MCP National Rail vs Airtreks MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP National Rail and Airtreks MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP National Rail when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (BYOK (Pay Provider Direct)).
• You have access to required keys: RTT_API_USERNAME, RTT_API_PASSWORD.
• Primary tools included: Live departure lookups, Live arrival lookups, Date-based departure queries.

Explore MCP National Rail Details

Choose Airtreks MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Travel & Transportation domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: plan_route, trip_idea_create, route_estimate.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP National Rail lucygoodchild Travel & Transportation	Airtreks MCP SEKeener Travel & Transportation
Summary	An MCP server for UK National Rail trains service, providing train schedules and live travel information, intergrating the Realtime Trains API	Complex multi-city flight routing intelligence. 7 tools: plan round-the-world trips across 60+ carriers, validate Star Alliance and oneworld alliance routings, get segment-by-segment carrier recommendations, identify surface sector savings, and hand off to human consultants. No API key needed (100 req/day free). Remote endpoint: https://mcp.airtreks.com/mcp
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lucygoodchild-mcp-national-rail": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lucygoodchild-mcp-national-rail"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RTT_API_USERNAME": "YOUR_RTT_API_USERNAME_HERE",
        "RTT_API_PASSWORD": "YOUR_RTT_API_PASSWORD_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sekeener-airtreks-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtreks-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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