RoadTripPlanner
UK road trip planner · NC500, Northumberland 250, Lake District

Plan road trips without Google Maps' 10-stop limit

RoadTripPlanner is the multi-day road trip planner Google Maps never built. Map 200+ stops, group them by day, add notes and photos to every pin, then share or print a ready-to-drive itinerary.

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Why RoadTripPlanner

Built for multi-day road trips, not directions

Google Maps is great for getting from A to B. It falls apart the moment your trip has a B through Z. Here's where RoadTripPlanner picks up.

With Google Maps

Trip planning by directions

  • Capped at 10 stops per route
  • No way to group stops by day
  • No notes, photos or accommodation per stop
  • No trip sharing with friends or passengers
  • No fuel cost or budget estimates
  • Routes break when you cross a country border

With RoadTripPlanner

Multi-day, multi-country, multi-stop

  • Add 200+ stops in a single trip
  • Drag-and-drop day-by-day itineraries
  • Notes, photos and accommodation on every pin
  • Share via link or export a printable PDF
  • Live fuel cost, distance and driving time
  • Works in every country — UK, Europe, anywhere

How to plan a road trip

From rough idea to ready-to-drive in four steps

01Step 01

Research

How to plan a road trip without a hundred browser tabs

  • Search any destination — wild swims, NC500 campsites, dark sky pitches
  • AI suggestions pre-loaded with the UK and Northern Spain's best stops
  • Save inspiration straight from Google, blogs and Instagram
  • Build a stop library you can reuse across future trips
02Step 02

Plan

Drop pins, drag days, see the whole trip at a glance

  • 200+ stops per trip — no Google Maps 10-stop ceiling
  • Group stops by day with drag-and-drop
  • Add notes, photos, opening hours and accommodation
  • Live driving time, distance and fuel cost per day
03Step 03

Optimise

Tighten the route before you ever start the engine

  • Auto-sort stops by drive time, hours of daylight or weather
  • Reshuffle a day without losing the rest of the trip
  • Budget split: fuel, accommodation, food, attractions
  • Catch impossible drives before they ruin your evening
04Step 04

Share

One link for your passengers, one PDF for the road

  • Share itineraries with friends, family or co-drivers
  • Export a printable PDF with maps, stops and notes
  • Real-time co-editing for couples and groups
  • Offline access in the dashboard for patchy signal

Featured itineraries

Popular road trip routes

Hand-built templates for the UK's best multi-day road trips — clone any of them and tweak to your own pace.

North Coast 500

Scotland's signature road trip — beaches, single-track passes and NC500 campsites from Inverness round the north.

Duration
7 days
Distance
516 miles
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Northumberland 250

Castles, kipper smokehouses and wide empty beaches. The full Northumberland 250 loop with wild camping notes.

Duration
5 days
Distance
250 miles
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North East 250

Scotland's quieter cousin to the NC500 — Cairngorms, whisky country and the Moray coast.

Duration
6 days
Distance
250 miles
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Lake District Road Trip

Hardknott, Wrynose, Honister — every Lake District pass strung into one multi-day itinerary.

Duration
4 days
Distance
180 miles
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Northern Spain Road Trip

San Sebastián to Santiago along the Picos de Europa, Cantabrian coast and Camino backroads.

Duration
10 days
Distance
850 miles
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Northumberland Coastal Route

Bamburgh, Lindisfarne, Craster, Alnmouth — the slow coastal road through Northumberland's best villages.

Duration
3 days
Distance
75 miles
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything road trippers ask before they trust RoadTripPlanner with the holiday.

How do I plan a multi-day road trip?
Start by sketching your route as a list of stops, then group them into days based on driving time and where you want to sleep. RoadTripPlanner does this in one canvas: drop pins on the map, drag them between days, and let the planner suggest realistic driving distances. You can add notes, fuel costs and accommodation to every stop.
What's the best road trip planner for the UK?
RoadTripPlanner is built specifically for UK road trips like the North Coast 500, Northumberland 250 and the Lake District. Unlike Google Maps it supports 200+ stops, day grouping, offline PDF export and shareable itineraries — so you can hand a plan to friends or family before you leave.
Can I plan the North Coast 500 with RoadTripPlanner?
Yes. The full NC500 has more than 80 worthwhile stops between Inverness, Applecross, Durness and John o' Groats — well past Google Maps' 10-stop ceiling. Use our NC500 template as a starting point, customise it with your own NC500 campsites and wild swims, and export the result as a PDF for the road.
How is RoadTripPlanner different from Google Maps?
Google Maps caps trips at 10 stops, has no concept of days, and can't capture notes, photos, accommodation or fuel costs. RoadTripPlanner is purpose-built for multi-day road trips: unlimited stops, day-by-day itineraries, collaborative editing, photo notes per stop, and one-click PDF or share-link export.
Can I export my road trip as a PDF?
Yes — every itinerary can be exported as a printable PDF with maps, day summaries, notes and a stops list. Handy for passengers, for guesthouses that want a printed plan, or for travelling somewhere with patchy mobile signal.
Does it work for road trips in Europe?
RoadTripPlanner works in every country. We have built-in templates for popular European routes including a Northern Spain road trip across the Picos de Europa and the Cantabrian coast, but you can plan a road trip anywhere you can drive.
How many stops can I add to one trip?
You can add 200+ stops to a single trip, organise them into as many days as you need, and reorder them with drag-and-drop. There's no soft cap that breaks routing the way Google Maps does at 10 stops.
Do you have ideas for wild camping in Northumberland?
Our Northumberland 250 and Northumberland coastal route templates flag well-known wild camping spots, official campsites in Northumberland, and the best campsites in Northumberland for vans and tents — including dark-sky pitches inside the National Park.