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Google maps oddity

"Sorry, your search appears to be outside our current coverage area for driving."

 I get this message when trying to see a driving route from Seoul airport to my hotel - can anyone explain this please?

Thanks

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  • Caz3121
    Caz3121 Posts: 15,900 Forumite
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    there is some info on this if you search online, relates to no Google servers in South Korea
    eg "Google Maps has a solid reputation for being pretty unreliable in Korea. It doesn't work well since the South Korean government requires that any mapping data be stored on local servers for national security purposes. So, you are going to want to download either KakaoMap or Naver Map"

  • Gers
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    Caz3121 said:
    there is some info on this if you search online, relates to no Google servers in South Korea
    eg "Google Maps has a solid reputation for being pretty unreliable in Korea. It doesn't work well since the South Korean government requires that any mapping data be stored on local servers for national security purposes. So, you are going to want to download either KakaoMap or Naver Map"


    Fab!  Many thanks for that, I appreciate it.  I only wanted the distance between the two points so will try the options you gave me.

    :)
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