diff --git a/__tests__/components/viewers/__snapshots__/nearby-view.js.snap b/__tests__/components/viewers/__snapshots__/nearby-view.js.snap
index d9d1112fc..432329be4 100644
--- a/__tests__/components/viewers/__snapshots__/nearby-view.js.snap
+++ b/__tests__/components/viewers/__snapshots__/nearby-view.js.snap
@@ -7122,6 +7122,7 @@ exports[`components > viewers > nearby view renders proper scooter dates 1`] = `
                           />
                         }
                         homeTimezone="America/Los_Angeles"
+                        routeSortComparator={[Function]}
                         stopData={
                           Object {
                             "__typename": "Stop",
@@ -14945,6 +14946,7 @@ exports[`components > viewers > nearby view renders proper scooter dates 1`] = `
                           />
                         }
                         homeTimezone="America/Los_Angeles"
+                        routeSortComparator={[Function]}
                         stopData={
                           Object {
                             "__typename": "Stop",
@@ -23041,6 +23043,7 @@ exports[`components > viewers > nearby view renders proper scooter dates 1`] = `
                           />
                         }
                         homeTimezone="America/Los_Angeles"
+                        routeSortComparator={[Function]}
                         stopData={
                           Object {
                             "__typename": "Stop",
@@ -33944,6 +33947,7 @@ exports[`components > viewers > nearby view renders proper scooter dates 1`] = `
                           />
                         }
                         homeTimezone="America/Los_Angeles"
+                        routeSortComparator={[Function]}
                         stopData={
                           Object {
                             "__typename": "Stop",
@@ -40874,6 +40878,7 @@ exports[`components > viewers > nearby view renders proper scooter dates 1`] = `
                           />
                         }
                         homeTimezone="America/Los_Angeles"
+                        routeSortComparator={[Function]}
                         stopData={
                           Object {
                             "__typename": "Stop",
@@ -47900,6 +47905,7 @@ exports[`components > viewers > nearby view renders proper scooter dates 1`] = `
                           />
                         }
                         homeTimezone="America/Los_Angeles"
+                        routeSortComparator={[Function]}
                         stopData={
                           Object {
                             "__typename": "Stop",
@@ -59395,6 +59401,7 @@ exports[`components > viewers > nearby view renders proper scooter dates 1`] = `
                           />
                         }
                         homeTimezone="America/Los_Angeles"
+                        routeSortComparator={[Function]}
                         stopData={
                           Object {
                             "__typename": "Stop",
diff --git a/example-config.yml b/example-config.yml
index 43fbc99fd..b04b7d8cf 100644
--- a/example-config.yml
+++ b/example-config.yml
@@ -662,4 +662,6 @@ itinerary:
 ### Setting to hide stops with no depatures in the nearby view.
 #   hideEmptyStops: true
 ### What radius should the nearby query get results within? (in meters)
-#   radius: 600
\ No newline at end of file
+#   radius: 600
+### Setting this to true will use the route viewer sort algorithm on routes
+#   useRouteViewSort: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/i18n/es.yml b/i18n/es.yml
index 1f847bfd8..31c17586c 100644
--- a/i18n/es.yml
+++ b/i18n/es.yml
@@ -521,13 +521,13 @@ components:
     signInText: Inicia sesión para guardar el viaje
     signInTooltip: Por favor, inicia sesión para guardar el viaje.
   SavedTripEditor:
+    deleteSavedTrip: Borrar viaje guardado
     editSavedTrip: Editar el viaje guardado
     saveNewTrip: Guardar un nuevo viaje
     tripInformation: Información sobre el viaje
     tripNotFound: No se encontró el viaje
     tripNotFoundDescription: Lo sentimos, no se encontró el viaje solicitado.
     tripNotifications: Notificaciones de viaje
-    deleteSavedTrip: Borrar viaje guardado
   SavedTripList:
     alertTag: "{alerta, plural, one {Ver una alerta} other {Ver # alertas}}"
     fromTo: De {from} al {to}
diff --git a/lib/components/viewers/nearby/stop.tsx b/lib/components/viewers/nearby/stop.tsx
index 18b71905d..0fdc0a694 100644
--- a/lib/components/viewers/nearby/stop.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/viewers/nearby/stop.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Calendar } from '@styled-icons/fa-solid'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl'
+import { TransitOperator } from '@opentripplanner/types'
 import coreUtils from '@opentripplanner/core-utils'
 import React from 'react'
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type Props = {
   fromToSlot: JSX.Element
   homeTimezone: string
   nearbyViewConfig?: NearbyViewConfig
+  routeSortComparator: (a: PatternStopTime, b: PatternStopTime) => number
   stopData: StopData
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ const Stop = ({
   fromToSlot,
   homeTimezone,
   nearbyViewConfig,
+  routeSortComparator,
   stopData
 }: Props): JSX.Element => {
   const patternRows = (stopData.stoptimesForPatterns || [])
@@ -52,10 +55,7 @@ const Stop = ({
       }
       return acc
     }, [])
-    .sort(
-      (a: PatternStopTime, b: PatternStopTime) =>
-        fullTimestamp(a.stoptimes?.[0]) - fullTimestamp(b.stoptimes?.[0])
-    )
+    .sort(routeSortComparator)
     .map((st: any, index: number) => {
       const sortedStopTimes = st.stoptimes.sort(
         (a: StopTime, b: StopTime) => fullTimestamp(a) - fullTimestamp(b)
@@ -103,9 +103,26 @@ const Stop = ({
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: AppReduxState) => {
   const { config } = state.otp
+  const nearbyViewConfig = config?.nearbyView
+  const transitOperators = config?.transitOperators || []
+
+  // Default sort: departure time
+  let routeSortComparator = (a: PatternStopTime, b: PatternStopTime) =>
+    fullTimestamp(a.stoptimes?.[0]) - fullTimestamp(b.stoptimes?.[0])
+
+  if (nearbyViewConfig?.useRouteViewSort) {
+    routeSortComparator = (a: PatternStopTime, b: PatternStopTime) =>
+      coreUtils.route.makeRouteComparator(transitOperators)(
+        // @ts-expect-error core-utils types are wrong!
+        a.pattern.route,
+        b.pattern.route
+      )
+  }
+
   return {
     homeTimezone: config.homeTimezone,
-    nearbyViewConfig: config?.nearbyView
+    nearbyViewConfig,
+    routeSortComparator
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/util/config-types.ts b/lib/util/config-types.ts
index 343686e5e..d3f10a090 100644
--- a/lib/util/config-types.ts
+++ b/lib/util/config-types.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,11 @@ interface ApiKeyConfig {
 export type BugsnagConfig = ApiKeyConfig
 export type MapillaryConfig = ApiKeyConfig
 
-export type NearbyViewConfig = { hideEmptyStops?: boolean; radius?: number }
+export type NearbyViewConfig = {
+  hideEmptyStops?: boolean
+  radius?: number
+  useRouteViewSort?: boolean
+}
 
 /** TODO: Language settings */
 export type LanguageConfig = Record<string, any>