Most people will have to plan a trip at least once in their life. Today, with the help of technology, planning a trip has become much easier and simplified. AA Route Finder is one of the most popular tools to really simplify your trip planning process.

This simple tool can be found on the official AA website and is free for anyone to use at any time. It uses Google Map to show the routes, which has the best layout and fastest to load, in my opinion.

Using this convenient tool is quite intuitive, you just need to type in the start and destination location and hit Enter. It will automatically calculate the best route you can take for your trip, and the best route means the fastest route, not necessarily the shortest route.

It also presents some very cool options for additional information for your trip. You can search for nearby restaurants or hotels, and it also gives you the option of taking or avoiding the highways. It also has a pretty good layout for printing – you only need a copy or two of the entire trip and you’re good to go.

If you are in the UK or Ireland, this tool offers some additional features like traffic alerts. It’s already great value and offers a great free deal, however it adds even more reasons to use this tool if you are in the area. AA, being the company from Great Britain, brings additional benefits to those who use the tool the most.

One of the downsides of the AA route finder is the messy layout. You are surrounded by many advertisements, including your own (AA) and also third party advertisements (such as Google sponsored ads). Today, most web-based businesses tend to have non-cluttered, clean-looking websites, however this one still seems to have a lot of ads that users don’t necessarily want to see on the page.

The AA route finder has both good and bad sides. However, in my personal experience, its benefits cover any negatives there may be, and there really is no excuse for delaying your route planning. If you haven’t tried it yet, go to their site now and give it a try. You will find it very easy and intuitive, and you will possibly fall in love with the simplicity of this great tool.