You can get directions for driving, public transport, walking, ride sharing, cycling, flights or motorcycling on Google Maps. If there are multiple routes, the best route to your destination is blue, all other routes are grey. Some directions in Google Maps are in development and may have limited availability.
Important: Stay alert when you use directions on Google Maps. Always be aware of your surroundings to ensure the safety of yourself and others. When in doubt, follow actual traffic regulations and confirm signage from the road or path that you’re on.
Click points on the map, type an address or add a place name.
Choose your mode of transportation.
To get driving directions, click Driving .
To get public transport directions, click Public transport .
To get walking directions, click Walking .
To get rideshare or taxi options, click Ride .
To get cycling directions, click Cycle .
To get flight options, click Flight .
To get motorcycle directions, click Motorcycle .
Tip: To choose another route in any transportation mode, select it on the map. Each route shows the estimated travel time on the map.
Google Maps transportation modes
You can get directions for different modes of transportation in Google Maps. Learn about the differences in features and availability between each mode:
Driving:
Driving routes are designed for use by cars and may navigate to car-only roads. When riding motorised bicycles or motorcycles under 125cc, use the 'Avoid tolls and motorways' route option.
If you want to change a driving route, click and hold a spot on the route and drag it to a new spot on the map.
Public transport:
Not all cities have public transport directions in Google Maps. Before you can get public transport directions, your local transport operator needs to add their route info to Google Maps.
Walking:
Ride:
If you want directions in an area with ride or taxi services, you can compare ride services with public transport and walking directions. Find out how to request a ride.
Cycling:
When you ride your bicycle, you can use cycling routes if they’re available in your country/region.
Flight:
Directions to multiple destinations, or waypoints, aren’t available for public transport or flight searches.
Learn more about how to search for flights.
Motorcycle:
Learn how to get directions for motorcycles.
Add multiple destinations
You can get directions to multiple destinations for all modes of transportation except public transport or flight.
You can change your travel date or time to find the best route before you leave, based on estimated traffic and public transport schedules. This only works for routes with one destination.
Open the Settings menu and tap Privacy, then tap Location Services. Check that the Location Services toggle is green and in the on position. Tap Google Maps and make sure that Precise Location is turn on. From the same screen, select the While Using the App or Always option.
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Both Google Maps and Waze have good parts, as well as their share of issues. Google Maps seems to be more reliable, accurate and has better real-time traffic, whereas Waze has a larger army of fans who think the app is amazing who love its voice prompts feature.
How to Set Google Maps to the Fastest Route. Here is what you need to do to get the fastest route through Google Maps: Add your start and end points. Google Maps will automatically take factors like traffic and road conditions into account before plotting the fastest route.
There are 2 types of Google Maps on your computer you can use: Default: This is the default view. Satellite: This view shows detailed imagery, which includes both a 2D and 3D view. To enable the satellite map, click on the Layers/Satellite icon at the lower left.
Click on the Google Map menu item, and then click on the Settings tab.You will then see the option to Show all locations. Click to enable this option and Save.
Most of the time Maps will only provide one route. This is the fastest and shortest route. Maps won't show any alternate routes. If there is traffic for example then Maps will show you alternate routes.
With a route showing in the Maps app , you can select various options before you tap Go. Choose an alternate route: If alternate routes appear on the map, you can tap one to select it (or tap Go next to its description in the route card).
Click on the Google Map menu item, and then click on the Settings tab.You will then see the option to Show all locations. Click to enable this option and Save. Here's how that Google Map menu item looks on a mobile device, with various pins from the custom list visible on the map at once.
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