I have a mania and that is wanting to go everywhere soon. I don’t like being late. Although the truth is that ever since I moved to a city, no matter how hard I got into it, I ended up being late for most of my appointments. The traffic and public transport delays are the main culprits.
However, there is a function of Google Maps that has been very useful to me for a long time. utility coming soon at all sites. And it’s an option that, although not new to the app, is still unknown to many.
Tell me what time you want to arrive and I’ll tell you what time you have to leave
For some time now, Google Maps has included an option when establishing a route that allows you to choose the departure and/or arrival time. Precisely the latter is the one I intend to address in connection with late arrival at venues.
If an arrival time is set, even on a different day, Google Maps will take into account all the elements that can lengthen the journey. In this way, he will offer you a departure time which you must take into account if you wish to arrive on time.
To do this, simply open the application, choose your destination and click on How to arrive. After choosing the means of transport you will use, you must click on the three dots which appear at the top right then in Set departure or arrival time. There you can select the exact time and date you want to be at your destination.
It must be said that it is valid for routes in any type of transport or on foot. The system takes into account the traffic that is usually in the area, if there are works in between or if public transport is generally collapsed or not. Of course, as an added tip if you want to be safer if possible, I recommend setting the arrival time 5 or 10 minutes before the actual time you want to arrive.
Of course, there can always be an occasional and unexpected event that causes the route to end up getting longer. However, during all these years, I must say that he has been a great help and he Arrived on time in the vast majority of cases. This feature, along with Moovit’s transit options, brings him back to being a punctual guy.
