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Can I Import GPX Into Waze?

The short answer is no. Here is why, and the practical way to get your saved places into Waze instead.

No, you cannot import GPX into Waze. Waze cannot read GPX, KML, or any other file, and there is no file import or sync option anywhere in the app. It is built for live, single-destination driving, not for loading a collection of saved places.

That does not mean you are stuck. You can export your Google Maps saved places to a clean list, then add the places you actually drive to into Waze Favourites. The list does the heavy lifting so you are not retyping addresses from memory.

The Practical Workaround (3 Steps)

  1. Export from Google Takeout - Visit takeout.google.com and select “Maps (your places)” or “Saved”. This downloads your saved places as a CSV with names and addresses but no coordinates, packaged in a ZIP archive. Deselect all other Google products to speed up the export.
  2. Upload to Takeout Tools - Unzip the downloaded file and upload the CSV (or the entire ZIP) to Takeout Tools. The app automatically detects your saved places and lists.
  3. Download a list and add to Waze - Select the lists you want, choose CSV or KML, and download. The tool geocodes your addresses, so you get a clean list of names and real coordinates. Open it, search each set of coordinates in Waze, and save the result to Favourites. Set Home and Work first, then add your regular destinations.

Export your saved places

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What to Add, and What to Skip

  • Add your regulars - Home, work, the gym, family, and clients you drive to often
  • Skip the wishlist - A coffee-shop or holiday list belongs in Google Maps for discovery, not in Waze Favourites
  • Work from coordinates - Searching exact coordinates lands the right pin every time
  • Keep the file - Your CSV or KML is a portable backup you can reuse in any other app

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I import GPX into Waze?

No. Waze cannot import GPX, and it cannot import KML or any other file either. There is no file import or sync option anywhere in the app. You add destinations to Waze Favourites one at a time, so the practical move is to export a clean list of your places and add the ones you drive to.

Why doesn't Waze support GPX import?

Waze is built around live, single-destination driving rather than managing collections of saved places. Even though Waze and Google Maps are both owned by Google, they keep separate place databases and there is no file-based way to move places between them.

What can I do instead?

Export your Google Maps saved places to a clean CSV or KML list with Takeout Tools, then open the list and add the places you actually drive to into Waze Favourites by searching their coordinates. It is manual, but the list keeps it quick and lets you skip the saves you do not need.

How do I add a place to Waze from the list?

Copy the coordinates from your exported list, paste them into Waze search (for example 37.7749, -122.4194), and save the result to Favourites. Waze has dedicated Home and Work slots, so set those first, then add your regular destinations.

Is my data uploaded to any server?

No. When you use Takeout Tools, all conversion happens in your browser, so your Google Maps data never leaves your device. Google Takeout is Google's own service for downloading your data.

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