How to avoid tolls, highways or ferries in Google Maps on Android

By Abu Bakar Saadat · Reviewed by Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 7 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Maps

Path

Maps › Settings › Navigation › Route options: Avoid tolls

Real screenshots

3 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. Open Navigation settings

   Tap your profile picture, Settings, then Navigation.

   Done

2. 

   Switch on the Route options you want

   Scroll to Route options: Avoid tolls, Avoid highways and Avoid ferries, plus Prefer fuel-efficient routes, which was on by default. We left all of them as they were.

   Done

3. 

   Or change them from the route

   After you tap Directions, tap the options icon to the right of Drive.

   Done

4. 

   Use Trip options

   Trip options shows the same three Avoid switches, Prefer fuel-efficient routes, your vehicle and See toll pass prices.

   Done

About this guide

Maps picks the fastest route, which often means a toll road or motorway. You can rule them out for every drive or just look at the options for the route on screen.

The screenshots are from Google Maps 26.31.02 on a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with Android 16 and One UI 8.5, in dark mode. Maps looks the same on other Android phones; only the phone's own Settings screens differ by brand.

Good to know

Avoid highways can make a long trip much slower; Maps still shows the time for the new route before you start.

In short: Maps, Settings, Navigation, Route options: Avoid tolls, highways or ferries. Or Directions, options icon, Trip options.