How to Optimize Your Route for Time

Optimizing your route for time means visiting the same attractions in less time by eliminating backtracking -- tap Optimize Route in RouteWhiz and the AI reorders your stops to cut hours off your day.

Step 1: Add All Your Stops

Start by adding every place you plan to visit. Include major attractions, lunch spots, and any other points of interest. The optimizer works best with a complete list, so do not hold back -- you can always remove stops later.

Step 2: Set Your Time Constraints

Tell RouteWhiz when your day starts and ends. If you have fixed commitments -- a restaurant reservation at 1 PM or a museum that closes at 5 PM -- add those as time-locked stops. The optimizer will build the rest of the schedule around your constraints.

Step 3: Run the Route Optimizer

Tap Optimize Route and give the algorithm a moment to calculate. It evaluates every possible ordering of your stops, factors in walking times between locations, considers opening hours, and finds the sequence that gets you through everything in the least total time.

Step 4: Review the Optimized Schedule

Once optimization is complete, scroll through the reordered list. Each stop shows an estimated arrival time, visit duration, and walking time to the next stop. The timeline view gives you a visual overview of your entire day from start to finish.

Step 5: Lock Priority Stops

If certain stops must happen at a specific time, tap the lock icon next to them. Locked stops stay fixed in the schedule while everything else adjusts around them. This is useful for timed-entry tickets, guided tours, or reservations.

Pro tip: Run the optimizer again after making any changes. Even swapping one stop can shift the ideal order of everything else. RouteWhiz recalculates in seconds, so there is no reason not to re-optimize whenever your plan changes.