About search

You use search to find a wide range of places and then navigate to them. You can search for the following:

• A specific address, for example, type in 123 Oxford Street, London.
• A partial address, for example, type in Oxford st Lon.
• A type of place, for example, type in petrol station or restaurant.
• A place by name, for example, type in Starbucks.
• A postcode, for example, type in W1D 1LL for Oxford Street, London.
• A city to navigate to a city centre, for example, type in London.
• A POI (Point of Interest) near your current location, for example, type in restaurant near me.
• A mapcode, for example, type in WH6SL.TR10
• Latitude and longitude coordinates, for example, type in:

  N 51°30′31″ W 0°08′34″.

  Tip: To search for a specific street in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands, type in a postcode, then leave a space and then type in the house number. For example, 1017CT 35. For other countries, postcodes are area-based and will give you a list of matching cities, towns and streets in your search results.