# Routekaart.net
> Gratis routeplanner met afstanden en routebeschrijving

## Overview
Routekaart.net is a driving directions and route planning website covering Netherlands. Content is in Dutch. Distances are shown in km.

## API for AI Agents

Public REST API for route calculation (no auth required):
- Endpoint: GET https://routekaart.net/api/v1/route
- Parameters: origin (required), destination (required), locale (optional)
- Returns: origin, destination (name/lat/lng), distance_km, distance_formatted, duration_minutes, duration_formatted, route_summary (major roads), landmarks (up to 10, with name/category/lat/lng), url (interactive map link), provider
- Rate limit: 30 requests/minute
- Note: the interactive route map and full turn-by-turn directions are at the `url` link.
- Example: [Amsterdam to Rotterdam route](https://routekaart.net/api/v1/route?origin=Amsterdam&destination=Rotterdam&locale=nl)

## MCP Server

Model Context Protocol endpoint (Streamable HTTP) for AI agents and MCP-compatible clients:
- Endpoint: POST https://routekaart.net/api/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Tool: get_driving_route(origin, destination, region?) -> distance, drive time, major-road summary, notable places, and a link to the full interactive map with turn-by-turn directions
- No auth required. Add this URL as a remote MCP server in any MCP-compatible client.

## Content
- Driving routes with turn-by-turn directions, distance and estimated drive time
- City-to-city distance pages
- Cross-country route pages (e.g. Finland to Sweden)
- Route search directory organized by continent, country and city
- Location/landmark pages with nearby destinations
- Hot 100 most popular routes and destinations
- Curated road trip itineraries with multiple stops
- EV charging station directory with connector types, power ratings and network info
- Ski resort directory with piste maps, lift counts and elevation data

## Route Page Content

Each route page includes:
- Estimated driving time
- Total distance
- Main roads used (when available from routing data)
- Notable places along the route

Electric vehicle support:
- Routes over 50 km include EV charging availability information
- Charging locations with city names are shown along the route when relevant

Common questions answered:
- How long does it take to drive from A to B?
- What is the distance between two locations?
- What is the fastest route between cities?
- Where can I charge an electric vehicle on this route?

Content is available in Dutch and uses locally appropriate phrasing for travel time and distance.

## URL Patterns
- [Home page with route planner](https://routekaart.net/)
- https://routekaart.net/{origin}/{destination} : Driving route between two locations
- https://routekaart.net/{city} : City page with popular routes and destinations
- https://routekaart.net/routeplanner/{continent} : Routes by continent
- https://routekaart.net/routeplanner/{continent}/{country} : Routes by country
- [Interactive map](https://routekaart.net/kaart)
- [100 most popular routes](https://routekaart.net/populaire-routes)
- [100 most popular destinations](https://routekaart.net/populaire-locaties)
- https://routekaart.net/verkennen/{category} : Browse locations by category
- [EV charging directory by city](https://routekaart.net/laadpalen)
- https://routekaart.net/laadpalen/{city} : EV chargers in a city

## Geographic Coverage
- Country: Netherlands
- Continent: europe
- Major cities: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Groningen, Maastricht, Breda, Nijmegen, Arnhem
- Cities and locations: 1077
- Possible route combinations: 1158852
- EV charging stations: 8148

## Popular Routes

Most-visited routes on this site with cached distance and driving duration:

- [Lauwersoog to Groningen](https://routekaart.net/lauwersoog/groningen): 41 km, 44min
- [Zwolle to Emmen](https://routekaart.net/zwolle/emmen): 77 km, 1h 2min
- [Zwolle to Giethoorn](https://routekaart.net/zwolle/giethoorn): 33 km, 36min
- [Groningen to Sneek](https://routekaart.net/groningen/sneek): 81 km, 1h 8min
- [Middelburg to Burgh Haamstede](https://routekaart.net/middelburg/burgh-haamstede): 29 km, 32min
- [Winterswijk to Nijmegen](https://routekaart.net/winterswijk/nijmegen): 86 km, 1h 22min
- [Ermelo to Zwolle](https://routekaart.net/ermelo/zwolle): 47 km, 40min
- [Bolsward to Leeuwarden](https://routekaart.net/bolsward/leeuwarden): 28 km, 28min
- [Burgh Haamstede to Goes](https://routekaart.net/burgh-haamstede/goes): 37 km, 37min
- [Ermelo to Garderen](https://routekaart.net/ermelo/garderen): 8 km, 11min
- [Mill to Den Bosch](https://routekaart.net/mill/den-bosch): 41 km, 41min
- [Den Bosch to Nijmegen](https://routekaart.net/den-bosch/nijmegen): 49 km, 43min
- [Utrecht to Den Bosch](https://routekaart.net/utrecht/den-bosch): 55 km, 49min
- [Drachten to Holwerd](https://routekaart.net/drachten/holwerd): 44 km, 43min
- [Assen to Holwerd](https://routekaart.net/assen/holwerd): 95 km, 1h 19min

