Guides
Animated travel maps, step by step
Short, practical guides to making a travel route video in MAPROUTE, from your first map to Reels, road trips, flights and GPX tracks. Each one ends in the editor, ready to try.
How to make an animated travel map video
Make a travel map video where the route draws itself from stop to stop: add your stops, choose how you travelled, pick a map style and export an MP4 in your browser. Free, no install.
Read the guideAnimated travel map for Instagram Reels
Make a vertical 9:16 travel route animation for Instagram Reels, TikTok or Shorts: framing, pacing, music and export settings that work on a phone screen.
Read the guideRoad trip route animation
Animate a road trip on a map, with the car following the real roads: choose real roads or straight lines, pick the vehicle, set the stop order and show the distance driven.
Read the guideAnimated flight route map
Animate a flight route between airports or cities: a plane flies from stop to stop on a flat map or a 3D globe. How to set it up, plus what it can and can't show.
Read the guideHow to turn a GPX route into a video
Turn a GPX file from Strava, Garmin, Komoot or AllTrails into an animated route video that keeps your recorded line. Also works with a Google Maps directions link.
Read the guideRoute 66 map animation: a walkthrough
Make a Route 66 map animation from Chicago to Santa Monica: open the ready-made route, change the stops to your own drive, switch to a vertical video and export.
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