Syros Mini Bus

Visit syros-bus.netlify.app

A free web app that translates a Greek island's mini bus timetables into English, adds the regional bus, maps every stop, and works with no signal.

The story

We spent August on a Greek island with our kids. The free mini buses were the best way to get around, but every timetable was posted only in Greek, and the stops often had no signal.

So I photographed the timetables and had Claude turn them into one English app that works offline. Then I shared it with about 30 families we met there.

Launched

August 2026

A few tips

• Claude can read a photo of a printed timetable, even one in another language.
• Make it work offline if people will use it standing at a bus stop.
• Save your code somewhere real right away. My first commit is called "rescue the source out of the session scratchpad."

Tools I used for this project

Claude Code: Read the Greek timetables with me and built the app.Python: Turned the timetables into clean, searchable data.OpenStreetMap: The free map behind the stops and routes.Netlify: Hosts the public link I shared with other families.

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