Auto Route Planner

by Richard on September 14, 2010


Route Planner, Best Auto Route Planners for the USA, Canada, the UK, and Europe

Most drivers can benefit from the great free perks that the internet has to offer, there are hundreds of web applications that can have a positive impact on our lives, most of these softwares are so good that after we use them for the first time, we keep on using them forever, or at least for as long as they are available to us for free. Drivers can truly benefit from a well polished auto route planner, as you know a good route planner will automatically build efficient routes for you, most great route planners also provide to their users useful tools, and information that can help you find points of interest, gas stations, hotels, and other locations.

Most people who use internet mapping applications know how good Mapquest is, and we all definitely know that Google Maps is amazing, most people that drive in the USA, Canada, and the UK use these services to create fully optimized routes that help them save time and money. However, there are other good route planning softwares out there that are very good as well, there’s another great Auto route planner that’s worth checking out, it’s easy to use, it’s accurate, and it has tons of tools that I will mention right now.

The internet mapping service that I’m talking about is known as “The AA”, the aa is one of the most popular online mapping services and free driving directions providers in Europe, this service is very popular in countries like Ireland and Great Britain, the AA website was specially built and designed for the European public, that means that any person in Europe can get AA driving directions no matter where they are.

Sometimes people get confused and search for AAA driving directions instead of searching for “the aa”. AAA driving directions can be found at AAA.com, the “AAA” is a North American club of motorists, they have a website, and they provide directions and maps as well, the AAA also provides its service in other countries outside of the USA, but most of their users come from the United States. AAA.com is well known for its famous TripTik travel planner, it is an interactive trip planning tool that provides turn by turn, address to address driving directions, if you are planning your next trip, or if you are driving through an unknown territory the AAA TripTik travel planner is the tool that you need, you can learn more about this service by visiting our AAA page.

The AA is just as useful as the AAA, the only difference is that this service is tailored to the needs of the European audience, the site also has many interesting, different, and unique tools, you can even use this service to get online insurance quotes. The AA is a simple and very easy to use website, click on the link located at the beginning of this paragraph to be automatically redirected to the official AA website. If you want to get directions go to the AA, and then enter the required information in the “from” and “to” blank fields, click on the get route button, and that’s it. You can add more stops to your route by clicking on the link that says “add via”, you can also reverse your route, you can avoid motorways, tolls, and streets that have a lot of congestion. AA driving directions are great, there is only one little problem though, the aa currently serves driving directions and routes in European countries only, the service is available in GB, Ireland, and most countries that belong to the European Union.

Don’t worry though the web map applications that provide the best driving directions and routes for the USA, Canada, and the rest of the world are still Map quest and Google Maps, so if you are in the United States or Canada you should not worry because North American countries have the best coverage from companies like Google and AOL. If you want accurate, turn by turn driving directions in the US or Canada don’t doubt using Google driving directions or Mapquest.

There are other route planning softwares that work very well in Europe, so I will simply create a list below with the links to those websites, that way it will be easier for you to quickly find those sites. I always advice our readers to try out all the free route planning tools, that way it will be easier for them to identify which service works better for them.

Best Route Planning Software For the USA and Canada:

1. Google Maps
2. Mapquest
3. Yahoo Maps
4. Bing Maps

Best Route Planners for the UK & Europe:

1. Mapquest Uk
2. Google Maps UK
3. Rac UK – www.rac.co.uk/route-planner/
4. Tomtom – routes.tomtom.com
5. The aa
6. ViaMichelin

Updated on December 19, 2011

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