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Isochrone and Distance Matrix APIs for travel time

Calculate road distances and travel times between multiple origins and destinations with the Distance Matrix API. Map drive-time catchment areas with the Isochrone API and get routes from the same Distance API.

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Woosmap Distance API showing drive times, a route and an isochrone on a map

Distance Matrix API for multiple destinations

Calculate road distances and travel times between multiple origins and destinations in a single request. Choose driving, cycling or walking. Driving durations use average speeds, or live traffic when you specify a departure time.

Use these results to compare destinations by the journey required to reach them, for example when presenting stores or pickup points. Explore the parameters in the Distance Matrix documentation.

Distance Matrix API results with travel times from several origins to multiple destinations

Route API for routes and directions

Draw a route in your application using its geometry, returned as an encoded polyline, and request alternative routes when useful. Detailed turn-by-turn instructions are available for routes calculated without traffic.

After comparing destinations with Distance Matrix, use Route to show the journey to the selected destination. See the Route documentation for the available parameters.

Route between an origin and a destination drawn on a map

Isochrone API for drive-time catchment areas

Map the area reachable from a location within a chosen travel time or distance. The returned polygon can help you define a delivery zone, assess a store's service area or compare potential locations.

Choose driving, cycling or walking according to your use case. See the Isochrone documentation for the available parameters.

Drive-time isochrone polygon around a location

Toll costs and public transport routes

Tolls endpoint

Get estimated toll costs for a road trip. See the Tolls endpoint documentation for parameters.

Transit API

Help users plan public transport journeys with the separate Transit API: route details, travel times and walking connections, using real-time, timetable or estimated data where available. The transit options returned depend on local coverage. Explore the Transit documentation.

What teams build with Distance

Sort by drive time

Sort locations by road distance or travel time instead of straight-line distance, so your store finder lists the closest branches by drive time.

Check delivery eligibility

A travel time or an isochrone can help you decide whether an address sits inside your delivery area.

Map catchment areas

Drive-time areas can help you size a store's catchment area or compare candidate sites.

Build a delivery route service

Feed your own route-planning model with distances and travel times from the matrix, or reorder the stops of a multi-stop route using waypoints.

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Keep your current map provider

Distance works with the map provider of your choice; geometry matches best on Woosmap Map, built on the same geographic data.

Try Distance in three steps

  1. Create an account

    Start on the Free plan, with no credit card required.

  2. Create an API key

    Create an API key for your project and follow the getting-started guide for configuration and security. Never expose a private key in client-side code or commit it to version control.

  3. Run the official samples

    Open or clone the official samples from the documentation and swap in your own origins and destinations.

Questions about Distance

Usage-based pricing: per request for Route and Isochrone, per element for Distance Matrix. Start on the Free plan, no credit card required; volume-based discounts on Enterprise. See current rates on the Distance pricing page.

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Begin with the getting-started guide for keys and request format. Each endpoint page then describes its parameters and response, so you can scope the work.

Start calculating travel times with Woosmap

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