Google Maps Driving Directions Between Two Points | Upper Route Planner Add Stop Import Stops Download the Sample or read the Guide Route options Advance Settings Avoid Highways Tolls Ferries Distance units miles km Google Maps is a popular mapping service renowned for its user-friendly interface. People use it to plan a route from A to B, a trip, or a service/delivery route. It also provides a street view of your destination to understand how it looks better, making it a good fit for travelers. However, it fails to handle complex routing scenarios that involve more than 10 stops and multiple drivers, rendering it infeasible for businesses looking to scale their operations. How to Get Driving Directions Between Multiple Stops? Google Maps lets you quickly find directions between multiple stops by following the mentioned steps. Step-by-Step Guide for Route Planning Google Maps lets you add up to 10 stops at a time and create a route to reach them. It also enables you to plan routes based on your mode of transportation, including car, public transit, bicycle, walking, or flight. Here are the steps you can follow: Select the mode of transport, including driving, cycling, public transit, or walking. Enter your starting point in the address bar specified for it. Note: You can set your starting location as your current location by turning on your location services for Google Maps in your phone’s settings. You can also choose to set it as any other real-world location. Next, enter your endpoint in the address bar specified for it. Click ‘Get Directions’ to view the detailed route, turn-by-turn navigation directions, and the estimated arrival times. Note: Google Maps may often show multiple route options to reach the same destination and highlight one as the most fuel or energy-efficient route using a green leaf. To add another stop, click ‘Add Destination.’ If the number of locations along a single route doesn’t exceed 10, repeat this step. To change the sequence of your stops, you can hover over to the left of the specific address bar and drag it to your desired position in the list of addresses. Based on the change in your sequence of locations, Google Maps recalculates and shows you the best route to reach multiple destinations. Note: Google Maps also shows multiple options based on different transportation modes. For instance, if you choose to drive, Google Maps shows ‘Avoid highways,’ ‘Avoid tolls, ' and ‘Avoid ferries’ with check boxes against them to select one or more. It also indicates ‘Distance Units’ with three options: ' Automatic,’ ‘Miles,’ and ‘Km.’ Route Planning Tips Ensure that the correct locations are entered to prevent routing inaccuracies. Account for delivery time windows for individual stops to minimize missed deliveries. Track your vehicles to stay abreast of their progress, identify and address potential bottlenecks, and avoid schedule disruptions. Analyze delivery data to gain valuable insights into overall performance, determine inefficiencies, and take measures to prevent them. Use Google Maps to find points of interest and nearby gas stations, restrooms, or hotels. Download offline maps if your trip includes remote locations where cellular coverage may be limited. Features of Upper’s Route Planning Solution Real-time navigation: Upper allows drivers to navigate assigned routes via their preferred navigation app, which can be Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Waze. It also provides a mobile app for drivers with in-app navigation, enabling hands-free navigation and increasing driving safety. Advanced route optimization: Upper provides sophisticated AI-powered routing algorithms to help you create the most efficient routes, considering real-time traffic, stop priority, delivery time windows, drivers’ shifts, break durations, and vehicle capacity specifics. Delivery time optimization: A crucial aspect of delivery optimization is delivery time optimization. Upper allows you to optimize delivery routes and accommodate pickups and dropoffs in a single route while letting you adapt to real-time changes, such as emergencies or vehicle breakdowns. This minimizes your daily delivery time and helps you reach more stops in less time. Integration capabilities Upper allows you to integrate with your existing business systems, including CRM, navigation apps, or ERP, to facilitate an easy exchange of information across different parts of the business. This lets you expand your business operations efficiently and effortlessly. Fleet management features Upper provides delivery scheduling, one-click route dispatch, real-time driver tracking, driver-dispatcher chat via a dedicated mobile app, and proof of delivery to manage your fleet of drivers and vehicles efficiently. Compare Upper vs. Google Maps Multi-stop route planning: Upper allows importing up to 500 addresses in one go, expediting and simplifying route planning. It route planning for businesses with delivery operations while validating their accuracy. On the contrary, Google Maps restricts the maximum number of stops to 10, limiting your ability to scale your delivery operations. Vehicle capacity optimization: Unlike Google Maps, Upper considers driving vehicles’ capacity while creating and distributing routes, helping you maximize your fleet capacity utilization. Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePOD): Upper offers a dedicated mobile app for drivers to collect photos of delivered items and e-signatures to eliminate paperwork. Google Maps doesn't provide e-POD features, so you lack digital record-keeping. Automated customer alerts: Upper lets you configure custom delivery status notifications to provide customers with real-time progress. It, thus, enhances last-mile visibility into delivery operations and hence, customer satisfaction. Google Maps, on the other hand, doesn’t let you create customer alerts, hampering last-mile visibility and customer engagement. Getting Started with Upper Route Planner Welcome to Upper Free Route Planner, your go-to tool for finding the most efficient path and navigating easily. Here's how to get started: Input Addresses: Enter each destination location by specifying the house number, street, city, state, and zip code Customize Your Trip: Click 'Advanced settings' to adjust preferences such as distance units or options for multi-route planning Generate Your Route: Hit 'Optimize Route' to let our system design the most efficient itinerary for your multiple stops. Navigate Seamlessly: Use the Upper app to get real-time driving directions and turn-by-turn guidance for your planned route (with more advanced features). Customer Success Stories Upper Route Planner helped Parkwood Products Limited increase delivery by 100% and reduce their planning time by 88% by streamlining delivery routes, replacing paperwork with digital manifests, and document deliveries. Upper Route Planner helped Essential Meals Delivery reduce around 120 km per driver and save up to 1 hour covered by each driver. Optimize Route Reset Route Dispatch Route Edit Route Only 20 stops are allowed. x × Ready to Streamline Your Deliveries? Try Upper Route Planner Now for Free! Prioritize delivery stops with ease for maximum efficiency. Keep track of your drivers and their progress in real-time. Deliver precise driving directions to ensure timely deliveries. Start Optimizing Now Processing and optimizing your route Thank you for the patience. ! 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