Free route planner with multiple stops
Most route planners advertised as free want an email address first and cap you at ten stops second. This one does neither. Paste up to 90 addresses, get the driving order, close the tab.
Free, with no asterisk
Daymilo asks for nothing. No account, no email, no trial countdown, no card on file, no stop count that unlocks when you upgrade. There is no upgrade.
You open the page, paste your addresses, get a computed driving order and leave. That is the entire product.
What free usually means elsewhere
It is worth naming the patterns, because "free route planner" is one of the most heavily marketed phrases in this category:
- Free for ten stops. The most common one. Enough to demonstrate the tool, never enough for a working day.
- Free for fourteen days. A trial with a card on file and a renewal date.
- Free with an account. No money, but your email and a per route history stored somewhere.
- Free to plan, paid to export. You see the answer and pay to take it with you.
None of those are dishonest. They are just not the same thing as free, and knowing which one you are looking at saves time.
What you actually get
- Up to 90 stops in one route, including your start.
- Paste a whole list, 50 addresses at a time, instead of filling in one field at a time.
- The driving order computed across every stop, not just the road between them.
- Every stop as a numbered pin on the map, with the list and the map linked.
- Total distance for the route and distance per leg.
- Light and dark themes, and a layout that works on a phone.
How to use it
Free map apps, compared honestly
The apps on your phone are free too, and for short trips they are the right answer. The comparison that matters is stops and sequencing:
| Stops per route | Computes the order | |
|---|---|---|
| Waze | 1 | no |
| Google Maps | 9 plus your start | no |
| Apple Maps | up to 14 along the route | no |
| MapQuest route planner | 26 | yes |
| Daymilo | 90 including the start | yes |
MapQuest deserves the credit: it is the one classic map service that will reorder your stops, via a checkbox for shortest time or shortest distance. Its limits are the 26 stop ceiling and entering addresses one field at a time.
Why the order is the thing worth paying attention to
A free tool that takes a hundred stops but drives them in the order you typed has not saved you anything. On twenty addresses across a metro area, a hand sorted list runs 95 miles and a computed order runs 59.
Getting the sequence right is the part that is hard to do by eye and easy for software, which is exactly the work worth handing over.
Why it costs nothing to run
A fair question, since free things usually have a business model hiding behind them.
The planner is a static page and a couple of small server scripts. Address suggestions and map tiles come from free, open services. There is no per user database, no accounts to store and no support tier. It is genuinely cheap to operate, so it is genuinely free to use.
What it will not do
- No live traffic in the ordering. That is the navigation app's job while you drive.
- No arrival time per stop, because honest per stop times need more than a total.
- No accounts, and therefore no saved route history across devices.
- No fleet management, dispatch board or proof of delivery.
FAQ
Is there a catch?
No account, no trial, no paid tier. The feature list above is the whole tool.
How many stops can I add for free?
Up to 90 including your starting point. That is the limit of the tool, not the limit of a free plan.
Do I need to register?
No. There is nothing to register for.
What is the best free route planner with multiple stops?
For up to nine stops in a fixed order, Google Maps. For up to 26 stops with reordering, MapQuest. For longer lists, pasting the whole column here and letting the order be computed.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes. The layout adapts, the map sits below the list, and one finger scrolls the page while two fingers move the map.
Does it work worldwide?
Yes, addresses are geocoded worldwide, so routes outside the United States work the same way.
Where are my addresses stored?
Your route lives in your browser. There is no account, so there is nothing to sign into and nothing tied to your name.