Google Maps Now Estimates Toll Charges for Your Journey

[MacRumors]

Google Maps is gaining a new feature on iOS and Android that estimates the amount of money you'll have to pay in tolls for a chosen route.

Before you set off, you'll now see the estimated toll price to your destination in the app. Google says the road information is sourced from local tolling authorities, and includes factors like having a toll pass or not, what day of the week it is, and how much the toll is expected to cost at the specific time you'll be crossing it.

Options are available within the app's settings to display toll prices with or without a toll pass – Google notes that the price can change in many places depending on the payment method used. There is also an option to avoid routes crossing toll roads entirely.

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Google says the toll prices feature is rolling out now and is available for nearly 2,000 toll roads in the U.S., India, Japan, and Indonesia, with coverage for more countries coming soon.

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[Mr Fusion]

This'll be handy for me in Japan. Toll rates vary depending on whether we pay by cash or ETC card so I hope it can disseminate between the two (edit: I see it's supposed to do that.)

Sometimes in bad traffic conditions here, Google'll give me driving directions to enter and exit the Tollway multiple times. I'm curious when using electronic tolling how it's charged. I was scared to try before knowing the cost. 😬

 

[contacos]

Good thing there is no Toll on the German Autobahn 😁

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Good thing there is no Toll on the German Autobahn 😁

and u can drive at unlimited speeds on the left lane .damn you

 

[oofio2461]

Took this long for Google Maps to know how much you are being charged for tolls? And RIP State Toll estimates websites.

 

[BuffaloTF]

Turn right and merge onto Dulles Toll Road. Take the first exit. Estimated toll- $82

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

This would be handy when driving in Europe as a tourist. Unfortunately not available yet! But a very handy feature nonetheless.

 

[brownpaw]

Hasn’t this been available in the US for awhile now? Pretty sure I’ve seen it a few times in the last year.

 

[44267547]

Hasn’t this been available in the US for awhile now?

Nope.

And I would know, because we have quite a few tolls in the Midwest. Not only that, but this is a major roll out from Google, especially for those who live in highly populated areas and/or our commuters where we travel through tolls every day.

 

[javisan]

Hasn’t this been available in the US for awhile now? Pretty sure I’ve seen it a few times in the last year.

I live in Chicago and first noticed this feature mid to late April. Looks like they were testing it with some users.

 

[Deimo]

This is close to my ideal option. I'd love to set the value my time is worth and have it take that into account when routing. Lets say it's set to $50/hour and a toll is $5.00. That would mean route with the toll is worth it if it will save 6 minutes or more but not if it'll save less than that in time. This would take a lot of the guesswork out of things.

 

[IllinoisCorn]

I live in Chicago and first noticed this feature mid to late April. Looks like they were testing it with some users.

Then you especially know how screwed by tolls we are here!

 

[crees!]

Turn right and merge onto Dulles Toll Road. Take the first exit. Estimated toll- $82

So true. Don’t mind paying double that, then continue your journey on 66 to inside the beltway

 

[IllinoisCorn]

I've found Apple Maps to be good enough.

 

[IllinoisCorn]

Nope.

And I would know, because we have quite a few tolls in the Midwest. Not only that, but this is a major roll out from Google, especially for those who live in highly populated areas and/or our commuters where we travel through tolls every day.

We have more than quite a few, all which were supposed to be "temporary." I remember when tolls in Chicagoland were 25 cents.

 

[skyhawkmatthew]

FINALLY. Hopefully it includes an option alongside “avoid tolls” to “minimise tolls”. In Hong Kong, one of the cross-harbour tunnels costs at least 3 times what the others do, but is usually slightly faster so Maps always wants to reroute you through it. Unless it’s peak time, I’m happy to eat the 5 minutes to save nearly 10 USD each way.

 

[Cheesehead Dave]

Can it so "smart routing" in terms of tolls, i.e. if faced with two routes, the fastest having a $3 estimated toll and a second being free and only taking 5 minutes longer in time, to have the option of the free route being the preferred one?

 

[surfzen21]

We have more than quite a few, all which were supposed to be "temporary." I remember when tolls in Chicagoland were 25 cents.

YEP!!!!

Same with almost all tolls in the NYC area. Most were supposed to be only in place to pay for the cost of the project.

I used to complain that it cost more in tolls than in gas to leave Long Island.

Thankfully gas is so expensive that's no long the case. 🤣
🥲😥

 

[RogueWarrior65]

It won't be long before it estimates the cost of gas for your trip or more likely the amount of time you'll need to waste waiting for your EV to charge. https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/electric-car-four-day-trip-more-time-charging-sleeping

 

[jjwwqq]

Either this feature isn’t available for me yet, or the feature is somewhat hidden and/or not very intuitive.

 

[jav6454]

It's a good feature for those areas where tolls are unknown. Hopefully they'll add a way to know if the toll is fully electronic or if the toll has a cashier option.

 

[Chaos215bar2]

And yet, Google will still gladly direct you down a $10 toll road to save 3 minutes.

 

[sparkinstx]

Yeah, I've seen this lately. The thing is, on NTTA roads (North Texas Tollway Authority), it shows just the ZipCash rate (using the license plate scanners at the gantries) and not the TollTag rate, which is cheaper.

 

[sparkinstx]

And yet, Google will still gladly direct you down a $10 toll road to save 3 minutes.

You can select "Avoid tolls" in the route options to do a comparison.

 

[chickenpiccata]

Hasn’t this been available in the US for awhile now? Pretty sure I’ve seen it a few times in the last year.

Google Maps showed me tolls last week in the Virginia-Maryland area. It even suggester a route that was 50 cents cheaper, and also a route that had no tolls (though much longer).