Log a Multi-Modal Trip

What is a Multi-Modal trip?

Multi-modal refers to a trip where you use more than one type of transportation to travel between your origin and destination. An example of this would be a journey to work where you first bicycled to a transit station, loaded your bike on the train, got off the train at the closest station to work, and then continued your journey on to the office.

Note: Different sites and programs may have different guidance on how you should log multi-modal trips. For example, you may be asked to simply log your total trip distance using the mode used for the majority of your trip. If you're unsure, check with a local program administrator.

Log a Multi-Modal Trip on the Web

To record each leg of your multi-modal trip, let’s use the example described above, and let’s assume that the your return trip at the end of the day is the same multi-modal commute in reverse.

Example #1: I ride my bike to the bus stop, then take the bus the rest of the way. I do the same but in reverse on the way home.

1. Choose the dates you would like to log this commute.
2. Enter the times of when you start riding your bike, both for the morning and the evening.
3. Enter the bike distance.
4. Click the Log button to save these bike trips.
5. Select the same dates to select them again.
6. Enter the times of when you will start the bus portions of your trips. 
7. Enter the bus trip distance.
8. Click the Log button to save these bus trips.
9. You'll now have 4 legs saved for the days selected which you can review in your history.

Example #2: I ride my bike to the bus stop, then take the bus the rest of the way in the morning. I am in a carpool on the way home.

1. Choose the dates you would like to log this commute.
2. Enter the time of when you'll be on your bike in the morning.
3. Choose "No Return Trip".
4. Enter the bike distance.
5. Click the Log button to save this portion.
6. Select the dates to log again.
7. Enter the time of when you will be on the bus. (No Return trip should already be selected)
8. Enter the bus trip distance.
9. Click the Log button to save this portion.
10. Select the dates to log again.
11. Enter the time of when you will be in the carpool. (No Return trip should already be selected)
12. Enter the carpol trip distance.
13. Click the Log button to save this final portion.
14. You'll now have 3 legs saved for the days selected which you can review in your history.