The summer beach bus, Line 5, joins live tracking — starting this weekend you can see exactly where it is.
New
Line 5's position appears on the map, and the timetable now has a working "live" button plus an "on time / delayed" status next to the upcoming departure — just like the city lines
Changes
The "live" button no longer disappears at the scheduled departure time: when the bus is running late, its position stays available until the trip actually ends — from the stops still ahead of the bus, along with the real departure time and the size of the delay
Fixes
On Sundays the next-departures widget on the home page now shows Line 5 trips instead of claiming buses don't run on Sundays
Schedule
Beach bus and clearer schedules
Two schedule updates: Line 5 is now in the official PKS timetable, and it is now clearer which days each line runs.
Line 5 — official PKS data
The beach stop now uses its official name, „Nowy Dębiec, Plaża", instead of just „Nowy Dębiec".
On the map it sits exactly where the bus stops, and in Gryżyna each direction is now on the correct side of the road.
Clearer schedules
Each line now shows which days it runs („Runs on weekdays", „Runs on weekdays and Saturdays", „Runs on weekends in summer").
The full timetable now has a day label above the hours, so you instantly know which schedule you are looking at.
On a day a line does not run (e.g. Line 2 on Saturday), the schedule clearly says „Not running today" instead of pretending a bus is coming — and you can still preview the full table.
Schedule
The beach bus stops closer to the water
The summer bus to the beach starts this weekend, so I lined up its details with the official timetable — so everything is right from the very first ride.
The final stop is now right by the swimming area in Nowy Dębiec — before, it sat further away on the map, in the village
On the way back the bus takes ul. Broniewskiego instead of ul. Piaskowa
The line now appears as "Linia 5" in sky blue, instead of the name "Nowy Dębiec"
Schedule
A free bus to the beach in Nowy Dębiec
Summer in Kościan with a new, free line — a bus straight to the beach on Lake Wonieść in Nowy Dębiec. It runs on Saturdays and Sundays, so your weekend trip to the water is sorted.
Five departures a day from Kościan (from ul. Wyzwolenia - Szkoła via Poznańska, Gostyńska, Nowy and Stary Lubosz, Racot and Gryżyna) and five returns from Nowy Dębiec
The ride is free — leave the car, hop on and head to the beach
You will find the line in the schedule, on the map and in the connection search, so you can plan your trip from your doorstep all the way to the lake
On weekdays it shows the nearest weekend departure, and outside the summer season it tucks away from the list
New feature
A new look for search results
The connection search results page has a new, clearer layout — it's faster to see which departure suits you best.
Changes
The search form collapses into a compact summary (from, to, when) — expand it whenever you want to change your query
Each connection is now a clear card with large departure and arrival times and a colored bar of the whole journey: from the start, through the lines and the transfer, to the destination, including walking legs
Expanding a card reveals a map of the planned route — with the start, destination and walking legs marked — and a journey timeline whose intermediate stops tuck away into an expandable list
A transfer shows as a single two-color marker with both line numbers, and an icon next to the total time tells you whether it's the ride alone or the ride plus a walk
When a bus is leaving soon, the expanded card shows a "Track the bus live" button that takes you straight to tracking that trip
Fixes
When you enter a departure time that has already passed today, you'll see the nearest upcoming departures instead of an "all buses have already left" message — the search moves itself to the current time
Stops served in both directions (such as Śmigielska, Wyzwolenia - Szkoła, Łąkowa - Most) now appear on the map as a separate point for each direction — toward town and back — instead of one shared point, and their position is more accurate
Fix
A tidier timetable on narrow phones
I tidied up the timetable view on narrow phones — a common size on budget Androids, so it's worth having everything fit.
The three nearest departure times now fit on one line — previously the third one jumped to a second row
You can see more stops at once: the list is no longer squeezed to barely two entries, and the page scrolls smoothly
The map's zoom in and out buttons no longer overlap the map credit in its corner
New feature
The bus's whole route on the tracking page
The tracking page now shows the bus's whole journey to your stop, and the journey planner handles street names better.
