Best travel apps for Android: 7 essential apps for any traveler.... 

Best for air travel: Skyscanner

If you want to go a long distance, flying is the best way to go. Skyscanner is the best app for flights. You can look at the dates of the flights directly from your smartphone. You can choose your destination and find the lowest cost airline and book the flights with no fees. 

Flying is a good method of transport for long-distance journeys. © ANDROIDPIT, Shutterstock

Skyscanner

Best for Eurorail: Voyages SNCF

If you are taking a trip to Europe, taking the train is a great way to get around. You can see a lot of the continent on the rails and the prices for tickets are reasonable. Voyages SNCF provides you with quick information on prices, dates and times for trains in many countries in Europe.

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Best for carpooling: BlaBlaCar

You are aware that the cost (and comfort) of public transportation might be inadequate, but fortunately there are a few alternatives. Car pooling is expanding and there are many apps that facilitate this but BlaBlaCar is the best one out there. You can jump in with someone else driving to the destination you want to go to at a fee to the car owner. 

BlaBlaCar gets you to your destination via carpool. © ANDROIDPIT

BlaBlaCar, Trusted Ridesharing

Best for car navigation: Waze

Of course, you can travel with your own car, this allows you to carry more things than taking a plane, train or someone else's automobile. The downside is that the success of the trip depends partly on your navigation skills. If you know the road well, it will not be a problem but if you are traveling to Santa Fe for the first time, you could have some navigational issues. Fortunately, there are many GPS applications to help you to your destinations. Waze is one of the most popular navigational apps on Android. 

Waze is an excellent Android navigational app. / © ANDROIDPIT

Waze - GPS, Maps & Traffic

Best for accommodation: Airbnb

So you have solved the problem of transportation, and you have your dates set. Now there's just the question of accommodation: where will you be staying? Again, Android can help. Of course you could find a hotel via Google Maps or, if you are in a bigger city, book a hotel directly. Another option is to go through Airbnb. If you're unlucky, you could have some surprises but overall it is a good system. 

Airbnb is a great way to stay for less. / © ANDROIDPIT

Airbnb

Best for tracking the weather: The Weather Channel

So you've arrived successfully at your destination and are settled in adequate accommodations. Starting tomorrow, the vacation can begin. It's better to think about the weather before you plan any activity because the weather can change quickly. Unless you have tampered with your phone, you should have a weather app pre-installed on your Android device. Of course, you can install another application if your pre-installed weather app does not suit you. The Weather Channel app is one of the most popular. 

Remember to monitor the weather, temperatures can fall faster than expected. © ANDROIDPIT

The Weather Channel

Best for choosing restaurants: Yelp

If you go somewhere, there's a good chance you know the standard chain restaurants. But what if you want to venture outside of the norm and try some local cuisine, how do you avoid having a bad experience? Luckily, there are apps out there that can tell you what other travelers thought about particular restaurants. Yelp gives you ratings on what how popular restaurant is, the type of people who went there and what they thought of the establishment. Of course, what's true for some might not be true for others, but it allows you to get an idea. 

Yelp tells you the ratings of restaurants so you know which one is the best. / © ANDROIDPIT

Yelp

What travel apps do you use? Let us know in the comments. 

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