More possibilities. Every mile.
Big plans or a quick trip home? Discover a new way to compare bus and train journeys and make your travel budget go further.
A few journeys to inspire your next adventure.
The Roadscanner idea
01 / For travellers
Our aim is to bring fares and journey options together, so you can find a ride that fits your plans and your budget.
02 / For operators
We want to help bus operators reach more passengers and improve occupancy, especially when demand changes.
Let’s move forward, together
We’re shaping Roadscanner for government and private bus travel. Discover the partnership vision behind our upcoming platform.
Good food. Along your route.
Our vision: discover food stalls and restaurants at upcoming bus stops, compare menus and prices, and pre-order a meal that’s ready when your bus arrives.
Local sellers could register with Roadscanner and serve passengers at selected stops. Food delivery comparisons are also part of our future plans.
Have a food stall? Explore the seller vision01 / Choose your stop
Select an upcoming scheduled bus stop where you would like to collect your food.
02 / Compare & pre-order
Our planned service would let you review menus and prices from registered local sellers.
03 / Collect at the stop
Our aim is to coordinate orders with bus stops and arrival times so sellers can prepare ahead.
More ways to reach your destination
Our plan is to help you compare bike-taxi options for short trips, including journeys to and from bus or railway stations.
Prices and availability will depend on provider connections. No live bike services are connected yet.
Community Lifts is our idea for people already travelling in the same direction to voluntarily offer someone a free lift. These rides would be separate from paid transport services.
Preview only. No ride is posted or requested. Before launch, our plan includes verified profiles, agreed pickup and drop-off points, trip sharing with a trusted contact, and reporting and blocking.
Discover more. Support local tourism.
Our vision is to help you discover temples, heritage sites and local attractions near your destination or along your route, with visiting hours to help you plan.
Concept preview · The cards below show planned categories, not live attractions.
Planned category
Find local temples and plan around visiting sessions, breaks and special-day schedules.
Planned category
Explore forts, museums and landmarks, with visiting hours and weekly closures in one place.
Planned category
Discover parks, lakes and nearby places that make a short stop or local outing worthwhile.
My vision for Roadscanner
Demo search available today Planned
My idea is to develop Roadscanner as one platform for planning a complete journey, from leaving home to reaching the destination, including travel, food and stay. A passenger could compare auto or cab prices to reach the bus station, compare government and private bus fares for the main journey, and find another auto or cab after arrival.
I want to bring in price comparisons across services such as Rapido, Uber and Ola for autos and cabs, and Zomato and Swiggy for food, subject to the required integrations. I also want to include hotel comparisons with similar room facilities and booking conditions, and railway options in the future.
For food along the journey, local food stalls and restaurants on bus routes could register with Roadscanner. Passengers could check upcoming stops, view menus and prices, and order in advance so their food is ready at the selected bus stop when they arrive.
By bringing these options together, passengers could estimate their total journey cost and choose according to their budget. My aim is to make travel easier and more affordable, while helping transport operators fill empty seats and giving local food businesses more opportunities.
I also want Roadscanner to encourage local tourism by helping travellers discover temples and places to visit near their destination, with opening and closing times so they can plan their visit and support local businesses.
I also want to include paid bike-taxi comparisons and a separate Community Lifts option, where people travelling in the same direction can voluntarily offer a free lift to help someone along their journey.
— Mahesh Maramraju, Founder of Roadscanner
The person
behind the idea
About the founder
I’m building Roadscanner with a simple goal: help people find affordable road travel and help bus operators fill empty seats.
The idea began when I noticed how much bus fares could rise during festivals compared with normal days. It made me think about a platform where passengers could compare government and private bus options more easily.
My vision is to bring those choices together, making journeys easier to plan while helping operators improve occupancy. Roadscanner is still in development, and this is the beginning of that journey.
“Affordable journeys for passengers. More occupied seats for operators.”
Not yet. Roadscanner is in development. You can try the bus and train search, but every result is clearly labelled demo data: the fares, timings and services are illustrative and can’t be booked. Once providers approve an integration, Roadscanner will hand you over to them to book. We will never take your IRCTC password, OTP or payment details.
Fares for the same trip can vary a lot between government buses, private operators and trains, especially around festivals. Today you have to check each one separately. Roadscanner aims to put those options side by side, with the total fare, timings and source of each result, so you can choose what fits your budget.
That’s the goal: state transport corporations and private operators in one search, each clearly labelled government or private. No provider partnerships are in place yet. Real results will appear only after a provider gives written approval and access to an authorized data feed. Until then, results are demo data.
