How to add multiple stops in Google Maps (and more than 9)

By the Multi Stop Route team. Published 2026-11-15.

Google Maps can take you to several places in one drive. You add each place as a stop, in the order you want to visit them. There are two limits to know: it takes up to 9 stops counting the final destination, and it does not reorder the stops into the shortest route for you. Both come from the Google Maps help page on directions.

On a computer

1. Open Google Maps and click Directions.
2. Enter your starting point and your first destination.
3. Below the destinations, click Add destination, then type the next stop. Repeat up to 9 stops.
4. To change the order, drag a stop up or down in the list.
5. Click a route to see the directions.

On an Android phone

1. Open the Google Maps app and search for your destination, or tap it on the map.
2. At the bottom left, tap Directions.
3. At the top right, tap More (the three dots), then choose Edit stops.
4. Add your stops, then tap Done.

On an iPhone the steps are much the same: open the directions, then add stops from the menu at the top.

Multiple stops work for driving, walking and cycling, but not for public transit or flights.

Why adding stops sometimes is not offered

Google Maps does not offer several stops for public transit or flight directions. If you are on the transit tab, switch to driving, walking or cycling and the option comes back.

More than 9 stops

Google Maps will not take a 10th stop in one drive. You have two simple ways around it:

• Split the day into parts. Plan stops 1 to 9 as one drive, then start the next drive from stop 9.
• Let a route planner do the ordering and the splitting. Paste all your stops into the planner on this site. It puts up to 50 stops in the shortest order, then gives you a button per part that opens it in Google Maps, plus a Go button for each single stop.

Getting the best order

Because Google Maps keeps your stops in the order you type them, a long list typed in the order customers called you can mean driving back and forth across town. Working out the best order by hand gets hard fast: 10 stops can be driven in more than 3.6 million different orders. A route planner checks the driving time between every pair of stops and finds the order with the least driving.

Plan it here

Paste your stops into the free multi stop route planner and press Put in the best order. Up to 50 stops, no sign up.

Sources read for this guide on 2026-11-15: Google Maps Help: Get directions and show routes, Google Maps Help, Android steps, Google Maps URLs developer guide.