Google Distance Matrix API

Estimate travel time and distance for multiple destinations.

Requirements

Requires PHP 7.1 or higher. Composer setup

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Installation

The best way to install finalbytes/google-distance-matrix-api is using Composer:

$ composer require finalbytes/google-distance-matrix-api

Getting Started

$distanceMatrix = new GoogleDistanceMatrix('YOUR API KEY');
$distance = $distanceMatrix
    ->setLanguage('nl-NL')
    ->addOrigin('51.458428,6.0541768')
    ->addDestination('48.139212,11.581721')
    ->addDestination('36.721184,-4.420084')
    ->sendRequest();

$distanceMatrix = new GoogleDistanceMatrix('YOUR API KEY');
$distance = $distanceMatrix
    ->addOrigin('Van Bronckhorststraat 94, 5961SM Horst, The Netherlands')
    ->addDestination('Maistraße 10, 80337 München, Deutschland')
    ->setMode(GoogleDistanceMatrix::MODE_DRIVING)
    ->setLanguage('nl-NL')
    ->setUnits(GoogleDistanceMatrix::UNITS_METRIC)
    ->setAvoid(GoogleDistanceMatrix::AVOID_FERRIES)
    ->sendRequest();

For more info, please visit https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/distance-matrix/