Available route matrix options

  • Customize route matrices with various options beyond origin and destination, including travel mode, toll fees calculation, and vehicle type.

  • Choose from travel modes like driving, transit, walking, or two-wheeled vehicles, but note that walking, bicycling, and two-wheeled vehicle routes are in beta and require a user warning.

  • Request localized text for route matrix responses and specify additional options like departure time within the request body.

  • Calculate estimated toll fees for routes within your matrix and explore further vehicle type selections for more tailored results.
European Economic Area (EEA) developers

Along with specifying the origin and destination, you can also use many of the options available for routes to customize a route matrix. For more details on how to set these options, see the topics linked in the table:

Option Description
Travel mode

The mode of travel, such as drive, transit, walk, or two-wheeled vehicle.
Specify how and if to include traffic data Include traffic data for more accurate results, or exclude it for a faster response.
Calculate toll fees for a route matrix Include estimated toll fees for routes in a route matrix.
Request localized values You request localized text for your route matrix response in the same way as for a route, using a field mask.
Available route matrix vehicle types Additional options for selecting the type of vehicle for the route matrix.
Additional options To specify additional options, such as the departure time, see Request body.