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This example demonstrates the use of the DirectionsService object to fetch directions for different travel modes.
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TypeScriptfunction initMap(): void {
const directionsRenderer = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();
const directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
const map = new google.maps.Map(
document.getElementById("map") as HTMLElement,
{
zoom: 14,
center: { lat: 37.77, lng: -122.447 },
}
);
directionsRenderer.setMap(map);
calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsRenderer);
(document.getElementById("mode") as HTMLInputElement).addEventListener(
"change",
() => {
calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsRenderer);
}
);
}
function calculateAndDisplayRoute(
directionsService: google.maps.DirectionsService,
directionsRenderer: google.maps.DirectionsRenderer
) {
const selectedMode = (document.getElementById("mode") as HTMLInputElement)
.value;
directionsService
.route({
origin: { lat: 37.77, lng: -122.447 }, // Haight.
destination: { lat: 37.768, lng: -122.511 }, // Ocean Beach.
// Note that Javascript allows us to access the constant
// using square brackets and a string value as its
// "property."
travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode[selectedMode],
})
.then((response) => {
directionsRenderer.setDirections(response);
})
.catch((e) => window.alert("Directions request failed due to " + status));
}
declare global {
interface Window {
initMap: () => void;
}
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: Read the guide on using TypeScript and Google Maps. JavaScript
function initMap() {
const directionsRenderer = new google.maps.DirectionsRenderer();
const directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
const map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map"), {
zoom: 14,
center: { lat: 37.77, lng: -122.447 },
});
directionsRenderer.setMap(map);
calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsRenderer);
document.getElementById("mode").addEventListener("change", () => {
calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsRenderer);
});
}
function calculateAndDisplayRoute(directionsService, directionsRenderer) {
const selectedMode = document.getElementById("mode").value;
directionsService
.route({
origin: { lat: 37.77, lng: -122.447 }, // Haight.
destination: { lat: 37.768, lng: -122.511 }, // Ocean Beach.
// Note that Javascript allows us to access the constant
// using square brackets and a string value as its
// "property."
travelMode: google.maps.TravelMode[selectedMode],
})
.then((response) => {
directionsRenderer.setDirections(response);
})
.catch((e) => window.alert("Directions request failed due to " + status));
}
window.initMap = initMap;Note: The JavaScript is compiled from the TypeScript snippet. CSS
/*
* Always set the map height explicitly to define the size of the div element
* that contains the map.
*/
#map {
height: 100%;
}
/*
* Optional: Makes the sample page fill the window.
*/
html,
body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
#floating-panel {
position: absolute;
top: 10px;
left: 25%;
z-index: 5;
background-color: #fff;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #999;
text-align: center;
font-family: "Roboto", "sans-serif";
line-height: 30px;
padding-left: 10px;
}
HTML
<html>
<head>
<title>Travel Modes in Directions</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./style.css" />
<script type="module" src="./index.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="floating-panel">
<b>Mode of Travel: </b>
<select id="mode">
<option value="DRIVING">Driving</option>
<option value="WALKING">Walking</option>
<option value="BICYCLING">Bicycling</option>
<option value="TRANSIT">Transit</option>
</select>
</div>
<div id="map"></div>
<!--
The `defer` attribute causes the script to execute after the full HTML
document has been parsed. For non-blocking uses, avoiding race conditions,
and consistent behavior across browsers, consider loading using Promises. See
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/load-maps-js-api
for more information.
-->
<script
src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyB41DRUbKWJHPxaFjMAwdrzWzbVKartNGg&callback=initMap&v=weekly"
defer
></script>
</body>
</html> Try Sample Clone Sample
Git and Node.js are required to run this sample locally. Follow these instructions to install Node.js and NPM. The following commands clone, install dependencies and start the sample application.
git clone -b sample-directions-travel-modes https://github.com/googlemaps/js-samples.gitcd js-samplesnpm inpm start
Other samples can be tried by switching to any branch beginning with sample-SAMPLE_NAME.
git checkout sample-SAMPLE_NAMEnpm inpm start
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Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC.
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