How to Plan a Road Trip with Google Maps (Directions, Distance, Multiple Stops & Sharing)

Editorial Summary

The creator demonstrates how to utilize Google Maps on a computer to organize a comprehensive road trip. The process begins with selecting a starting point and adding multiple destinations to create a travel itinerary. The video explains how to use the directions feature to add stops, such as hotels, gas stations, and specific landmarks like the Jelly Belly factory. The creator shows how to view total travel time and distance, as well as how to view specific details for each leg of the journey. Users can customize their routes by dragging white dots on the map to change paths or by reordering stops in the sidebar. Additional features covered include avoiding tolls, highways, or ferries, and changing distance units between miles and kilometers. Finally, the video explains how to share the planned route via a link or mobile device and how to print a full itinerary including a map and turn-by-turn directions for physical use during travel.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.