Create efficient and optimized routes
Routes help your users find the ideal way to get from A to Z.
Real-time traffic
Improve business efficiency with up-to-date traffic data.
Global routing
Provide comprehensive routes in over 200 countries and territories.
Routing at scale
Count on infrastructure that serves over one billion users.
Discover new Routes features
More informative and flexible routes
Access 2-wheel motorized vehicle routes, real-time traffic information along each segment of a route, and calculate tolls for more accurate route costs.
Improved ETA accuracy
Specify whether a waypoint is a pass-through or stopping location. Choose the side of the road or the desired vehicle direction for each waypoint.
Controls for reduced latency
Choose to optimize for quality or latency in traffic, polylines, data fields returned, and more.
Offer more sustainable routing options
Optimize for lower fuel consumption
Provide a range of routes to choose from, based on estimated fuel consumption.
Estimate fuel efficiency
Get more accurate fuel and energy use estimates based on engine type and real-time traffic.
Plan for a sustainable future
Work toward a long-term emissions reduction plan.
Optimized route planning
Avoid toll roads and highways
Calculate directions to avoid toll roads, highways, ferries for driving, or avoid routing indoors for walking.
625 route elementsNew
Calculate any combination of up to 625 route elements in a matrix of multiple origin and destination points.
Controls for reduced latencyNew
Control tradeoffs between quality and latency with performance-enhanced traffic and polyline quality, field masking, and streaming results.
Location modifiersNew
Specify the appropriate side of the road for a waypoint, or the vehicle’s current or desired direction of travel on each waypoint.
Predictive traffic
Predict future travel times using historic time-of-day and day-of-week traffic data.
Transit route preferences
Set preferences for transit routes, such as less walking or fewer transfers.
Routing
Eco-friendlier routingNew
Provide routes optimized for fuel efficiency based on engine type and real-time traffic.
Intermediate waypointsNew
Improve travel time calculations by specifying if a driver will stop or pass through a waypoint.
2-wheel vehicle routingNew
Access 2-wheel routes for motorized vehicle rides and delivery routing.
Multi-modal directions
Get comprehensive, up-to-date directions for transit, biking, driving, 2-wheel motorized vehicles, or walking.
Real-time traffic
Choose the best route for your drivers and allocate them based on real-time traffic conditions. Plus, display real-time traffic along a route.
Tolls data
Get more accurate route pricing based on toll costs by pass or vehicle type, such as EV or hybrid.
Up to 25 waypointsNew
Optimize up to 25 waypoints to calculate a route in the most efficient order.
