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Estimate Driving Time and Distance for Logistics with Open Route API

Original n8n title: 🚚 Estimate Driving Time and Distance for Logistics with Open Route API

BySamir Saci @samirsaci on n8n.io

*Tags: Supply Chain, Logistics, Route Planning, Transportation, GPS API*

Event trigger★★★★☆ complexity10 nodesHTTP RequestGoogle Sheets
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This workflow follows the Google Sheets → HTTP Request recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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        "content": "### 1. Trigger the workflow\nThis starts by collecting all the routes (Departure, Destination) that need distance and driving time by **truck**.\n\n#### How to setup?\n\n- **Load records in the Google Sheet Node**:\n   1. Add your Google Sheet API credentials to access the Google Sheet file\n   2. Select the file using the list, an URL or an ID\n   3. Select the sheet in which you want to record your working sessions\n   4. Map the fields: **city_departure**, **longitude_departure** , **latitude_departure**, **city_destination**, **longitude_destination**, **latitude_destination**, **distance**, **duration**, **n_steps**\n  [Learn more about the Google Sheet Node](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets)\n\nThe last three fields must be left empty as they will be filled with the API outputs.\n"
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        "content": "### 2. Loop to collect all driving distances and time \nThis starts by collecting all the routes (Departure, Destination) that need distance and driving time by **truck**.\n\n#### How to setup?\n- **Setup API Credentials**\n  1. Get your free API key: [Open Route API Documentation](https://openrouteservice.org/dev/#/api-docs)\n  2. Fill the API key in the HTTP request node\n  3. Select the driving mode (**driving-car**: individual truck) or (**driving-hgv**: commercial truck)\n- **Load records in the Google Sheet Node**:\n   1. Add your Google Sheet API credentials to access the Google Sheet file\n   2. Select the file using the list, an URL or an ID\n   3. Select the sheet in which you want to record your working sessions\n   4. Map the fields: **city_departure**, **longitude_departure**, **latitude_departure**, **city_destination**, **longitude_destination**, **latitude_destination**, **distance**, **duration**, **n_steps**\n  [Learn more about the Google Sheet Node](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/builtin/app-nodes/n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets)\n\nThe last three fields must be left empty as they will be filled with the API outputs.\n"
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        "content": "### [Check the Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJtp2NsmR2E)\n![Thumbnail](https://www.samirsaci.com/content/images/2025/06/image-11.png)"
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*Tags: Supply Chain, Logistics, Route Planning, Transportation, GPS API*

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