Best Online Map Service For Directions

[Azndude51]

Same as this thread, but I wanted to see a poll.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Google Maps > All

 

[Unheard]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Google Maps > All

QTF

 

[archcommus]

What the hell? I asked this a while back, almost EVERYONE said MapQuest.

Google's directions suck huge ass.

 

[GeekDrew]

When I drive somewhere, I usually print directions from both MapQuest and RandMcNally... the latter is the only service that is able to successfully plot some addresses that I've tried to get to.

That said, if it can find it, I usually go with MapQuest.

Google's directions are frequently.... different than the route that is either shortest or fastest or anything positive... that is, if it's correct at all. :-\

 

[RedCOMET]

Google maps are awesome for looking at maps. but their directions are not as good as mapquest. SOmetimes they are take you a longer way or are not the most easiest method.

I like the interface, but the directions are a little lackluster. I use Mapquest as my primary direction webiste, with google as an alternative.

 

[Yossarian]

msn's is actually pretty good. Google doesn't give great directions. but I know it's heresy to speak ill of Google so I'll go punch myself in the face a few times.

 

[Miramonti]

Who is voting for google for directions??? You guys have obviously never used them for this....If you would have you'd know they suck. Mapquest's are generally the most accurate imo.

 

[eyecandy86]

WTF?! Google directions are NEVER accurate. They tell you to use roads that don't even exist sometimes.

I always use Mapquest. Yahoo Maps aren't too bad either, but Mapquest is better.

 

[FrustratedUser]

MapQuest by far.

 

[JoeKing]

Mapquest, it's like the only thing they do.

 

[intogamer]

g00gle.com

 

[RossMAN]

Yahoo! pwnz!

 

[JBT]

google maps is HORRIBLE for directions. Also the route highlight thing often doesn't highlight the road...

 

[Qwest]

mapquest has been the most helpful so far.

coolest looking...Google Earth by far.

 

[Azndude51]

I think Mapquest wins so far. I'm going to ignore some of the votes for Google since some people are probably voting for it only because they think Google pwnz everything and because their map (not direction) service is probably the best.

EDIT: For my next trip I'm going to use both and compare them to see how it turns out.

 

[keeleysam]

google

 

[stan394]

AAA maps (hard copies) for directions, Google Maps for eye candies

 

[ironcrotch]

I like mapquest cuz mapquest gives you the option to avoid highways.

Mapquest ++

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: keeleysam
g00gle

 

[Azndude51]

After some experimenting, I've confirmed that Google is the worst so far for directions. It seems to give the most complex directions and can get confusing. For example, there is this one long street called Grand Ave. Google took up about 6 steps to tell me to go about 8 miles down that one avenue. This was because it kept saying to go down W Grand, then E Grand, then W Grand again. Not only that, but google's directions aren't as clear. They also don't list the highway designation sometimes, only the name of the road. Yahoo and Mapquest give both the name and the numbered designation. The only things I like about google is it's ease of use, simplicity (though still lacking some features), and map function.

EDIT: BTW, I was comparing Google to both Yahoo and Mapquest. Neither of them have Google's negatives. Yahoo and Mapquest are about the same, IMO. I haven't tried using MSN yet.

 

[Mickey Eye]

There used to be a bug in the MSN one that if you put in 2 locations in Norway it would send you to your destination via the rest of Europe. Boringly they appear to have fixed it.

None, of the above. The norwegian www.finn.no is better for local things.

 

[daniel1113]

For directions, MapQuest is the best.

For pure beauty and ease of use, Goold is the best.