# Pulu Routenplaner
> Routenplaner & E-Auto Ladestationen für Deutschland, Österreich & Schweiz

## Overview
Pulu Routenplaner is a driving directions and route planning website covering Deutschland, Österreich & Schweiz. Content is in German. Distances are shown in km.

## API for AI Agents

Public REST API for route calculation (no auth required):
- Endpoint: GET https://pulu.app/dach/api/v1/route
- Parameters: origin (required), destination (required), locale (optional)
- Returns: origin, destination (name/lat/lng), distance_km, distance_formatted, duration_minutes, duration_formatted, route_summary (major roads), landmarks (up to 10, with name/category/lat/lng), url (interactive map link), provider
- Rate limit: 30 requests/minute
- Example: [Helsinki to Tampere route](https://pulu.app/dach/api/v1/route?origin=Helsinki&destination=Tampere&locale=fi)

## Content
- Driving routes with turn-by-turn directions, distance and estimated drive time
- City-to-city distance pages
- Cross-country route pages (e.g. Finland to Sweden)
- Route search directory organized by continent, country and city
- Location/landmark pages with nearby destinations
- Hot 100 most popular routes and destinations
- Curated road trip itineraries with multiple stops
- EV charging station directory with connector types, power ratings and network info
- Ski resort directory with piste maps, lift counts and elevation data

## Route Page Content

Each route page includes:
- Estimated driving time
- Total distance
- Main roads used (when available from routing data)
- Notable places along the route

Electric vehicle support:
- Routes over 50 km include EV charging availability information
- Charging locations with city names are shown along the route when relevant

Common questions answered:
- How long does it take to drive from A to B?
- What is the distance between two locations?
- What is the fastest route between cities?
- Where can I charge an electric vehicle on this route?

Content is available in German and uses locally appropriate phrasing for travel time and distance.

## URL Patterns
- [Home page with route planner](https://pulu.app/dach/)
- https://pulu.app/dach/{origin}/{destination} : Driving route between two locations
- https://pulu.app/dach/{city} : City page with popular routes and destinations
- https://pulu.app/dach/routenplaner/{continent} : Routes by continent
- https://pulu.app/dach/routenplaner/{continent}/{country} : Routes by country
- [Interactive map](https://pulu.app/dach/karte)
- [100 most popular routes](https://pulu.app/dach/beliebte-routen)
- [100 most popular destinations](https://pulu.app/dach/beliebte-orte)
- https://pulu.app/dach/entdecken/{category} : Browse locations by category

## Geographic Coverage
- Country: Deutschland, Österreich & Schweiz
- Continent: europe
- Major cities: Berlin, München, Hamburg, Wien, Graz, Salzburg, Zürich, Bern, Basel, Köln

## Popular Routes

Most-visited routes on this site with cached distance and driving duration:

- [Wertheim Village Frankfurt to Offenbach am Main](https://pulu.app/dach/wertheim-village-frankfurt/offenbach-am-main): 80 km, 51min
- [Düsseldorf to Hilden](https://pulu.app/dach/dusseldorf/hilden): 15 km, 17min
- [Freiburg to Rheinfelden](https://pulu.app/dach/freiburg/rheinfelden): 85 km, 58min
- [München to Zürich](https://pulu.app/dach/munchen/zurich): 314 km, 3h 34min
- [Göttingen to Goslar](https://pulu.app/dach/gottingen/goslar): 79 km, 1h 2min
- [Plauen to Zwickau](https://pulu.app/dach/plauen/zwickau): 43 km, 38min
- [Stuttgart to Zürich](https://pulu.app/dach/stuttgart/zurich): 216 km, 2h 34min
- [Bielefeld to Düsseldorf](https://pulu.app/dach/bielefeld/dusseldorf): 177 km, 1h 54min
- [München to Köln](https://pulu.app/dach/munchen/koln): 576 km, 5h 44min
- [Essen to Bielefeld](https://pulu.app/dach/essen/bielefeld): 152 km, 1h 36min
- [Menden to Iserlohn](https://pulu.app/dach/menden/iserlohn): 13 km, 17min
- [Freiburg to Dresden](https://pulu.app/dach/freiburg/dresden): 681 km, 6h 39min
- [Schweinfurt to Baden](https://pulu.app/dach/schweinfurt/baden): 247 km, 3h
- [Bielefeld to Frankfurt am Main](https://pulu.app/dach/bielefeld/frankfurt-am-main): 292 km, 2h 52min
- [Wien to Zürich](https://pulu.app/dach/wien/zurich): 726 km, 7h 44min

## Example Pages
- [Route: Berlin to München](https://pulu.app/dach/berlin/m%C3%BCnchen)
- [City destinations: Berlin](https://pulu.app/dach/berlin)

