Click the "Directions" button to the right of the search bar. By default, Maps will use your device's location for the starting point. If you want this to be a different location, enter it now. Next, enter the location of your first destination into the field provided, and then hit Enter.

Find the most efficient route between as many as 25 locations and up to 73 stops. Calculate distances and projected travel times between locations. Optimize for the shortest route and stop wasting time and fuel. Easily update the order of your stops with a drag-and-drop function.

At best, you can try to DIY basic route optimization in Google Maps route planner. Once you’ve added your addresses, you can rearrange them until you find a good order for visiting each stop. That will give you better results — but Google can’t provide the stop order for you.

If you want to find the best route for multiple stops on the Google Maps app without using any extra route optimization software, here’s what you have to do: Remember that you can’t put in more than ten stops at a time. For example, let’s say you want your route to end back at your starting point.