Plan your road trip, with charging stops that fit your range

Tell it where you're starting, where you're going and what you drive. It builds the route, splits it into sensible driving days, adds real charging or fuel stops where your range runs out, and finds hotels at each overnight stop.

Route assistant
1 free question to start. Check road closures before you set off.

One conversation from start to destination

Talk to it the way you'd brief a friend who knows the roads. Change your mind halfway through and it re-plans.

  1. Say where and when

    Start, destination and dates, plus anything that matters: avoid tolls, EV, 300 mi range, start at 80%, with a dog.

  2. Get a drivable route

    Legs, road numbers, drive times and where to stop each night, shown on the map and ready to open in Google Maps.

  3. Book the stops

    Hotels at each overnight town, and flight options when a leg is faster in the air than on the road.

EV road trips, planned around your range

Say you drive electric and what range you get. The assistant spaces the charging stops so you arrive with a reserve, and rebuilds the plan if you change the trip.

What it does

  • Takes your range and starting charge from your message, for example "250 km range, start at 80%".
  • Adds charging stops where your range runs out, at real chargers within about 4 km of the road.
  • Shows the station name, power (kW) and connector types where the data lists them.
  • Estimates the charge you will have left on arrival at each stop, keeping a 10% reserve and charging to 80%.
  • Plans overnight stops and hotels as usual. Petrol and diesel drivers get fuel stops the same way.

What it does not do

No live availability or prices: the chargers come from community-maintained maps, so a station may be busy, broken or out of date. Check your charging app before you set off.

Battery figures are estimates. Speed, temperature, hills and load change real range. It does not look up car models, so use your real-world range, and it assumes you can charge overnight.

Charger data: Open Charge Map and its data providers, licensed CC BY 4.0; fuel stations and gaps from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Each plan lists the providers behind its charging stops. We do not guarantee the accuracy of this data.

Three trips to start from

Pick one to load it into the planner, then change it to suit you.

EV

Munich to Venice by electric car

Across the Alps from Bavaria to the Adriatic, with charging stops planned for a 250 km range.

Electric car, Munich to Venice, 250 km range, start at 80%
Classic road trip

Edinburgh to Skye in three days

A Highland drive split into short days, keeping off the motorways.

Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye in 3 days, avoid motorways, max 4 hours driving a day
Multi-country Europe

Amsterdam to Rome in five days

Four countries on one drive: the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, with an overnight at the end of each day.

Amsterdam to Rome in 5 days through Germany and Switzerland, max 5 hours driving a day

What it plans for you

Multi-stop routes

Add places in any order and it works out the sensible sequence, or keep your order if you've already decided.

Driving days that fit you

Set a daily limit in hours or distance and it splits the drive at towns worth stopping in, not at a random lay-by.

Hotels at every overnight stop

Options near your stop for the right night, with prices, from Stay22's partner network.

Flights when driving doesn't make sense

If a leg is 12 hours on the road and 90 minutes in the air, it shows you Trip.com flights and plans the drive from the arrival airport.

Charging and fuel stops

Tell it you drive electric, petrol or diesel and your range. It adds real charging or fuel stops where your range runs out. Ask for shorter driving days if you want more breaks.

Fastest or scenic

Ask for the quickest way, avoid motorways or tolls, or take the coast road and see how much time it adds.

Hotel options via Stay22. Flight options via Trip.com. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you.

Try it free, then pay as you go

Your first route question is free. After that, get 5 more for £4.99. One-time payment, no subscription.

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  • Avoid tolls, motorways or ferries
  • Hotels at every overnight stop
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  • New routes and changes to your plan
  • Extra nights, detours and shorter days
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Questions about EV road trips

Does RoutePlanner.ai find real EV charging stations?

Yes. For an electric car it places charging stops where your range runs out, using real charger locations from Open Charge Map and OpenStreetMap that are within about 4 km of your route. Where the data lists them, you see the station name, power in kW and connector types.

Does it show live charger availability or prices?

No. The charger data comes from community-maintained open maps, so it can be out of date and it does not say whether a charger is free, working or what it costs right now. Check your charging network's app before you set off.

Can I set my car, battery range or starting charge?

Yes, by telling the assistant in plain words, for example "Electric car, 250 km range, start at 80%". It does not look up car models, so give your real-world range. If you give none it assumes 300 km and says so. It keeps a 10% reserve, charges to 80% on the road and assumes you charge overnight, so check that your hotel or a nearby charger can do that. Battery figures are estimates: speed, temperature, hills and load change them.

Does it work for petrol or diesel cars and trips across several countries?

Yes. Tell it you drive petrol or diesel (and your range if you know it) and it adds fuel stops from OpenStreetMap where your tank runs low. Routes can cross borders; how complete the station data is varies by country.

How much does it cost?

Your first route question is free. After that, 5 more questions cost £4.99 as a one-time payment, with no subscription. Each message to the assistant counts as one question.

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Type the start and the destination. You can sort out the details as you go.

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