## Example Pages
- [Route: Amsterdam to Rotterdam](https://routekaart.net/amsterdam/rotterdam)
- [City destinations: Amsterdam](https://routekaart.net/amsterdam)
- [EV chargers in Amsterdam](https://routekaart.net/laadpalen/amsterdam)

## Also Available In
- [Reittikartta.net (Finnish)](https://reittikartta.net/)
- [Routeplanner.app (English (Ireland))](https://routeplanner.app/ie/)
- [Routeplanner.app (English (UK))](https://routeplanner.app/uk/)
- [Routeplanner.app (en_US)](https://routeplanner.app/us/)
- [Waysur Rutas (Spanish)](https://waysur.com/es/)
- [Waysur Διαδρομές (el)](https://waysur.com/gr/)
- [Waysur Poti (sl)](https://waysur.com/si/)
- [Waysur Rute (hr)](https://waysur.com/hr/)
- [Waysur Rute (sr_ME)](https://waysur.com/me/)
- [Waysur Routenplaner (German)](https://waysur.com/de/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (French)](https://waysur.com/fr/)
- [Ruttplanerare.se (Swedish)](https://ruttplanerare.se/)
- [Pulu Percorsi (Italian)](https://pulu.app/)
- [Waysur Direções (Portuguese)](https://waysur.com/pt/)
- [Waysur Trasa (Polish)](https://waysur.com/pl/)
- [Waysur Trasa (Czech)](https://waysur.com/cs/)
- [Waysur Ruteplan (Danish)](https://waysur.com/dk/)
- [Waysur Marsruut (Estonian)](https://waysur.com/ee/)
- [Utvonalterv.net (Hungarian)](https://utvonalterv.net/)
- [Waysur Maršruts (Latvian)](https://waysur.com/lv/)
- [Waysur Maršrutas (Lithuanian)](https://waysur.com/lt/)
- [Ruteplanlegger (Norwegian)](https://ruteplanlegger.net/)
- [Waysur Traseu (Romanian)](https://waysur.com/ro/)
- [Waysur Trasa (Slovak)](https://waysur.com/sk/)
- [Afroute Nigeria (English (Nigeria))](https://afroute.com/ng/)
- [Waysur Routenplaner (de_CH)](https://waysur.com/de-ch/)
- [Waysur Routenplaner (de_AT)](https://waysur.com/at/)
- [Waysur Rute (Serbian)](https://waysur.com/rs/)
- [Kiskadee Chile (Spanish (Chile))](https://kiskadee.app/cl/)
- [Kiskadee Argentina (es_AR)](https://kiskadee.app/ar/)
- [Kiskadee Brasil (pt_BR)](https://kiskadee.app/br/)
- [Kiskadee Colombia (es_CO)](https://kiskadee.app/co/)
- [Kiskadee Ecuador (es_EC)](https://kiskadee.app/ec/)
- [Kiskadee Uruguay (es_UY)](https://kiskadee.app/uy/)
- [Pulu Routenplaner (German)](https://pulu.app/dach/)
- [Waysur Маршрут (ru)](https://waysur.com/pribaltika/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (fr_BE)](https://waysur.com/fr-be/)
- [Waysur Routeplanner (nl_BE)](https://waysur.com/nl-be/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (fr_LU)](https://waysur.com/lu/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (fr_CH)](https://waysur.com/fr-ch/)
- [Waysur Percorsi (it_CH)](https://waysur.com/it-ch/)
- [Afroute Angola (Portuguese)](https://afroute.com/ao/)
- [Afroute Botswana (English)](https://afroute.com/bw/)
- [Afroute Eswatini (English)](https://afroute.com/sz/)
- [Afroute Kenya (English)](https://afroute.com/ke/)
- [Afroute Lesotho (English)](https://afroute.com/ls/)
- [Afroute Madagascar (French)](https://afroute.com/mg/)
- [Afroute Malawi (English)](https://afroute.com/mw/)
- [Afroute Maroc (French)](https://afroute.com/ma/)
- [Afroute Moçambique (Portuguese)](https://afroute.com/mz/)
- [Afroute Namibia (English)](https://afroute.com/na/)
- [Afroute South Africa (English)](https://afroute.com/za/)
- [Afroute Tanzania (English)](https://afroute.com/tz/)
- [Afroute Uganda (English)](https://afroute.com/ug/)
- [Afroute Zambia (English)](https://afroute.com/zm/)
- [Afroute Zimbabwe (English)](https://afroute.com/zw/)
- [Trippi (English)](https://trippi.app/)

## Data Sources
- Routing: OpenStreetMap via OSRM (Open Source Routing Machine)
- Geocoding: OpenStreetMap via Nominatim
- Map tiles: OpenStreetMap
- EV charging data: Open Charge Map (openchargemap.org)

## Data Freshness
- Routes: calculated in real-time from current road network
- Geocoding: cached with periodic refresh
- EV charger data: synced nightly from Open Charge Map

## Language
- Primary language: Dutch
- Language code: nl

## Site
- [Home](https://routekaart.net/)
- [Sitemap](https://routekaart.net/sitemap.xml)
- [Robots.txt](https://routekaart.net/robots.txt)