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OpenVan vs Transport for Belgium

OpenVan

OpenVan.camp publishes a curated read-only OpenAPI schema for vanlife/RV travel planning: fuel prices by country, currency rates, a VanBasket food-cost index, VanSky weather-suitability scores, plus vanlife news stories and events. No authentication is required and the schema is discoverable at the site's `.well-known/openapi.json`; requests are capped at 120/minute per IP and the data is CC BY 4.0 licensed.

Transport for Belgium

Independent, community-run, free API for Belgian rail travel, mirroring NMBS/SNCB data as live departure boards, connections, and vehicle compositions. Built and maintained as an open-source hobby project, it requires no API key and returns either JSON or XML depending on the requested format.

OpenVanTransport for Belgium
AuthenticationNoneNone
Pricingfreefree
FormatsJSONJSON, XML
CORSyesyes
HTTPSYesYes

Transport for Belgium supports 2 response formats, while OpenVan offers fewer — pick Transport for Belgium for more integration flexibility.

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