About the data

Transit Desk answers one practical travel question per page, using a mix of open datasets and live public APIs so the figures stay current.

Where the data comes from

• Plugs, voltage, currency, calling codes, time zones — compiled from open country reference data.
• Exchange rates — European Central Bank reference rates via the Frankfurter API, refreshed through the day.
• Weather — recent multi-year averages from the Open-Meteo climate archive.
• Public holidays — the Nager.Date public-holiday API.
• Distances & flight times — great-circle distance between capitals; flight time is an estimate.

How often it updates

• Exchange rates refresh several times a day.
• Public holidays are re-checked weekly; the "next holiday" on each page is computed live.
• Weather uses multi-year climate normals, so it reflects a typical year rather than a live forecast.
• Times, time differences and distances are computed on every request, so daylight-saving shifts are always current.

Corrections

Found a figure that looks wrong? We'd genuinely like to fix it — the contact page has our email. We name our sources above so you can verify anything yourself.

Please double-check before you travel

Entry requirements, visa rules and safety conditions change often and are not legal advice. Always confirm with official government sources and your airline before booking or departing.