What is the best free multi-stop route planner?

RadiusMapper is a free multi-stop route planner that handles up to 12 addresses per route (11 in round-trip mode), optimizes the visit order to minimize total drive time, and generates a short shareable /route/ URL pointing at the saved itinerary. No account, no signup, no per-route fee. Most paid alternatives (Routific, Circuit, RouteXL) target last-mile delivery; RadiusMapper is purpose-built for real estate showing tours but works for any multi-stop driving day.

Does Google Maps have a multi-stop route planner?

Google Maps supports up to 10 destinations per route, but it does NOT optimize the visit order — you have to manually arrange addresses in the order you want to visit them. RadiusMapper optimizes the order automatically using a traveling-salesperson solver on the road network, which on a typical 6-stop tour saves 15-30% of total drive time vs. Google Maps' fixed-order routing. RadiusMapper also gives you a single shareable URL with the optimized itinerary baked in.

Is there a multi-stop route planner app for real estate agents?

RadiusMapper runs in any web browser, so it works on phone, tablet, and desktop without an app install. Realtors typically build the route on a desktop before the showing day (so they can paste from MLS export), then open the share link on their phone for turn-by-turn handoff to Google Maps or Apple Maps in the car.

What is a real estate route planner?

A real estate route planner is a multi-stop routing tool that takes a list of property addresses and computes the most efficient driving order between them. Realtors use it to schedule a day of showings; house hunters use it to plan a self-guided tour across multiple open houses; relocation services use it to build property tours for incoming clients. Unlike a generic GPS that routes you between two points, a route planner solves a small traveling-salesperson problem to minimize total drive time across every stop.

How does the route optimizer work?

When you click Optimize, every address you entered is geocoded to a coordinate, then sent to a traveling-salesperson solver running over the road network. It finds the visit order that minimizes total driving time — not as-the-crow-flies distance — and returns the actual driving route between properties plus per-leg distance and duration. The first address is locked as the origin so your office stays the start.

How many addresses can I plan at once?

Up to 12 stops per route in one-way mode, or 11 in round-trip mode (the loop reserves one slot for the return back to your origin). That covers most realtor workflows — a typical showing day is 4 to 8 properties. If you need more, split the day into two routes, or contact us about an enterprise endpoint.

Can I paste a list of addresses instead of typing them one by one?

Yes. Switch to the bulk paste tab and drop a line-separated list — one address per line. The planner geocodes each one, places it on the map, and adds it as a stop. This is the fastest workflow if your MLS or buyer's tour software exports addresses to CSV or text.

Does this work for open house weekends?

Yes — open-house Saturdays are one of the most common use cases. Add every open-house address you want to hit, lock your starting location (home or first property), turn on 'Return to start' if you want a loop, and the planner orders the stops to minimize total drive time. Pair the result with the listed open-house windows to make sure each stop falls inside its open hours.

Can I share the route with a buyer or coworker?

Yes. After you optimize, click Copy share link. You get a short /route/ URL pointing at the saved itinerary on RadiusMapper, so anyone who opens it sees the same map and itinerary — no account or login needed. Realtors send the link in advance so buyers can see the day's tour at a glance.

How much time does route optimization actually save?

On a 6-stop showing day with addresses spread across a metro, optimization typically cuts 15–30% of the total drive time vs. visiting addresses in the order they were entered. The savings grow with the number of stops and how spread out they are. On a tight 3-stop tour you may save only a few minutes; on a 10-stop relocation tour the savings can hit an hour or more.

Is this free? Do I need an account?

Free, no signup, no account. The route planner runs on the same routing and mapping infrastructure RadiusMapper uses for the rest of our tools. Realtors use the share link as a free alternative to paid showing-tour software.

Does the route account for traffic?

Driving times reflect typical-traffic averages for the time-of-day — not live conditions. For a showing day, build in a small buffer per stop. Typical drive-time estimates are within ±15% on most metros.

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Plan the optimal real estate showing route

Multi-stop driving order, computed in seconds

Add up to 12 property addresses (11 on a round trip) and RadiusMapper finds the fastest order to drive them all. Made for agents planning a day of showings, house hunters lining up an open-house weekend, and relocation teams touring new arrivals.

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Route optimization

What is a real estate route optimization?

Routing that takes a list of property addresses and finds the fastest order to drive every showing. It usually cuts 15 to 30% off total drive time compared with visiting in list order.

Up to 12 addresses per route (11 on a round trip). Your first stop stays put, so your office is always the start.
A real traveling-salesperson solve on actual roads, not straight-line distance.
Turn on Return to start for loop tours and open-house weekends, or leave it off for one-way trips.
Paste mode takes one address per line, so you can drop in a list straight from the MLS or a buyer's tour spreadsheet.
Every route gets a short link you can send to a buyer or coworker. They don't need an account.

