Google Maps Directions: Adding Multiple Stops to Your Route

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Easily get directions to multiple locations on one trip

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: November 14, 2024 Fact Checked

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Planning a long trip with multiple stops? If you're driving, walking, or riding your bike, you can use Google Maps to map your trip and get directions to each stop along the way. Read on to learn how to add multiple stops to Google Maps directions on your Android, iPhone, iPad, or computer.

Quick Steps

Tap the blue and white arrow icon in Google Maps.
Select a starting location.
Enter your first destination.
Tap the three-dot menu at the top-right.
Tap Add stop.
Enter up to 9 total stops.
Tap Done and then Start.

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Using the Mobile App

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This app icon looks like a multicolored map pin. You'll find it on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
It's a blue circle with an arrow inside. You'll see it at the bottom-right corner of the map.

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Enter your starting location. By default, Maps will use your device's current location.^{[1]
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- Tap Choose on map to place a pin on the map you want to use as your starting location.
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Select your transportation mode. Once you've selected a destination, you'll see several transportation modes and their estimated times at the top of the map. Choose driving, walking, or biking to be able to add multiple stops.
- Multiple destinations are not supported for public transit, ridesharing, or flights.
This three-dot button appears to the right of your destination.
This adds a new line below your first destination.
Search for an address or landmark, or tap Choose on map to place a pin.
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Continue adding more stops (if needed). You can add up to nine destinations. Each time you add a destination, a new "Add stop" line will appear underneath until the limit is reached.
- To rearrange your stops, drag and drop the two-line place-holder icons that are displayed to the right of the stop's address.
You'll see this blue text to the right of the estimated trip time, below the list of stops you've added.
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Tap Start. You'll see this at the bottom of your screen and will start navigation.
- You may see Preview here first. If so, tap it first to preview the route.

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Using a Computer

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Go to https://www.google.com/maps on your computer. The Google Maps site allows you to get directions for a trip that includes up to nine additional destinations.
This will open the sidebar and allow you to enter a starting location and your first destination.^{[2]
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Select your mode of transportation. Click the icon that describes how you're traveling, e.g., driving, walking, or riding a bicycle.
- It is not possible to add multiple stops for public transit directions.
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Enter your starting location. Type an address, business, or landmark, or click a spot on the map.
- You must enter a starting location before you can add multiple destinations.
Click the "Choose destination" box, then enter a destination just like you did your starting point.
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Click the + button below the destination. This will add a new destination line for your second destination.
- Make sure that you have both a starting location and a destination set, or the "+" will not appear.
- If you don't see the "+" button, you may need to close "Route options." You may also have the wrong travel method selected, as airplanes and transit do not support multiple destinations.
Type the address of your second destination into the new field. You'll see your route adjust so that you're taken to your second destination after reaching the first.
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Repeat for additional destinations. You can continue to add destinations in this fashion until you've completed your trip. You can only specify a single method of transportation for the entire trip.
- You can set up to ten total stops, including your starting point. If your trip has more destinations, you may have to create multiple maps for your trip.
You can drag and release the dots next to each destination if you need to reorder your trip. The new route will automatically be calculated.
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Click the route you want to use. If there are multiple routes available for your trip, they'll be listed below your destinations, along with each route's total travel time. Click the route to view the turn-by-turn directions.
- You cannot send a trip with multiple destinations to your mobile device, so this option will be grayed out.
- Click the "Print" button to send the map to your printer. You'll have two options: printing with the map, or printing text directions only.
- You can also click the Share button and send a link to the map to others via email.

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I used to have a + sign on my screen after I give my destination to Google Maps, but it's gone. How do get it back?

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Close the box named 'Route Options' underneath the destinations. You should then see the + sign.

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I don't see the + icon in the new version of Google Maps. How do I add multiple destinations?

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It's in a blue circle to the left of the word 'Options', below your starting point and your destination point. You must have entered a starting location as well as your first destination in order for it to appear.

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Can I send a planned trip to my phone?

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Yes, you can. When you set the starting and ending points, you should be able to move the path to bend in the direction of your choosing, so just click the path and drag it to where you want to go.

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