Using Google Apps
Step 1
❱ Click on the Apps icon at the top right of the Google Search
home page and select Maps. The map, normally zoomed out on
the country you live in, will be shown on the page and a search
box, which will act as your navigation hub. Note: If you aren’t
signed in to your Google account, do so now.
Step 2
❱ Click on the blue arrow on the search box. Two boxes will
appear in the blue bar, these are start and destination input
points, along with buttons to choose your mode of transport.
These include travelling by car, on foot, by public transport or
by bicycle. Click on the mode of transport you will be using.
Step 3
❱ In the start box, type the starting point for your journey. If you
have added a home address to My Places, and if your journey
starts at home, you can simply type Home in the first box. If not,
type your preferred starting locations. This can be an address or
even just a town or city.Step 4
❱ Type your destination in the second box. Again, this can be
an exact address or a town or city. Suggestions will appear as
you type, so make sure you select the correct address; there will
almost certainly be more than one instance of your street name
to be found.Planning a Route
with Maps
Google Maps features a very powerful, and normally very accurate,
route planner. You can plan a route by car, on foot or even using public
transport. If you save your route to My Maps, you can easily access it again
on your mobile device.