# Quickstart

## Choose the service that fits your Workflow

<table data-card-size="large" data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards" data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-type="content-ref"></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Famous <strong>Distance.to</strong> web-app</td><td><a href="../tools/webapp">webapp</a></td><td>Quickly find distances between cities or coordinates for air, car, or maritime travel. Great for simple comparisons, travel planning, or curiosity.</td><td><a href="../tools/webapp">webapp</a></td></tr><tr><td>Bulk distance calculations for <strong>spreadsheets</strong></td><td><a href="../tools/spreadsheet">spreadsheet</a></td><td>Easily compute distances between thousands of addresses in XLSX or CSV files—ideal for logistics, emissions tracking, and geographic analysis. No coding required.</td><td><a href="../tools/spreadsheet">spreadsheet</a></td></tr><tr><td>Developer ressources for <strong>Distance API</strong></td><td><a href="../tools/api">api</a></td><td>Add airline, driving, or maritime distance functionality to your software. Includes advanced features like route segmentation and country-by-country breakdowns.</td><td><a href="../tools/api">api</a></td></tr><tr><td>Smart <strong>AI Agent</strong> for distance related tasks</td><td><a href="../tools/ai-agent">ai-agent</a></td><td>Ask questions, compare locations, or automate workflows with a conversational AI tool tailored to distance and routing tasks.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Looking for a custom solution ?

Some projects require more than an off-the-shelf tool. For use cases not covered by the available services—such as custom distance models, private APIs, or tailored geographic analysis—individual solutions and consulting are available.<br>

* **Geospatial Analysis** and Solutions
* **Geocoding** and Location Intelligence
* **Data Analysis** and **Data Engineering**&#x20;
* Custom integrations and Consultancy<br>

→ [**Get in touch**](https://docs.distance.tools/get-in-contact) to discuss specific requirements and explore available options.

## Under the hood: the features

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-type="content-ref"></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Input data</strong></td><td><a href="../features/input-data">input-data</a></td><td>What data can be used as input for distance calculation between points and what is geocoding?</td><td><a href="../features/input-data">input-data</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Navigation and routing</strong></td><td><a href="../features/routing">routing</a></td><td>Get detailed information about a routes, directions and maritime sear routes. </td><td><a href="../features/routing">routing</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Distance calculation</strong></td><td><a href="../features/calculation">calculation</a></td><td>Calculating distances between two points on the surface of a sphere.</td><td><a href="../features/calculation">calculation</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Route segmentation</strong></td><td><a href="../features/segmentation">segmentation</a></td><td>Get detailed information about a routes and directions.</td><td><a href="../features/segmentation">segmentation</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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