This tool can be used to find the distance between two named points on a map. You can decide which two points to measure and then find out the distance between them as the crow flies and distance when driving. Type in the names of the places below and click the Show button.

Map Showing the Distance Between Two Points

How to Use

Simply type in the name of the two places in the text boxes and click the show button!

The best format to use is [City, Country] to enter a location - that is [City(comma)(space)Country]. You can also type in major places straight in such as "USA", "Tokyo", "London" etc. Postcodes and addresses can also be used.

When you click the search button, a search will be made to find which place you are referring to. Firstly, a search is made of an internal list of common places. If no match is found then a search will be made using the Google Maps API GlocalSearch feature. If this also returns no results then you are asked to indicate the location of the point by clicking on the map. This allows you to then see the distance between the two points and also inputs the location into the internal database so that the next time a visitor searches for that location, it will be found.

Once a result is returned, you can copy a URL to use as a permanent link back to the result for your own reference or to pass on to other people.

Note : For ZIP Codes, use Distance Between ZIP Codes, For UK Postcodes, use the UK Postcode distance tool. Also, to find the distance between points that are not named, you can use the Measure Distance tool.

About How Far is it Between

This tool can be used to find the distance between countries, cities or towns.

There are two distances output:

As the Crow Flies - The direct distance between points

Distance by land transport (When possible) - Distance estimate when you travel by road and sea.

The distances can be output in the following units:

km (kilometers)

miles

The output is via a measurement of the distance and also a map that shows that two locations and the path between them as the crow flies and the route by land transport.

You can use the controls on the map to:

Pan the map

Zoom the Map

Switch between Map and Satellite views

Some Examples of Distances

Some of the distances between cities that can be found using the system. Click on one to see it or type in your own places above in the text boxes.

Known Issues

Red line will not cross the International Date Line

The Automatic zoom fails when the shortest distance is across the International Date Line

Allow points to be requested for deletion from the database to keep the information tidy

If you spot anything that needs addressed, then please contact Free Map Tools.

Version History

15th October 2018 : Bug fix, incorrect distance when the route crossed the IDL

30th September 2018 : Bug fix, incorrect behaviour once a 2nd, 3rd etc. route is calculated

28th September 2018 : Bug fix, calculating a 2nd distance caused an error

21st September 2018 : Fixed issue with road travel time format

19th September 2018 : Switched to Leaflet maps

14th November 2016 : The duration of the road journey is now output when applicable

28th June 2016 : URL output now contains units (KM) information

22nd June 2016 : KM / Miles setting will now save and remember its state between sessions

28th May 2015 : Now uses Google places.Autocomplete

15th March 2015 : New option to Avoid Motorways/Highways

27th January 2015 : Full Screen button added

8th January 2014 : Resolved minor issue. When no driving directions are found, the box now says N/A. Previously it had no update and sometimes retained the value of the previous search driving distance

7th January 2014 : Resolved minor issue where driving directions route from old measurement was still appearing when another search was done

13th November 2013 : Implemented Google Maps API V3

7th March 2010 : New mode of transport added ... Passenger Aeroplane

2nd December 2009 : Now brings up the suggested cities and countries much faster. Also shows most popular places at the top of the list

20th January 2008 : Improved automatic zoom to give more consistent results

15th December 2007 : Added Save Data option

29th November 2007 : Added Land Transport measurement option

4th November 2007 : Dynamic URL to save how far is it between X and Y

21st October 2007 : Added GlocalSearch search to find more places automatically

18th July 2007 : Fixed drop down lists so they fall over all content below

1st July 2007 : Work done on allowing users to add a new locations if they are not on the system

30th June 2007 : Page Created with basic functionality

Relevant Links

Leaflet - a JavaScript library for interactive maps