How Far is it Between

This tool can be used to find the distance between two places. Input the two places names and find out the distance between them. The direct disance and driving distance are both displayed. To start type the names of the places below and click the Show button.

Options

Map Showing the Distance Between Two Points

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Full Screen

How to Use

Input the name of the two places in the text boxes and click the Show button.

The recommended format to use is [City, Country] i.e. [City(comma)(space)Country].

Once a result is returned, you can copy a link to use as a permanent referance back to the result or to send on to others.

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 two places.

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

Comments For This Page

Excellent site which helped me win a little domestic of sorts haha
By Net on 14th April 2025

not helpfu;
On 18th March 2025

Brilliant program
By Andrew Laurence Holohan on 7th March 2025

Thanks! This helped me in an essay!
By xplosion303 on 3rd February 2025

Amazing site, so accurate used it many times, thanks.
On 9th January 2025

It helps if you can also add the post code with the location names.
By John Todd on 2nd December 2024

Thank you for your time and making it free.
By Laura Stephanie Allison on 29th November 2024

It is broken and shouldn't be used
On 30th October 2024

Thanks served my purpose very well. The 13 Km distance was a serprise to me though.
On 10th October 2024

Can't use for my inquiry. It keeps using a town with the same name and country, but the wrong province with no way to select the one I actually want.
On 21st July 2024

Great
On 20th July 2024

Never had a problem. Not that I can go measure myself but the distances make sense.
On 19th July 2024

Wanted to get distance from Atlanta to Istanbul Turkey but only got from Atlanta to somewhere in France.
On 6th July 2024

its 2024 Leyland thx its useful Thursday 27 June
By hayley on 27th June 2024

Georgetown has been corrected
By Free Map Tools on 29th May 2024

Distance from Santiago, Chile to Georgetown, Guyana is broken. Georgetown shown as Manaus?
By R on 29th May 2024

This is very useful. I use this all the time. Well done!%uD83D%uDC4D
On 3rd May 2024

not even close.
On 29th February 2024

a great tool for truck drivers to use for when we use log books
By craig on 12th February 2024

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