# Plan a multi-stop road trip with distance and drive time

**Use case:** 

Get total distance and driving time for a road trip with several stops, plus per-leg breakdown and turn-by-turn directions, from Google Maps.

## Input

```json
{
  "routes": [
    {
      "origin": "San Francisco, CA, USA",
      "destination": "Los Angeles, CA, USA",
      "travelMode": "default",
      "label": "Pacific Coast road trip",
      "waypoints": [
        "Monterey, CA, USA",
        "San Luis Obispo, CA, USA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "travelModes": [
    "driving"
  ],
  "timeMode": "now",
  "travelTime": "08:30",
  "trafficProfileStartTime": "06:00",
  "trafficProfileEndTime": "22:00",
  "trafficProfileInterval": "60",
  "avoidTolls": false,
  "avoidHighways": false,
  "avoidFerries": false,
  "transitRoutePreference": "best",
  "maxRoutes": 1,
  "outputFormat": "request",
  "includeSteps": true,
  "stepsForAllRoutes": false,
  "includePolyline": true,
  "includeDetailedPolyline": false,
  "includeSpeedProfile": false,
  "includeStreetView": false,
  "language": "en",
  "fixAmbiguousPlaces": true,
  "maxResults": 0,
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "debug": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "label": {
    "label": "Label",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "origin": {
    "label": "Origin",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "destination": {
    "label": "Destination",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "travelMode": {
    "label": "Travel mode",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "via": {
    "label": "Via",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "distanceText": {
    "label": "Distance",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationText": {
    "label": "Duration",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "durationInTrafficText": {
    "label": "Duration in traffic",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "typicalRangeText": {
    "label": "Typical range",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "trafficLevel": {
    "label": "Traffic level",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "departureTime": {
    "label": "Departure time",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "arrivalTime": {
    "label": "Arrival time",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "fareAmount": {
    "label": "Fare",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "fareCurrency": {
    "label": "Fare currency",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "routeCount": {
    "label": "Routes",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "googleMapsUrl": {
    "label": "Google Maps link",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Google Maps Directions, Traffic & Distance Matrix Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Plan a multi-stop road trip with distance and drive time". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/RlIgw3gk7kfSl0i9Z) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Plan a multi-stop road trip with distance and drive time" task

The Google Maps Directions, Traffic & Distance Matrix Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like 🛣️ routes, 🚗 travel modes, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Plan a multi-stop road trip with distance and drive time" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as label, origin, destination, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Plan a multi-stop road trip with distance and drive time" task via API](https://apify.com/rastriq/google-maps-directions-traffic.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Google Maps Directions, Traffic & Distance Matrix](https://apify.com/rastriq/google-maps-directions-traffic.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/rastriq/google-maps-directions-traffic.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/rastriq/google-maps-directions-traffic.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).