Google Routes

Google Workspace

Get directions, travel times, and distance calculations

• Driving, walking, cycling, and transit route planning
• Distance matrix for multi-origin multi-destination calculations
• Real-time traffic conditions and estimated arrival times

What You Can Do

Google Routes (combining Directions and Distance Matrix APIs) gives you full routing capability - from simple A-to-B directions to complex multi-stop logistics planning.

• Directions - Step-by-step route from origin to destination with turn-by-turn instructions
• Travel modes - DRIVING, WALKING, BICYCLING, TRANSIT
• Waypoints - Multi-stop routes with intermediate stops
• Real-time traffic - Departure time-based ETAs with current traffic conditions
• Distance matrix - Calculate distances and travel times between multiple origins and destinations in one request
• Transit details - Bus/rail/subway lines, stops, departure times, and number of transfers
• Alternative routes - Get multiple route options ranked by duration or distance
• Route restrictions - Avoid tolls, highways, or ferries
• Geocoding - Address to coordinates conversion built into the routing request

Try Asking

• "How long does it take to drive from SFO Airport to the Embarcadero right now?"
• "Get walking directions from Central Park to the Met Museum"
• "What's the fastest route from my office to the venue with current traffic?"
• "Calculate driving times from our warehouse to all 5 customer addresses"
• "Plan a driving route from Seattle to LA stopping in Portland and San Francisco"
• "What's the quickest public transit option from Times Square to JFK?"
• "Get directions avoiding tolls from Boston to Hartford"
• "How far is it by bike from the hotel to the conference center?"

Pro Tips

• Departure time affects ETA accuracy - specify "leaving now" or a future time for traffic-aware routing
• Distance matrix is ideal for logistics: find which of your 10 locations is closest to a customer
• Transit mode returns detailed schedule data including specific bus or train lines
• Waypoints support optimization - pass optimize:true to reorder stops for shortest total distance
• Avoid parameters: tolls, highways, ferries, indoor
• Units: metric (km) or imperial (miles) - specify in the request

Plans

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