Create route animations with software

Create route animations – easy to do yourself

With the right software, you can easily create animated travel routes for travel videos, documentaries, presentations or educational projects on your own. Instead of static maps, dynamic routes with zooms, camera movements, markers and timelines are created – flexible, reusable and in impressive quality.

MotionStudios develops specialized software for route animations and animated maps. On this page, you will learn what route animation means and how you can get started right away with the right software.

  • Create animated travel routes easily on your own
  • Ideal for travel videos, travel films, tours & memories
  • Great results even without prior experience
  • Free demo version available to try

What does "creating a route animation" mean?

A route animation visualizes a journey or route on a map. Starting points, intermediate stops and destinations are shown in animated form, making distances and routes easy to understand – ideal for visual storytelling.

How to create your first route animation

1 Choose your route

Define start point, intermediate stops and destination – for example for a trip, tour or documentary.

2 Design the animation

Animate the route, add markers and guide the viewer's perspective with zooms or camera movements.

3 Export the video

Export your animation as a video and add it directly to your travel video or presentation.

The right software for your route animation

Tip: Start with Vasco da Gama as your main software. Matching extensions are available for map styles and learning.

Vasco da Gama – route animation software

Vasco da Gama

Create your own route animations for travel videos, travel films and documentaries – intuitive, versatile and with impressive results.

Learn more about Vasco da Gama

Vasco StreetMaps – map styles

Vasco StreetMaps

Additional map styles for clear, modern or illustrative presentations of your route animations.

Learn more about Vasco StreetMaps

Tutorials for route animation

Tutorials

Easy-to-follow video tutorials for beginners and advanced users – step by step to your own route animation.

View tutorials

Try route animation yourself (free demo)

Download the demo version of Vasco da Gama and create your first route animation within minutes. Ideal for getting familiar with the software.

The demo is free and non-binding – perfect for trying it out.

Download demo

Get started

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