Understanding route lines

Route lines on the Trovvana map connect your places visually, showing the order and flow of your trip. Instead of guessing how your day fits together or switching to a separate directions app, you can see your planned path laid out directly on the map. Trovvana draws three types of route lines, each serving a different purpose.

Intra-day routes

Intra-day routes are the most common type of route line. They connect places sequentially within a single day based on visit order. If your Day 1 itinerary is Hotel, Museum, Lunch, Park, Dinner, then Trovvana draws lines from Hotel to Museum, Museum to Lunch, Lunch to Park, and Park to Dinner.

These route lines include directional arrows along the path so you can see at a glance which direction you will be traveling. The arrows make it easy to trace your route from start to finish, which is especially helpful when places are close together and lines overlap.

Intra-day routes give you an immediate sense of how much ground you will cover in a day. If the lines criss-cross back and forth across the city, you might want to reorder your places to create a more efficient path. If the lines flow in a logical loop or line, you know your visit order makes geographic sense.

Inter-day transfers

Inter-day transfer lines connect the end of one day to the beginning of the next. Specifically, Trovvana draws a line from your last Accommodation place (or the last place of the day if no accommodation is set) to the first place of the following day.

These lines are visually distinct from intra-day routes so you can tell them apart at a glance. Inter-day transfers help you understand the logistics of moving between days, especially when you are changing hotels or traveling to a new city. A long inter-day transfer line is a signal that you may need to account for significant travel time at the start of the next day.

Return-to-base legs

Return-to-base route lines show the path from the last place you visit in a day back to your Home or Accommodation place. These are optional and can be toggled on or off in the map settings.

Return-to-base legs are useful when you want to see the complete round trip for each day, not just the outward journey. For family trips, knowing how far you need to walk or drive back to the hotel at the end of a busy day can influence whether you add that one extra stop or save it for tomorrow.

Toggling route lines

You can control which route lines appear on the map from the Settings panel. Each of the three types can be toggled independently:

• Intra-day routes — on by default. Turn off to declutter the map when you only want to see place markers.
• Inter-day transfers — on by default. Turn off if you are focused on planning individual days and do not need to see the connections between them.
• Return-to-base legs — off by default. Turn on when you want to visualize the full round trip for each day.

These toggles let you customize the map to show exactly the information you need at each stage of planning.

How visit order affects routes

Route lines follow the visit order you set for each place within a day. If you change the visit order, the route lines update immediately to reflect the new sequence. This makes it easy to experiment with different orderings — just drag places around in the sidebar or change the visit order number and watch the route lines redraw on the map.

Places that are not assigned to a day do not participate in route lines. If you see a place on the map with no route line connecting to it, check whether it has been assigned to a day and given a visit order.

Tips for working with route lines

• Reorder to minimize backtracking. If your intra-day route lines criss-cross, try reordering places so you move in a more linear path. Your legs (and your kids) will thank you.
• Check inter-day transfers early. Long transfer lines between days may mean you need to budget extra travel time or reconsider your accommodation placement.
• Use return-to-base legs for realistic planning. Especially with young children, the walk back to the hotel matters. Turning on return-to-base legs gives you an honest picture of each day’s total travel.