Route planner and maps

Route Planner

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Route planner including points of interest

For a quick and safe journey, search for your best route using Direct Line’s free route planner.

Whether you are planning to drive in England, France or Spain, plan your route by entering the postcode or station closest to your departure and destination points. If you would like to break your journey add in your preferred stop-off points. Routes can be selected using the recommended, shortest and quickest routes and other options include avoiding toll roads or choosing motorway driving.

Our UK and European route planner will not only provide you with tailored driving directions, but also a road map displaying the entire journey, the total distance covered, the estimated time it will take, the petrol cost and even the weather forecast en route.

Select a location using our map finder to display a UK or European street map.


To help with your travel planning and route directions, you can obtain a printable map online – just enter an address, city or postcode to get a street map of any area you wish to visit in UK or Europe.

Our map finder can also help you locate various sites of interest such as museums, sports stadiums and theatres, as well as showing you where the nearest underground stations, hospitals and police stations are, plus the local weather.

Use our handy online guide to help you find places of public interest along your route.

Whether you’re planning a trip from London to Scotland, or driving from the Midlands to Paris or Berlin, plan your route here and locate the relevant establishments close by on your travels. (Points of interest taken from the Michelin Green Guide)

This option allows you to find those places worth a detour such as UK or European tourist attractions, religious buildings or places of architectural interest or if you prefer, find out where the nearby leisure activities are. Detailed road maps are available for you to view the attractions in the local area en route to your destination. You can also plan your return journey or change the route if you prefer.

We hope you enjoy safe driving and a pleasant trip!
 

This is the long zoom bar. At one end is a minus that zooms out 1 level at a time, and the opposite end have a plus which zooms in a level. In between are blocks that represent the many scales of the map that allow the user to jump to a scale.