## Also Available In
- [Reittikartta.net (Finnish)](https://reittikartta.net/)
- [Routeplanner.app (English (Ireland))](https://routeplanner.app/ie/)
- [Routeplanner.app (English (UK))](https://routeplanner.app/uk/)
- [Routeplanner.app (en_US)](https://routeplanner.app/us/)
- [Waysur Rutas (Spanish)](https://waysur.com/es/)
- [Waysur Διαδρομές (el)](https://waysur.com/gr/)
- [Waysur Poti (sl)](https://waysur.com/si/)
- [Waysur Rute (hr)](https://waysur.com/hr/)
- [Waysur Rute (sr_ME)](https://waysur.com/me/)
- [Waysur Routenplaner (German)](https://waysur.com/de/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (French)](https://waysur.com/fr/)
- [Ruttplanerare.se (Swedish)](https://ruttplanerare.se/)
- [Pulu Percorsi (Italian)](https://pulu.app/)
- [Waysur Direções (Portuguese)](https://waysur.com/pt/)
- [Routekaart.net (Dutch)](https://routekaart.net/)
- [Waysur Trasa (Polish)](https://waysur.com/pl/)
- [Waysur Trasa (Czech)](https://waysur.com/cs/)
- [Waysur Ruteplan (Danish)](https://waysur.com/dk/)
- [Waysur Marsruut (Estonian)](https://waysur.com/ee/)
- [Utvonalterv.net (Hungarian)](https://utvonalterv.net/)
- [Waysur Maršruts (Latvian)](https://waysur.com/lv/)
- [Waysur Maršrutas (Lithuanian)](https://waysur.com/lt/)
- [Ruteplanlegger (Norwegian)](https://ruteplanlegger.net/)
- [Waysur Traseu (Romanian)](https://waysur.com/ro/)
- [Waysur Trasa (Slovak)](https://waysur.com/sk/)
- [Afroute Nigeria (English (Nigeria))](https://afroute.com/ng/)
- [Waysur Routenplaner (de_CH)](https://waysur.com/de-ch/)
- [Waysur Routenplaner (de_AT)](https://waysur.com/at/)
- [Waysur Rute (Serbian)](https://waysur.com/rs/)
- [Kiskadee Chile (Spanish (Chile))](https://kiskadee.app/cl/)
- [Kiskadee Argentina (es_AR)](https://kiskadee.app/ar/)
- [Kiskadee Brasil (pt_BR)](https://kiskadee.app/br/)
- [Kiskadee Colombia (es_CO)](https://kiskadee.app/co/)
- [Kiskadee Ecuador (es_EC)](https://kiskadee.app/ec/)
- [Kiskadee Uruguay (es_UY)](https://kiskadee.app/uy/)
- [Waysur Маршрут (ru)](https://waysur.com/pribaltika/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (fr_BE)](https://waysur.com/fr-be/)
- [Waysur Routeplanner (nl_BE)](https://waysur.com/nl-be/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (fr_LU)](https://waysur.com/lu/)
- [Waysur Itinéraire (fr_CH)](https://waysur.com/fr-ch/)
- [Waysur Percorsi (it_CH)](https://waysur.com/it-ch/)
- [Afroute Angola (Portuguese)](https://afroute.com/ao/)
- [Afroute Botswana (English)](https://afroute.com/bw/)
- [Afroute Eswatini (English)](https://afroute.com/sz/)
- [Afroute Kenya (English)](https://afroute.com/ke/)
- [Afroute Lesotho (English)](https://afroute.com/ls/)
- [Afroute Madagascar (French)](https://afroute.com/mg/)
- [Afroute Malawi (English)](https://afroute.com/mw/)
- [Afroute Maroc (French)](https://afroute.com/ma/)
- [Afroute Moçambique (Portuguese)](https://afroute.com/mz/)
- [Afroute Namibia (English)](https://afroute.com/na/)
- [Afroute South Africa (English)](https://afroute.com/za/)
- [Afroute Tanzania (English)](https://afroute.com/tz/)
- [Afroute Uganda (English)](https://afroute.com/ug/)
- [Afroute Zambia (English)](https://afroute.com/zm/)
- [Afroute Zimbabwe (English)](https://afroute.com/zw/)
- [Trippi (English)](https://trippi.app/)

## Data Sources
- Routing: OpenStreetMap via OSRM (Open Source Routing Machine)
- Geocoding: OpenStreetMap via Nominatim
- Map tiles: OpenStreetMap
- EV charging data: Open Charge Map (openchargemap.org)

## Data Freshness
- Routes: calculated in real-time from current road network
- Geocoding: cached with periodic refresh
- EV charger data: synced nightly from Open Charge Map

## Language
- Primary language: German
- Language code: de_DACH

## Site
- [Home](https://pulu.app/dach/)
- [Sitemap](https://pulu.app/dach/sitemap.xml)
- [Robots.txt](https://pulu.app/dach/robots.txt)