Add waypoints or multiple destinations

Making more than one stop on your trip? You can add multiple destinations to your directions:

1. Create directions for the first two destinations of your trip.
2. In the box at the top of the left panel, click Add Destination and enter an address.  Or right-click on the map and choose Add destination to add that location to your directions.
3. Repeat Step 2 to add another destination.

Example: Mountain View to Grass Valley to Reno

Remove or Edit Destinations

You can remove a destination from your directions. There are two ways to do this:

• Click "X" beside the destination in the left panel.
• Right-click on the destination marker on the map and click Remove destination.

You can edit an existing destination in two ways:

• Click Edit beside the destination and re-enter a new address.
• Click and drag the destination marker to a new location on the map.

Customize your route

Once you have created your directions, you can customize your exact route:

• Avoid or include certain road or locations in your directions.
• Compare the route, distance and mileage of different routes.
• Route around bad traffic.
• Drag the directions to change the route. Each time you drag your directions, you add a destination as part of the route.

To drag your directions:

1. Create a set of directions.
2. Click and drag any point on the purple directions line to any location of the map. Google Maps immediately re-creates the directions on both the map and left panel. The point you added appears as a white dot on the route. Note that Google Maps also updates the estimated travel time and distance.
3. Move a destination by dragging a marker to another location on the map.

Related articles:

• Traffic view
• About directions
• Save custom directions