# How to make a travel map video: a step-by-step guide - **URL**: https://routeflick.com/blog/how-to-make-a-travel-map-video --- [<- All articles](https://routeflick.com/blog) Tutorial - 6 min read **RouteFlick Editorial**Product guide from the team building RouteFlick Published June 24, 2026Updated October 5, 2026 A travel map video animates your journey across a map or globe -- the camera flies from city to city, drawing your route as it goes. It's the perfect way to open a trip recap, a wedding film, a relocation story or a brand video. Here's how to make one with RouteFlick in a few minutes, entirely in your browser. About this guide and its evidence Published by RouteFlick, the maker of the product described here. This is first-party guidance, not an independent review. Route previews are actual exports. An example route illustrates a workflow; it does not prove every feature or a competitor's output. Export speed depends on your device. Creator workflow and comparison documentation reviewed October 5, 2026. Named vendor sources support the documented facts; this is not a purchased-plan test or an export-speed benchmark. Unknown specifications are marked as not verified. Confirm current terms before buying. [Report an error or request a correction](mailto:support@routeflick.com) [Media](https://routeflick.com/media/routes/sri-lanka.mp4) [Video poster](https://routeflick.com/media/routes/sri-lanka.jpg) Actual RouteFlick export Real RouteFlick example used in this guide ## Watch the result before you use it This is a finished RouteFlick video for **Sri Lanka Hill Country & Coast**, not an illustration or simulated interface. Colombo Fort -> Kandy -> Nanu Oya (Nuwara Eliya) -> Ella -> Mirissa -> +1 [Watch this route on its video page](https://routeflick.com/videos/dest-sri-lanka-v1) [Use "Sri Lanka Hill Country & Coast" -- free](https://routeflick.com/t/dest-sri-lanka) **On this page** 1. [1\. Add your stops](https://routeflick.com/blog/how-to-make-a-travel-map-video#1-add-your-stops) 2. [2\. Choose a transport mode](https://routeflick.com/blog/how-to-make-a-travel-map-video#2-choose-a-transport-mode) 3. [3\. Add photos and music](https://routeflick.com/blog/how-to-make-a-travel-map-video#3-add-photos-and-music) 4. [4\. Style it](https://routeflick.com/blog/how-to-make-a-travel-map-video#4-style-it) 5. [5\. Preview and export](https://routeflick.com/blog/how-to-make-a-travel-map-video#5-preview-and-export) [RouteFlick studio showing a real island-hopping route following sea lanes on the 3D globe](https://routeflick.com/assets/routes-proof-SL63DbNY.png) **Real product, not a mockup.** This is the RouteFlick studio and export flow used to make the videos described in this guide. ## 1\. Add your stops Start by adding the places you visited, in order. Search for a city and click to drop it on the globe, or paste a list. Each stop becomes a labelled pin; the camera will travel between them in sequence. 1. Open the studio and search for your first city. 2. Add each stop in the order you travelled. 3. Drag to reorder, or rename a stop and add its country for a flag label. 💡 In a hurry? Start from a template (Around the World, European Rail, Great American Road Trip) and swap in your own cities. ## 2\. Choose a transport mode For each leg, pick how you travelled. RouteFlick has eight modes -- flight, helicopter, drive, train, bus, cycle, walk and boat -- each with its own marker. Flights arc through the air; ground modes hug the terrain, so a road trip looks like a road trip and a hike looks like a hike. ## 3\. Add photos and music Attach photos to a stop and they appear as a card with a gentle Ken Burns zoom when the camera arrives. Add a music track and it plays live as you preview and is baked into the exported video. These two touches turn a plain route into a story. ## 4\. Style it Open Design to set a route colour, switch between kilometres and miles, and add an opening title card with your trip name. You can also add an emoji to any stop's label. Every styling choice is rendered into the final video. ## 5\. Preview and export Scrub the timeline to preview, then export. Choose your aspect ratio -- 16:9 for YouTube, 9:16 for Reels and TikTok, or 1:1 for a feed post -- and a resolution up to 4K. RouteFlick renders the video on your device, so nothing is uploaded and the export is fast and private. That's it -- a cinematic travel video, made in your browser. Open the studio and try it with your last trip. **Your route. Your preview. Your video.** With free styles, cameras and sounds: as many Full HD (1080p) exports as you like, at 30 fps with a RouteFlick watermark, up to 10 stops per trip. No account or card required to create and export. Pro: up to 4K at 60 fps, watermark removal and GPX/KML/GeoJSON import. Available output depends on your plan, browser and device. [Try the free demo](https://routeflick.com/create) **Why trust this guide** It is written by the RouteFlick team against the product we build. Product claims refer to the current web app; comparison details should always be rechecked on the named product's site before buying. **Turn this guide into a route** Start free, keep the context from this article, and see the result before you export. [Use "Sri Lanka Hill Country & Coast" -- free](https://routeflick.com/t/dest-sri-lanka) ## Keep learning [How-toHow to make a honeymoon or wedding travel video](https://routeflick.com/blog/honeymoon-wedding-travel-video)[How-toHow to make a cruise vacation video (with real sea routes)](https://routeflick.com/blog/cruise-vacation-video)[How-toHow to add photos and music to your travel video](https://routeflick.com/blog/add-photos-and-music-to-travel-video)