Interactive Visualizations

Travel, made playable — animated, tap-to-explore maps and diagrams of the places we cover.

Sometimes the best way to understand a place is to watch it move. This is a small, growing collection of interactive pieces — press play, drag a slider, tap around. First up: the tangle of Skytrain, subway and monorail lines in Bangkok, Tokyo and Taipei, all running live.

Bangkok on Rails — BTS & MRT, Alive

Every Skytrain, metro, monorail and airport line in one animated schematic. Press play, watch the trains run, and tap any station to see its interchanges and what's nearby.

Interactive map · Thailand

Tokyo on Rails — the Yamanote & Metro

The JR Yamanote loop plus the tourist-useful Tokyo Metro and Toei lines, from Shibuya to Skytree. Press play and tap any station — Shinjuku, Ueno, Asakusa, Odaiba and the rest.

Interactive map · Japan

Taipei by Metro — the MRT

Every Taipei MRT line, from Taipei 101 to Tamsui and the Maokong hills. Press play, tap a station, and follow the colour-coded lines the way locals do.

Interactive map · Taiwan

Kuala Lumpur — LRT, MRT & Monorail

The LRT, MRT, Monorail, KTM and airport lines, all knotted together at KL Sentral. Press play and tap any station — KLCC, Bukit Bintang, Batu Caves and the rest.

Interactive map · Malaysia
More on the way

Coming soon

Ideas in the works: a cherry-blossom bloom-front sweeping up Japan, Southeast Asia's monsoon calendar, and a flight-time web from your home airport. Suggestions welcome.

In development

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