New
Route timeline — a green dot shows where the bus is right now, with the upcoming stops and times listed below, down to yours ("You are here"). Passed stops tuck themselves into a collapsible "Earlier" section, and the "Next" section shows where this trip can still take you
When the bus is finishing its previous trip first, the timeline shows the loop and the departure time of your trip — the bus is no longer "invisible" before it sets off
Each stop name on the timeline links to tracking from that stop
Whether the bus is on time or delayed (e.g. "+3") now also shows on the stop bar in the timetable and at the transfer departure in the journey planner
Changes
The "Other stops on this line" list only appears when the route timeline is not visible (e.g. at night) — while tracking, you switch stops straight from the timeline
Fixes
The journey planner understands streets better: entering a street name (e.g. "Piaskowa") also shows departures from the stop on that street, and suggestions distinguish same-named streets in different towns
The bus no longer disappears from the map and tracking page during short GPS signal gaps — its last known position stays visible for a few minutes, with the update time shown
The "no bus position" message and the map status badge now say the same thing — no more contradiction between them
Map buttons no longer overlap the top navigation bar on desktop
New feature
Clearer live status and where the data comes from
A bit more clarity around live buses, plus a few interface improvements.
What's new
Clearer live-position status — when buses aren't visible for a moment, a short note appears on the map and on the tracking page, and the timetable stays within reach. „No positions" also isn't the same as „nothing runs at this hour" — that difference is now visible, so it's clear it isn't a problem with your phone.
You can now see where the live data comes from — there's a link to zbiorkom.live next to positions and delays, and the map itself carries an OpenStreetMap credit.
A link to our Facebook page appeared in the header — next to the „Postaw kawę" (Buy me a coffee) button, on desktop and mobile.
Changes
On desktop, language, theme and the privacy policy now sit under a single „Ustawienia" (Settings) icon — the header bar is tidier.
Longer times to departure now show in hours and minutes (e.g. „za 5 g 4 min" instead of „za 304 min") — easier to judge how long you're really waiting.
New feature
Busek in a fresh look
The biggest Busek update so far — the app not only looks more modern, it also does more.
What's new
Live buses are back — vehicle positions and delay tracking return after a break. I now pull the data from the open zbiorkom.live source (public data, officially shared with apps like Busek).
The map and tracking page show the delay, direction of travel and the next stop.
When a bus is currently standing at your stop, I show „Autobus na przystanku" (bus at the stop).
I updated the privacy policy with the new GPS data source and how it's shared.
Changes
Map and timetable in one place — the old separate screens are now a single „Rozkład" (Timetable) page. You see the line's route and stops next to the nearest departures, and you can expand the map to full screen with one button.
You open the journey search straight from the home page — the „from–to" form is right at the top.
I simplified navigation:
on mobile, „Co nowego" (What's new) moved onto the bottom bar, while Advertising, Contact and settings (language, theme) are grouped under a „Więcej" (More) button;
I removed the footer — the project note, contact and privacy policy now live in clearer places (Info, the header, the „More" menu);
on desktop the language switcher collapsed into a single icon, and redundant tiles disappeared from the home page.
Fixes
I made the nearest departures on the home page clearer — each row shows where the bus is heading, and three upcoming times instead of one. At start-and-end stops (e.g. ul. Wyzwolenia – Szkoła) the confusing „arriving bus" row is gone.
Fix
Clearer "bus at the stop" status
On the tracking page, when a bus is currently stopped at your stop, you'll now see "Bus at the stop" instead of the next trip's arrival. Before, the view jumped straight to the next arrival the moment the bus stopped.
New feature
Order an ad online
On the Advertise page I added a «Place an order» button — a business can order a banner and upload its graphic without writing e-mails. The app checks the file straight away (format, size, dimensions). One variant is enough: send the phone version and the banner shows on phones, the computer one — on computers, both — everywhere. After ordering you get a confirmation with an invoice at the address you provide. No graphic ready? The Advertise page has ready-made Canva templates (mobile and desktop) — just copy one and swap the content.
New feature
Contact form
I added a Contact page — you can now write to me directly from the app. Just pick a topic (report, suggestion, advertising, or other), enter your e-mail and message. You will get a reply to the address you provide.
Schedule
Refreshed Schedule page and bus direction next to departure time
Schedule page — refreshed stop picker: the dropdown looks and works the same on phone and desktop, and the page remembers the last picked stop per line (switching lines restores your choice). Next to the picker there is a map icon button showing the route with the active stop highlighted. List and map never show at the same time. Next to every departure time — in the home widget, the tracking page, and map popups — an arrow with the next stop name now appears. The biggest improvement is for stops the bus passes in both directions (ul. Śmigielska, ul. Wyzwolenia - Szkoła): instead of one time you see two rows, one per direction. Previously it was just a time without any hint where the bus was heading — easy to read the time for the wrong direction.
Announcement
You can buy me a coffee 😊
There is now a small «Buy me a coffee» button in the app header. The app is and will remain free — it is an after-hours project for the residents of Kościan. If anyone feels like supporting, the option is there; coffee helps cover server and domain costs, and for me it is also a nice signal that the project is useful to someone — which gives me energy for further improvements.
