Anything similar to AA route finder?
 

Ok so not related to the coast to coast thread, but I'm preparing a shortlist of apartments for Michael to go and see in California when he's there next week (one thing that I can help out with "virtually"!).

You know we have both the RAC and AA routefinder type things, well I was looking for a US equivalent and can't seem to find one. I just want to see if I can work out the mileage and perhaps time of journey for him to work from the various addressed.

Any suggestions? :confused:

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Mapquest?
http://www.mapquest.com/

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Mapquest???

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Google maps.

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Ahhh thank ya kindly ya clever folks. I knew someone would know. Mapquest will do the job nicely! :thumbup:

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The best of the bunch in my experience. Not always right, but a lot closer than other sites in terms of route and driving time estimations.

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MSN maps is pretty good for street names, combined with google maps because something google just give route numbers rather than just the street name. - http://www.bing.com/maps/

TomTom also have a nice one too. - http://www.routes.tomtom.com/t/#/

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Hi:

I suggest you use the "TripTik" feature of the American Automobile Association. I just got it off the Automobile Club of Southern California WebSite and they don't even ask for membership!

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I'll check that out Mr. F!

Thanks again for the suggestions folks.

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I use this one from AAA (and also mapquest)
This will give you step by step instructions as well as advice on potential detours etc. It;s a really good one

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Mapquest is "the debille". Avoid like the plague and go with Google Maps.

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Mapquest got me all the way from Maine to Miami, and then the very last turn for the hotel was wrong. Not bad for such a long journey :D

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lol, "Take the freeway and then turn left".
How hard can it be? "Don't drive into the ocean". :lol::p

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GPS!

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Where are you headed.
I use google to check my routes on a daily basis.
I have a TomTom One in the van and considering the daily driving I do it is rarely wrong. I see best buy have them for $129 at the mo.

Do canvas any local opinions if you can.
For example I often work in Santa Clara (Sunnyvale,San Jose,Mountain View) and travel down from Marin.
Lots of the sites have Google and TomTom suggest I take 101 south.
Even though it seems counter intuitive I take I280 all the way and cut across.

No idea where you're at but see if you can find out those things for your area. Traffic in CA can be tedious to say the least at times.

Good Luck!