JC98

How do you get directions in English for Google maps of Germany and Austria/

Thanks!

janisj

I just went into google maps and plugged in 2 German cities and the directions displayed 100% in English.

JC98

Oh, you're right. I must have gone on the German google map. Duh!

Thanks for checking!

jpsp

You can also go to www.mappy.com or www.via michelin.com both have great directions-times to travel and approx. gas charge. Pepe

Italyagain

I prefer Via Michelin for Europe.

jahlie

Via Michelin has helped me out a number of times. It's a great resource. Have fun.

JC98

I tried viamichelin, but the interface is not intuitive. How do I enter "Munich airport" or specific address? It keeps on erasing my address except for the city name since I cut and paste it from the web. Google seems to be more forgiving with mispelling and misformats.

Any hints?

Thanks

Cowboy1968

viamichelin is not so anglo-centric and expects you to use the proper place names in the local language once you have set the country to Germany.
You can ignore the "ü" in "München", though, and simply use the "u" and type "Munchen".
The proper way to spell if you can't type the "ü" would be to replace it with the two letters "ue", but what can you expect from a French website.

If you start to fill in the box for city with "Mu..", the 4th option that gets suggested is "München Franz-Josef-Strauss Flughafen". That's the airport. Leave box for street empty.

Google maps is indeed easier to handle.
And as there are no toll roads in Germany (except for a few Alpine tourist roads), there is no real benefit in using viamichelin for road travel in Germany.

As you don't know how much gas your rental car will need, you can calculate with a rough estimate of €10 per 100kms. A diesel will be a bit cheaper.

JC98

Thanks, Cowboy, for the tip!