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Re:Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid ... by Symbiote on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @03:43AM (#39025028)
I tested with London to Paris — if it's easy with your routing system, you should add the Channel Tunnel as a fake road. I'm not sure why it chose a ferry so far off the shortest route.
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Re:Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid ... by Amithv on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @04:21AM (#39025359)
Currently, it uses OpenStreetMap routing.Planning to change to the Google Maps Routing API.
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Re:Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid ... by jackdh on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @04:38AM (#39025525)
Check the prices on that, it can get exorbitant
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Re:Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid ... by throwaway91920 on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @08:30AM (#39027373)
The site could probably charge extra for better quality results.

Perhaps they could split it into a free version using open street data, and a paid version with actual transit routes and other relevant data (tunnels could be marked as 0% sun coverage if they are able to find a data source for it)

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Re:Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid ... by ballooney on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @03:52AM (#39025114)
Both sides are pretty good for being well shaded from the sun, in the Channel Tunnel, in my experience.
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Re:Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid ... by Symbiote on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @04:17AM (#39025328)
The routing takes the Portsmouth-Cherbourg ferry, which is not the way any bus would go. They take either the Channel Tunnel, or one of the shortest ferries like Dover-Calais.
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