ApiaryJun 21, 2024
Google has slowly changed how it displays driving directions to limit routes to ones it thinks burn less fuel. When plugging in the drive to get to my parents it presents one option that uses a ferry. The directions treat the ferry like a bridge that you could use at any time, and it no longer presents alternate routes that use actual roads.
The ferry runs twice a day.
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Jun 21, 2024
@Apiary Not sure if you have an iPhone but these days, I find the Apple Maps suggestions to be much better than Google's. Realistic information about ferry timing too.
Show threadApiaryJun 21, 2024
@EllenInEdmonton Apple also doesn’t have ferry timing for this route. I think the problem is they’ve both classified the ferry as a form of toll road.
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Jun 21, 2024
@Apiary That's unfortunate. If you know the timing of the ferries, you can adjust your travel times accordingly or else take the land route. In my case, both ferries ran back and forth consistently.
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@EllenInEdmonton yeah, I know the route pretty well. I just use google maps for timing estimates. This is an ocean ferry that takes 2.5 hours to cross. It’s probably not something the developers thought about, that’s all. And maybe I’ll use it this time. Who knows.
Jun 21, 2024 at 2:29pmWeb
Show threadEllenInEdmonton Jun 21, 2024
@Apiary Rome2Rio is a website I’ve used a lot for overseas travel and I love how many options it gives you to get from point A to point B, using transit, train, plane, and vehicle with timing and cost for all the options. I haven’t tried it in North America though.