourced from official Vectalia and TRAM websites and Twitter feeds, shareable transit info, GPS-enabled maps displaying lines and nearby stops with satellite and street view, and QR code scanning for quick stop data loading. This open-source, user-supported app improves transit convenience without affiliation to official transit companies, making it a valuable tool for daily commuters and tourists in Alicante. Source code is publicly available under GPLv3 license.

## Rankings

- #192,930 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `alberapps.android.tiempobus.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Users find TiempoBus y Tram Alicante practical, easy to use, and very helpful, praising its completeness and reliable functionality. However, multiple reviews report persistent connection problems leading to communication errors, making bus information inaccessible at times. Despite these issues, updates seem to improve the app, and overall, it is considered a handy and well-performing application.

### Pros

- Practical and easy to use
- Useful and helpful
- Complete and functional
- Works flawlessly as intended
- Continually improved with updates

### Cons

- Frequent connection problems
- App often shows 'communication error'
- Cannot retrieve bus information due to connection issues

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/alberapps.android.tiempobus)