New feature
Live bus positions are back
After a short outage, live bus tracking is working again. GPS data now comes from zbiorkom.live, an open source that officially shares this information with apps like Busek. Delays, direction arrows, and the next-stop label in the bus popup work as before.
Schedule
Temporary schedule — street works in the centre
Starting Monday, May 18, a temporary schedule applies due to street works on Nacławska Street and reduced capacity of Solidarność Roundabout. Line 1 skips the stop on Dworcowa Street, which means the bus avoids traffic jams on Surzyńskiego Street and keeps regular intervals. Lines 2, 3 and 4 have been temporarily merged into a single Line 2 reaching the Train Station from Młyńska Street — the first half of the route is marked pink (from Wyzwolenia to the station), the second half blue (from the station back to Wyzwolenia). After the works we return to the standard layout and the stops on Dworcowa Street and Kościuszki Avenue.
Announcement
Live bus positions temporarily disabled
I have temporarily disabled the live bus position preview on the map. The schedule, route search, and all other features work as usual. The map shows a short note at the top indicating the preview is currently unavailable.
Fix
Bus locations on the map fixed
Fixed live bus tracking — positions were out of date after a system change on the carrier’s side. They now refresh in real time again. If there is a longer gap in GPS data in the future, the map will hide vehicles and a banner at the top will show that data is unavailable.
New feature
New line colors
Lines 1, 2, 3, and 4 now use colors matching the official Kościan branding — brighter and more vivid. You will see them on the map, in the schedule, on the search results, and everywhere a line number appears. Functionally nothing changes — this is just a visual refresh.
New feature
New Busek logo
The app got a new logo — more distinctive, with a deeper green. You will see it in the header, in the browser tab, on your home screen (if you have added the app to your phone), and in the Facebook posts. The app itself works the same — this is just a visual refresh.
Fix
Better search algorithm for connections
This time I focused on the heart of the search — the algorithm that picks connections when you search address to address. Routes from a nearer stop now show up (previously they disappeared in favor of farther ones, even though it was the same bus arriving at the same time). When arrival times are similar, the route with a shorter walk ranks higher — especially helpful with the "Direct only" filter, where long walks used to dominate. When the search finds a clearly better option (same bus, shorter walk), the long-walk variant is pushed down or hidden entirely — less noise in the results.
New feature
Live tracking page and arrival reminder
Every stop-and-line pair now has its own tracking page — live map, upcoming stops, delay, and estimated arrival. Open it from the departures widget, the timetable ("See bus live"), or search results. The second big addition is the "Remind 5 min before" button — it sends a system notification as the bus approaches, even with the app closed. On iPhone, add Busek to the home screen first. Also: three map modes (stop and bus, bus only, my location), your stop clearly highlighted, offline fallback to the timetable, quick jumps between related views, better GPS accuracy at the Dworcowa loop, and a page flicker fix.
New feature
Install Busek on your phone and better search
A new install banner appears on the homepage — tap it to install Busek on your phone or computer and use it offline. The Info page now has step-by-step installation instructions for every browser and system. Search improvements: the suggestion dropdown now matches the full field width, stops on both sides of a street no longer appear twice, and when a bus reaches the loop stop and continues after a short break, it shows as one direct connection.
New feature
Live bus tracking and better search
The map now shows where each bus is — with a direction arrow and delay info. Click a bus to see the next stop and arrival time. Delays are also shown in the timetable, homepage widget, and search results. A GPS toggle in the map legend lets you hide buses. Stops show "approaching" when a bus is heading there. Also new: expandable stop list in search results, "Direct only" filter, search without Polish diacritics, and more accurate bus routes on the map.
Fix
Better search and display fixes
Stops on both sides of the street are now treated as one — no more guessing which to pick. I fixed search on lines with long service gaps and removed several annoying bugs, including the broken Search button when the calendar was open.
Fix
Schedule and search fixes
Travel times on the Schedule page are now calculated from the selected stop, not the first one. Next departure highlighting only appears on the correct schedule (weekdays or Saturday). Search suggestions no longer flicker while typing.
New feature
Improved search and new date picker
The search form now looks the same on the home page and search page. I added geolocation, around-the-loop connections, and a convenient drum date picker on mobile. I also improved the search algorithm — results should now be significantly more accurate.
New feature
"What's New" section
A new page listing changes and news in the Busek app. Here I'll post about new features, schedule changes, and fixes.
