How do I tell Apple Maps for OS X Mavericks to avoid toll roads?

[DanielLui1]

Hello everyone,
As the title suggests, I'm trying to figure out how to tell Apple Maps for Mac to avoid toll roads whenever I lookup an address with directions. I've done Google searches trying to find the answer but with no luck. Can anybody help? Thanks.

 

[kch50428]

There really isn't a preference setting to do that on AppleMaps. Can't find it on Google Maps on iOS either... Some 3rd party apps do have the ability to set avoiding toll roads as a preference...

 

[DanielLui1]

I hope Apple fixes that in a future update but in the meantime, while we wait and see if that will be fixed, is there a third party maps app that you would recommend for the Mac?

 

[kch50428]

Being that I've been into personal navigation since before smart phones could do it... I still have and use a stand-alone Garmin Nuvi, and it has BaseCamp that can be used to plan routes and send to the Nuvi, and can avoid toll roads... and for the iPhone & iPad... I have/use Navigon - which is for me most like using a Nuvi - and Navigon allows for allowing, avoiding, or forbidding Toll Roads when routing... but it's not a Mac App...

 

[trmoney24]

There really isn't a preference setting to do that on AppleMaps. Can't find it on Google Maps on iOS either... Some 3rd party apps do have the ability to set avoiding toll roads as a preference...

There option is there on Google Maps on iOS. After you search an address and look up the different route options, there's a gray bar that says "Route options" underneath your destination address. From there you can avoid tolls, highways, and ferries.

 

[DroidArmy]

There's a workaround if you already know some of the route. You could just choose the second or third route if it doesn't have tolls


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[kch50428]

There option is there on Google Maps on iOS. After you search an address and look up the different route options, there's a gray bar that says "Route options" underneath your destination address. From there you can avoid tolls, highways, and ferries.

This is due to Google's app having been updated since I made the comment you quoted...