Drive times are typical-traffic estimates, not live traffic. On heavy-traffic days, leave a little extra time at each stop.

List order

In the order you typed themBacktracks across town

Optimized

Same stops, reordered15 to 30% less driving

Who it's for

Built for the realtor showing-day workflow

AOffice9:30

18 min

1412 Elm St9:48

12 min

288 Grove Ave10:15

Realtors planning a day of showings

Paste the day's MLS addresses, set your office as the start, and send clients the drive-optimized tour ahead of time. It saves 30 to 60 minutes on a typical 6-stop showing day.

Return to start

Open-house weekend planning

See more open houses by driving them in route order, not listing order. Add every address you want to see, turn on Return to start for a loop, and the planner cuts out the zig-zags.

AHotelStart

9 min

1Neighborhood viewingHome

6 min

2Elementary schoolSchool

22 min

3Downtown officeCommute

Relocation tours

Build a tour for an out-of-town buyer around the stops a relo client actually cares about: neighborhood viewings, schools and their commute, in the fastest order.

How it works

How to plan an optimal real estate viewing route

1
AYour office
1412 Elm St
288 Grove Ave
Drop in your addresses
Add up to 12 property addresses (11 with round trip on) one at a time, or paste a list with one per line. Each one lands on the map.
2
Optimize order
Return to start
Set start and return options
Your first address always stays the start. Turn on Return to start for a loop, or leave it off to finish at the last property.
3
14.2
miles
41 min
drive
3
stops
Share link Copied
Optimize and share
Click Optimize route. The planner puts your stops in the fastest order and draws the drive. Copy the share link to send the tour to your client.

Compared

Real estate route planner vs Google My Maps

Pins only

Google My Maps shows pins, not order

My Maps lets you drop a pin for each property, but it won't work out the best order to drive them. You either tour them in the order you added them or eyeball the map and guess. On a day with 6 or more stops, that costs real time.

Ordered for you

RadiusMapper solves the order

The planner runs a real traveling-salesperson solve over actual roads and gives you the shortest visit order. You get one map and one itinerary you can send to a buyer with a single link.

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Under the hood

How the real estate route planner works

Start with where you'll leave from, usually your office, your home or your first showing, then add every property you plan to see. You get up to 12 addresses one way, or 11 on a round trip, since the loop uses one slot for the drive back. Type each address with autocomplete, or paste a whole list at once.

When you click Optimize, the planner solves the traveling-salesperson problem on the real road network. It finds the shortest set of drives that hits every stop once, counting one-way streets, freeway on-ramps and typical traffic. Your first address stays the start. Turn on Return to start and the route ends back there as a loop.

You get the actual driving route between properties, with the distance and time for each leg. The map shows numbered markers in visit order, and the itinerary next to it lists every drive so you know how long each hop takes.

Every route gets a short link. Click Copy share link and send it to a buyer or coworker. They see the same map and stop order, with no signup or app needed.

Real Estate Route Planner FAQs

How many properties can I plan in one route?

Up to 12 addresses one way, or 11 on a round trip, since the loop saves one slot for the drive back to your start. That covers a typical showing day (4 to 8 properties) and most open-house weekends. For a longer day, split it into a morning route and an afternoon route.

Does the optimizer always start at my office?

Yes. Your first address stays the start no matter how the other stops get reordered. Turn on Return to start and the route also ends back there, so you get a loop.

Can I share the route with a client?

Yes. Every optimized route gets a short link. Click Copy share link and send it. Your buyer sees the same map and visit order without an account or login.

Does it account for live traffic?

Drive times are typical traffic for that time of day, not live conditions. On a showing day, add 5 to 10 minutes between properties on top of each drive time.

What happens if an address doesn't geocode?

If we can't find an address, the planner tells you which one. Fix it (adding the city or ZIP usually does it) and optimize again. Unit numbers and apartment letters are the usual culprit, so drop the # and try again.

Is this an open-source alternative to Sphere or HomeJab routing?

RadiusMapper isn't a CRM. It's a focused routing tool: free, no signup, and it gives you a link to share. Realtor teams use it when they don't need a full showing-tour app.

Can house hunters use this without a realtor?

Yes. Drop in every address from your saved listings, optimize, and you have a self-guided tour. The share link makes it easy to coordinate with a partner driving a separate car.

Is it free?

Free, no signup, no account. It runs on the same maps and routing as the rest of RadiusMapper.

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