Direct answer: Open Find stays, pick a city, set the destination you need to reach and your dates, then compare Booking listings inside the colored travel-time bands. Prefer green or yellow when you want a short commute without paying only for lodging next to the venue.
1. Choose what you need to reach
Set a station, venue, neighbourhood, or landmark as your destination. The map is built around that place - not around a generic city pin. Street distance often misleads; the bands show door-to-door public transport access.
2. Set stay dates
Dates drive which Booking listings appear and at which prices, so price and commute can be compared for the same trip.
3. Read the travel-time zones
- Green - fastest band to your destination for the selected departure time
- Yellow / orange - moderate commute
- Warmer / red - longer door-to-door journey
Exact minute thresholds are dynamic per city. Colors show journey duration, not the clock time when you would arrive.
4. Compare price and commute together
A stay farther from the tourist core can still sit in a fast band if transit is strong - often at a lower price than lodging right next to the venue.
Travel-time maps without stays
Need only the accessibility picture? Use single-destination or multiple-places maps to explore overlapping commute areas without the listings layer - useful for events, offices, airports, or any fixed location.
What you can see on the map
- Travel-time zones from a property, project, hotel, or coworking address
- How far people can reach by public transport in each color band
- Optional stays-by-travel-time overlays where relevant
- Destination-focused views for events, airports, stations, or city centres
For websites and partners
Property portals, developers, brokers, hotels, and travel platforms can embed the same travel-time map via iframe or share a link pinned to a specific location. See For partners for a live embed demo and URL options.
What Journey Spectrum is not
It is not a standard route planner and does not replace live navigation apps. It is a comparison tool for areas and stays by price and public-transport accessibility.