Route planning online
for Germany and Europe

The most popular route planning services on the Internet are:

1. Veturo : www.veturo.com (with costs)
2. MSN route planning : www.mappoint.msn.de
3. Falk : www.falk.de
4. Map & Guide : www.reiseplanung.de
5. Map24 : www.map24.de
6. ViaMichelin : www.viamichelin.com

   * regarding a detailed test in the magazine www.focus-online.de (source)

Here are a couple of practical tips from personal experience:

• If search options are offered I recommend you choose the "fastest way" ("schnellste Strecke"). If you choose "the shortest way" ("kürzeste Strecke“), you will be given a route with many slow roads with bends, narrow streets etc. You may see a lot of beautiful landscapes, but the trip can easily take twice the time as the fastest route.
• Although the online mapping services are a great help to find the right way, you should always pay attention to the signposts on the roadside and check the way in a conventional road map before and during the journey.

Software for route planning:

Do you know further route planers?
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