iOS - Open Apple Maps with latitude and longitude directions

Question

I am developing an application needs to open an Apple Maps session, and pass in latitude and longitude coordinates to get directions to that location from a users current location.

I know this can be done in google maps which I am already doing, but when attempting to open the URL in Apple Maps it just opens the place not the directions from a users current location to their destination.

Here is the URL scheme I have been using:

http://maps.apple.com/?ll=(someLatitude),(someLongitute)

Code:

UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(NSURL(string:"http://maps.apple.com/?ll=\(locationLat),\(locationlong)")!)

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

You should create an `MKMapItem` with your location then use the `openInMapsWithLaunchOptions()` method to open apple maps — dan, Jul 13 '16 at 17:31
Try this code: [link](https://gist.github.com/matthijsotterloo/3def603f224d83f2b8f620f2174c535e) — Matthijs Otterloo, Jul 13 '16 at 18:24
Thanks, Matthijs, but I can already do that with the code that I have, just can not open directions. — randomorb2110, Jul 13 '16 at 18:28
See the answer to [this question](http://stackoverflow.com/a/38346083/762377) on how to use `openInMapsWithLaunchOptions`. — Luke Van In, Jul 13 '16 at 19:33

score 27 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 31 '16 at 19:27

Try this code, AppleMap will open up with the directions marked from device's current location to the location specified the coordinates.

        let coordinate = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(currentLat, currentLong)
        let mapItem = MKMapItem(placemark: MKPlacemark(coordinate: coordinate, addressDictionary:nil))
        mapItem.name = “Destination/Target Address or Name”
        mapItem.openInMapsWithLaunchOptions([MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeKey : MKLaunchOptionsDirectionsModeDriving])

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 14 '16 at 04:38

try use

NSURL(string:"http://maps.apple.com/?saddr=\(currentLat),\(currentLong)&daddr=\(destinationLat),\(destinationLong)")!

with currentLat currentLong is users current location, and destinationLat destinationLong is destination location.

more parameters (ex: the transport type) look at here

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 16 '20 at 14:45

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Based on the larva's answer but I recommend you to use "maps://" URL scheme instead of "http://maps.apple.com/" to bypass opening Safari.

Like here:

URL(string: "maps://?saddr=\(currentLat),\(currentLong)&daddr=\(destinationLat),\(destinationLong)")

answered Dec 16 '20 at 14:45

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