Mapquest is a recognized provider of free driving directions and maps online, I’ve been using map quest directions for over 12 years, this excellent internet mapping service has money saving tools that have helped me save hundreds of miles, and also hundreds of dollars.
Map Quest is probably one of the oldest online mapping websites, I think that MQ was launched in 1996, but I think that Rand McNally is the only online mapping website that’s older than mapquest.com. It’s really amazing that after more than 15 years this service is still considered one of the best. Google Maps is also a great online mapping website, I probably use it as much as Map Quest, and I think that their driving directions service is just as accurate.
Map Quest can be accessd through any mobile phone, or any other mobile device that allows you to browse the web, you can access this service through your phone’s web browser, another option is to download the official Mapquest app for mobile, the app is free, but you can only download it if you have an Android or iPhone phone.
I think that all drivers that use computers and the web are aware of the quality of the driving directions that MapQuest provides, the routes are not only accurate, they are also easy to understand, and easy to follow. After many years of using this service, all I can say is that I love it, I like it so much that I even teached my mom how to use it, and she doesn’t even know how to use Google.
I think Map Quest was one of the first web mapping sites I ever visited, when I started using this service my life as a driver became better, so I instantly fell in love with online mapping softwares in general, since then I have been looking for the best free online mapping sites out there, I have been able to use Via michelin, Bing Maps, Expedia, and Yahoo Maps just to name a few. I have used many more services, but the ones I’ve mentioned here are probably the best, so if you want to find a reliable online map provider use any of the sites on this list.
If you live in Europe or if you ever go there for vacations don’t forget to use Via Michelin, Via Michelin is probably the most popular online mapping website and free driving directions service in Europe. Another very popular European internet mapping site is Mappy, the only problem is that mappy focuses more on french speaking countries and users while Via Michelin is more global. I live in the USA so I use Mapquest and Google driving directions all the time, I have to travel a lot to Europe because I have a little business over there, when I go to Europe I always use Via Michelin.