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Planning A Road Trip - Make a Google Maps Itinerary

Updated: Oct 26, 2023


Google Maps On car monitor screen

Interested in using Google Maps to plan a journey to your preferred destination? Then you've come to the right place.


Using Google's favorite navigation app makes it easy to plan your

trip. So it's no surprise that most tourists use it on the go.


Want to create a unique Google Maps itinerary?

Where to start when planning a route?


Get ready because we will show you how to use Google Maps to organize a road trip.

Why should you use Google Maps to plan a trip?


Google Maps will be one of everyone's favorite travel tools because it's easy to use when

planning your trip, and when you're on it if you use it to plan city trips and road trips and save your favorite places and sites, among other things.


Here are some ways to make a Google Maps itinerary ;


1. You can use it anywhere.

You can get to Google Maps from anywhere. After making a map on your PC, you can open

it on your phone or save it even when you don't have internet access. This is especially

helpful when you're traveling and only sometimes have access to the internet.



2. Find the best place for a hotel.

If you wish to organize your city travels using Google Maps, You can see the best place to

stay. Because You have a picture of everything You want to do on vacation, You know

exactly where the best place to stay is.



3. Plan your miles/time on the road.

Google Maps makes it easy to figure out how long the trip from one place to the next as you

plan a road trip. You may also use this to estimate the cost of gas for your journey.

The map will also be useful while you're out and about on the road.


Here's how to use the trip schedule on Google Maps:

1. Create a Map

You do need a Google account to make a map on Google. Go to this page after you've signed up or logged in. Click "Menu", "My Places" and then "Maps" to get to your maps. You can also find any plans you have made in the past here.


2. Add places.

The moment has come for you to plan your trip's activities and sights. Suppose you love

planning your trips by reading travel guides, itineraries from other travel bloggers, blog posts, and looking through Instagram hashtags and place tags. Making a day-by-day schedule is unnecessary; All that is required is a plan for how you intend to spend your time off.


3. Change the icons and colors for each of your categories.

Google Maps is another reason if you like using it to plan trips. Adding colors, symbols,

pictures, and Notes might help you navigate your map more easily. These allow you to divide your areas into groups, like things to do, places to take photos, restaurants, cafes, hotels, shops, and so on.


4. Set up layers

Now that you've put everything you want to do and given it an icon, you can look at the

layers. You can add a layer if you click "Add Layer" on the left. This adds a layer to your

map that doesn't have a name.


Points can be moved from one layer to another by dragging them with the mouse. The layers

can be renamed or deleted by selecting the ellipses adjacent to the layer's name.


5. Make a plan (with directions) for your trip.

The travel itinerary can be broken down into manageable daily chunks now that we have a

solid notion of what we want to see and do.

But make sure that these things do work together. Sometimes there are a lot of places close to each other, but there's no reason to go to four on the same day. Sometimes museums take too long to visit with different sights; alternatively, if you simply travel to select spots, you may see a lot of the city in one day.


6. Book Your Hotels

Now that your daily itinerary for the trip is set in stone, choosing the best place to stay is

easy. You can choose a site that makes sense because you know what parts of the city you'll

be going to. You won't have to drive for miles every day because you'll live in the best place.


Final thought


This concludes our tutorial on using Google Maps as a travel planner. We hope you can show how easy this tool is to use and its many great features for planning a road trip or city break.


You will never look back since you started planning trips with Google Maps. It has helped you avoid wasting time and

reduce the anxiety associated with travel. In the same manner, it can benefit you.



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