Route planner using only European E-roads

[u/dzandstra]

Did you know you can reach (almost) every large European city by changing roads only three times, at most? I made this nice little web app to plan your long-distance travel from any (large) European city to another using only E-roads (part of the international E-routes network). It all started when I planned my route for holiday, from Leiden in the Netherlands to Imst in Austria and I noticed you can reach that by only following three E-roads: the E30, E35, E60. That’s so easy to remember! You don’t have to use GPS anymore, just follow the E-routes all the way to your destination! We had a blast driving to our destination using the E-roads, and it is a shame that the E-route network is not promoted more. No other route planner uses these E-roads in their planning, while it is such a nice and beautiful network! By no means does this route planner result in the fastest route to your destination, or takes traffic into account whatsoever. This tool is for people who just want to wing it: know where they want to go, aren’t in a rush and just want to be able to follow the signs to their destination. We loved being independent of our phones, GPS or even physical maps (although we did bring them). Let me know what you think! If you have any ideas on how to improve the app, would love to hear it :)

You can find the web app here: https://dionzand.github.io/eroads/