Plan Your Trip on a Visual Map
Plot a Trip is a free visual trip planner that lets you plan travel itineraries on an interactive world map. Drop pins for destinations, draw color-coded route lines between stops, track budgets with multi-currency support, and collaborate with your travel group in real time — from first idea to final itinerary.
Everything You Need to Plan a Trip
From first idea to final itinerary, Plot a Trip keeps your entire trip organized on one visual map.
Visual Map Planning
Drop pins on an interactive world map to mark every destination, hotel, and landmark on your itinerary.
Route Building
Draw color-coded route lines between stops with snap-to-road directions for driving, walking, cycling, and transit.
Budget Tracking
Set trip budgets, log expenses with multi-currency support, and see spending breakdowns by category in real time.
Real-Time Collaboration
Invite friends to co-plan. See live cursors, vote on activities, split costs, and leave comments on every stop.
How It Works
Drop a Pin
Click anywhere on the map to add a destination to your trip.
Build Your Route
Draw color-coded lines between stops to plan your path.
Add the Details
Fill in accommodation, activities, and budget for each stop.
Built for Every Kind of Traveler
Whether you're planning a solo backpacking trip or coordinating a family vacation, Plot a Trip adapts to how you travel.
Solo Backpackers
Plan complex multi-city routes across countries. Visualize overland paths, track daily budgets in multiple currencies, and keep your entire trip on one interactive map.
Couples & Honeymoons
Collaborate on the perfect romantic getaway. Vote on activities, split expenses, and build a shared itinerary you'll both love.
Friend Groups
Plan group trips without the endless group chat. Everyone sees the same map in real time, votes on activities, and knows exactly what's been booked.
Family Vacations
Keep everyone in the loop with a visual itinerary. Track accommodation, activities, and budgets across every stop so nothing gets forgotten.
Why Travelers Choose Plot a Trip
Map-First Planning
Every other planner gives you a list with a tiny map panel. Plot a Trip puts the map front and center because geography is how trips actually work.
No Booking Lock-In
Plot a Trip is a planning tool, not a booking engine. Use any airline, hotel, or agency you want — we help you organize, not sell.
Free to Start
The Explorer plan is completely free with no time limit. Upgrade to Navigator when you need collaboration, cost splitting, or export.
What Travelers Are Saying
"Finally a trip planner that puts the map first. We planned a 3-week Europe trip across 8 countries and could actually see the route instead of staring at a list. The budget tracker saved us from overspending in Switzerland."
Sarah K.
Planned a Euro trip with 4 friends
"The cost splitting feature alone made this worth it. On our group trip to Southeast Asia, everyone could see exactly what was spent in 4 different currencies. No more spreadsheets, no more arguments about money."
Marcus T.
Group trip to Thailand, Vietnam & Cambodia
"I switched from Wanderlog because the map was too small. In Plot a Trip the map IS the interface. I can see all my stops, zoom into neighborhoods, and the route lines show exactly how everything connects. Game changer for multi-city trips."
Elena R.
Solo backpacking through South America
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