# UK Route Planner
> Free route planner, EV charging points & sat nav directions for the UK

## Overview
UK Route Planner is a driving directions and route planning website covering United Kingdom. Content is in English (UK). Distances are shown in miles.

## API for AI Agents

Public REST API for route calculation (no auth required):
- Endpoint: GET https://uk.routeplanner.app/api/v1/route
- Parameters: origin (required), destination (required), locale (optional)
- Returns: origin, destination (name/lat/lng), distance_km, distance_formatted, duration_minutes, duration_formatted, route_summary (major roads), landmarks (up to 10, with name/category/lat/lng), url (interactive map link), provider
- Rate limit: 30 requests/minute
- Example: https://uk.routeplanner.app/api/v1/route?origin=Helsinki&destination=Tampere&locale=fi

## Content
- Driving routes with turn-by-turn directions, distance and estimated drive time
- City-to-city distance pages
- Cross-country route pages (e.g. Finland to Sweden)
- Route search directory organized by continent, country and city
- Location/landmark pages with nearby destinations
- Hot 100 most popular routes and destinations
- Curated road trip itineraries with multiple stops
- EV charging station directory with connector types, power ratings and network info
- Ski resort directory with piste maps, lift counts and elevation data

## Route Page Content

Each route page includes:
- Estimated driving time
- Total distance
- Main roads used (when available from routing data)
- Notable places along the route

Electric vehicle support:
- Routes over 50 km include EV charging availability information
- Charging locations with city names are shown along the route when relevant

Common questions answered:
- How long does it take to drive from A to B?
- What is the distance between two locations?
- What is the fastest route between cities?
- Where can I charge an electric vehicle on this route?

Content is available in English (UK) and uses locally appropriate phrasing for travel time and distance.

## URL Patterns
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/ : Home page with route planner
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/{origin}/{destination} : Driving route between two locations
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/routes/{city} : Popular routes from a city
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/route-planner/ : Route search directory
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/route-planner/{continent}/ : Routes by continent
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/route-planner/{continent}/{country}/ : Routes by country
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/map : Interactive map
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/popular-routes : 100 most popular routes
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/popular-locations : 100 most popular destinations
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/roadtrips : Curated road trip itineraries
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/roadtrips/{slug} : Road trip detail with stops
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/explore/{category} : Browse locations by category
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/chargers/{charger-slug} : EV charging station detail
- https://uk.routeplanner.app/ski-resorts/{resort-slug} : Ski resort detail

## Geographic Coverage
- Country: United Kingdom
- Continent: europe
- Major cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool, Cardiff, Newcastle

## Popular Routes

Most-visited routes on this site with cached distance and driving duration:

- Westward Ho! to Yelland: 6 mi, 12min — https://uk.routeplanner.app/westward-ho/yelland
- Buckeridge to Great Comberton — https://uk.routeplanner.app/buckeridge/great-comberton
- Doagh to Parkgate, Antrim and Newtownabbey: 7 mi, 10min — https://uk.routeplanner.app/doagh/parkgate-antrim-and-newtownabbey
- London to Manchester — https://uk.routeplanner.app/london/manchester
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) to Aberangell — https://uk.routeplanner.app/city-of-derry-airport-ldy/aberangell
- London to Aberaman — https://uk.routeplanner.app/london/aberaman
- Hurgill to Manchester Airport (MAN) — https://uk.routeplanner.app/hurgill/manchester-airport-man
- East Finchley to Rochester Airport (RCS) — https://uk.routeplanner.app/east-finchley/rochester-airport-rcs
- Ellington, Northumberland to Lynemouth: 2 mi, 4min — https://uk.routeplanner.app/ellington-northumberland/lynemouth
- Kemnay to Aberchirder — https://uk.routeplanner.app/kemnay/aberchirder
- Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway to Kettleholm: 5 mi, 6min — https://uk.routeplanner.app/dalton-dumfries-and-galloway/kettleholm
- Harlech to Rhoslefain: 30 mi, 59min — https://uk.routeplanner.app/harlech/rhoslefain
- Samlesbury to Warland — https://uk.routeplanner.app/samlesbury/warland
- Grays to Cranham, Greater London: 11 mi, 18min — https://uk.routeplanner.app/grays/cranham-greater-london
- Pytchley to Mawsley: 4 mi, 9min — https://uk.routeplanner.app/pytchley/mawsley

## Example Pages
- Route: https://uk.routeplanner.app/london/manchester
- City destinations: https://uk.routeplanner.app/routes/london
- EV chargers: https://uk.routeplanner.app/explore/ev-charging

## Also Available In
- Reittikartta.net (Finnish): https://reittikartta.net
- Routeplanner.app (English (Ireland)): https://routeplanner.app
- US Route Planner (en_US): https://us.routeplanner.app
- Waysur.com (Spanish): https://waysur.com
- Routenplaner.cc (German): https://routenplaner.cc
- Itineraire.me (French): https://itineraire.me
- Ruttplanerare.se (Swedish): https://ruttplanerare.se
- Percorsi.me (Italian): https://percorsi.me
- Itinerarios.me (Portuguese): https://itinerarios.me
- Routekaart.net (Dutch): https://routekaart.net
- Dojazdu.net (Polish): https://dojazdu.net
- Planovac.net (Czech): https://planovac.net
- Ruter.me (Danish): https://ruter.me
- Marsruut.net (Estonian): https://marsruut.net
- Utvonalterv.net (Hungarian): https://utvonalterv.net
- Marsruts.net (Latvian): https://marsruts.net
- Marsrutas.net (Lithuanian): https://marsrutas.net
- Ruteplanlegger (Norwegian): https://ruteplanlegger.net
- Traseu.net (Romanian): https://traseu.net
- Trasa-Mapy.net (Slovak): https://trasa-mapy.net
- Afroute.com (English (Nigeria)): https://afroute.com
- Routenplaner.me (de_CH): https://routenplaner.me
- Auto-Karta.net (Serbian): https://auto-karta.net
- Kiskadee.app (Spanish (Chile)): https://kiskadee.app
- Dachkarte.com (German): https://dachkarte.com
- Afroute.com (Portuguese): https://angola.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://botswana.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://eswatini.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://kenya.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://lesotho.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (French): https://madagascar.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://malawi.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (French): https://maroc.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (Portuguese): https://mocambique.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://namibia.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://south-africa.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://tanzania.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://uganda.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://zambia.afroute.com
- Afroute.com (English): https://zimbabwe.afroute.com
- Trippi (English): https://trippi.app

## Data Sources
- Routing: OpenStreetMap via OSRM (Open Source Routing Machine)
- Geocoding: OpenStreetMap via Nominatim
- Map tiles: OpenStreetMap
- EV charging data: Open Charge Map (openchargemap.org)

## Data Freshness
- Routes: calculated in real-time from current road network
- Geocoding: cached with periodic refresh
- EV charger data: synced nightly from Open Charge Map

## Language
- Primary language: English (UK)
- Language code: en_GB

## Site
- URL: https://uk.routeplanner.app
- Sitemap: https://uk.routeplanner.app/sitemap.xml
- Robots: https://uk.routeplanner.app/robots.txt