How to avoid freeways with iPhone Maps?

Éviter de passer par les autoroutes n'a jamais été aussi simple que maintenant grâce à cette fonctionnalité disponible pour Plans sur iPhone.

Charles Gouin-Peyrot Published 28/04/2024 Last updated: 28/04/2024

If you want to avoid freeways, there’s a function available on your iPhone to make this possible, and it’s just as simple. Note that this feature requires a recent version of iOS, so if your phone has an older version of the system software, you’ll need to update it.

How to activate and deactivate “Avoid freeways” in Maps on iPhone

On iPhone and iPad, the “Avoid freeways” function is accompanied by a separate function called “Avoid tolls” in Maps. You can therefore activate or deactivate these options individually:

Open the “Settings” application
Go to “Maps”, then to the “Itinerary” section, then press “Car”.
Go to the “Avoid” section and toggle the switch next to “Motorways”.

éviter autoroutes dans plans iphone — Étape 1 : Allez dans Réglages puis dans Plans

désactiver les autoroutes dans plans — Étape 2 : Dans la section itinéraires, appuyez sur “voiture”

ne pas passez par les autoroutes dans plans — Étape 3 : Activez l’interrupteur à côté d'”autoroutes”

If the switch next to “Motorways” is green, then the Plans app will try to make you avoid freeways. If it’s deactivated, then Plans will use freeways as normal.

Finally, exit the settings and return to Maps so that the changes you’ve made can be taken into account for your next trip.

Now you know how to avoid freeways with Plans, available on iPhone only. It’s also possible to add multiple stops in the iPhone Plans app, since iOS 16.