How to add more than 10 stops in Google Maps
Google Maps is great for driving, but it is not a delivery route planner. One trip holds a starting point and up to 9 more stops, and the stops stay in the order you typed them. If you deliver 30, 80 or 150 parcels a day, you need two things Google Maps does not do: more stops, and the best order.
What Google Maps allows
- Up to 10 places in one trip: your starting point plus 9 stops, and the last one is the destination. The limit is the same on Android, iPhone and computer.
- No automatic order: Google Maps keeps the stops in the order you add them. You can only drag them by hand.
- Several stops work for driving, walking and cycling, not for public transport or flights.
Source: Google Maps Help, “Add multiple destinations”. support.google.com
Three free workarounds
1. Split the day into several trips
Plan stops 1–10, drive them, then plan the next 10 and so on.
Limit: You still choose the order yourself, and you type every address twice.
2. Join several Google Maps links
Free tools can glue several Google Maps routes into one link, so you can share or open a longer route.
Limit: The order is still yours: nothing is optimized, and editing a stop means rebuilding the links.
3. Put your addresses on Google My Maps
Import a spreadsheet and see every delivery as a pin on one map.
Limit: It shows where the stops are, but it does not plan an order or navigate the route.
The faster way: plan the route in an app, drive with Google Maps
Route Planner for Couriers was made for this. It plans the whole day and hands each stop to the navigator you already use.
- Add all your stops at once: type them, scan the address on a parcel label with the camera, or import a CSV or Excel file or a screenshot of your list.
- Tap Optimize. The app puts up to 100, 150 or 200 stops, depending on your plan, in the best order.
- Drive with Google Maps, Waze or another navigator. One tap opens the next stop with turn-by-turn directions.
- Mark each stop delivered or failed and keep a proof of delivery with a photo and signature.
Free for short routes, and the app always shows what your free plan includes. Paid plans start with a free trial.
Google Maps compared with Route Planner for Couriers
| Google Maps | Route Planner for Couriers | |
|---|---|---|
| Stops in one route | Up to 10 places | Up to 100, 150 or 200, by plan |
| Best stop order | No, you drag stops by hand | Yes, one tap |
| Add stops from a parcel label | No | Yes, camera scan |
| Import CSV or Excel | Only as pins in My Maps | Yes, the whole list |
| Proof of delivery | No | Photo and signature |
| Turn-by-turn navigation | Yes | Yes, through Google Maps or Waze |
Questions couriers ask
Can I add more than 10 stops in Google Maps?
Not in one trip. The limit is 10 places including the start. You can split the day into several trips, or plan the full route in a delivery route planner and open each stop in Google Maps.
Does Google Maps optimize the order of stops?
No. Google Maps keeps the order you enter. To get the shortest order for many stops, use a route optimizer and then navigate stop by stop.
Can I still use Google Maps for directions?
Yes. Route Planner for Couriers plans the order and opens each stop in Google Maps, Waze or another navigation app.
Is Route Planner for Couriers free?
Short routes are free, and the app shows what your free plan includes. Lite, Pro and Business unlock routes of 100, 150 and 200 stops and start with a free trial.
Plan today's route in a minute
Add your stops, tap Optimize and drive with Google Maps.