Google Maps to GPX, CSV, and KML for Trip Planning

The problem with planning trips in Google Maps

Google Maps is where most trip research happens. You drop pins as you find restaurants, bookmark hotels, save landmarks, and build out lists over days of research. By the time you're ready to plan the actual trip, you might have dozens of saved places across multiple lists.

The problem is those places are stuck inside Google Maps. You can't export them with coordinates. You can't route through them in a separate app. You can't hand them off to a colleague in a format they can use. The data you spent hours collecting isn't portable.

What trip planning actually needs

Most travel planning workflows eventually need location data to leave Google Maps:

• Routing tools like Gaia GPS, OsmAnd, or a Garmin device need GPX files with waypoints to build routes or load stops offline.
• Itinerary builders like Notion, Airtable, or spreadsheets need coordinates and place names as CSV rows so you can sort by day, filter by type, and assign to people.
• Mapping tools like Felt, Kepler.gl, or Google Earth need KML or GeoJSON to visualise clusters and share a custom map with the group.

None of those tools can read a Google Maps saved-places list directly.

The Takeout Tools workflow

Google Takeout includes your saved places as a CSV file — but it only contains place names and categories, not coordinates. That makes the export nearly useless for anything location-dependent.

Takeout Tools solves that. Upload your Takeout export and it geocodes each place, recovering the coordinates Google stripped out. From there you can export to GPX, KML, GeoJSON, or CSV depending on what the next step in your workflow requires.

Which format to use

GPX

Use this when the next step involves a GPS device or outdoor navigation app. Garmin, OsmAnd, Gaia GPS, and Komoot all import GPX natively. Best for hiking itineraries, cycling trips, guided tours, and any route-centric planning where you need offline access.

CSV

Use this when the next step is a spreadsheet or itinerary builder. A CSV with name, address, latitude, and longitude is the most flexible format for analysis, tagging, and building day-by-day plans in Notion, Airtable, or Excel.

KML

Use this when you need to share a visual map or open places in Google Earth. KML preserves list structure and supports custom icons. Best for sharing shortlists with clients, building presentation maps, and loading into Google My Maps.

GeoJSON

Use this when you're working with web maps or developer tools. GeoJSON is the native format for Leaflet, Mapbox, Felt, and Kepler.gl. If you already have a file in another format, use the free GPX to GeoJSON or KML to GeoJSON converter.

Convert between formats

Already have a geo file and need it in a different format? Use the free online converters:

• GPX to KML, GPX to GeoJSON, GPX to CSV
• KML to GPX, KML to GeoJSON, KML to CSV
• GeoJSON to GPX, GeoJSON to KML, GeoJSON to CSV

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