Abstract: The invention relates to a passenger transportation system and method for transporting a passenger from a starting point (P1) along a passenger route to a destination (P2) by at least one transporter using a transporter route (B′-B″) which overlaps at least partially with the passenger route. The system comprises a transport service provider TSP unit (1) comprising transporter route information and served network area information and being enabled for communicating passenger position data and transporter identification data with the passenger and transporter position data as well as pick-up and release notification data with the transporter; such that the passenger route is composed of at least one section of a selected overlapping transporter route. Using said system and method is more convenient to the passenger.