Available vehicle types for routes
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The Routes API offers route options tailored to various vehicle types, including cars, two-wheelers, transit, and eco-friendly options, or defaults to a gasoline car if unspecified.
You can specify your preferred mode of transportation using the travelMode parameter, selecting from options such as transit, driving, two-wheeled vehicles, walking, or bicycling.
Walking, bicycling, and two-wheel routes are currently in beta and may lack comprehensive pedestrian or cycling paths, requiring a user warning in your application.
European Economic Area (EEA) developers
You can get a route suited to different types of vehicles. If you don't specify
a vehicle type, the Routes API uses the default of a gasoline powered
car.
You set the mode of transportation using the
travelMode parameter, with
choices of transit, driving, two-wheeled vehicles, walking, or bicycling.
Vehicle type
Description
Bicycle
Compute a route for bicycles and other human-powered travel. For
motorized two-wheeled vehicles, see Two-wheeled.
Get a transit route for navigation instructions using the public
transportation options available in the region. Transit options may
include buses, subways, and trains, among others. A transit route also
usually includes instructions on walking to, from, and between transit
stations.
Two-wheeler refers to two-wheeled motorized vehicles (for example,
motorcycles). The two-wheeler travel mode differs from the bicycle travel
mode, which is a human-powered travel mode.
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