Bing Maps API Avoid Ferry Programmatically

Question

directionsManager.setRequestOptions({
distanceUnit: Microsoft.Maps.Directions.DistanceUnit.miles,
routeMode: Microsoft.Maps.Directions.RouteMode.driving,
routeAvoidance: [Microsoft.Maps.Directions.RouteAvoidance.avoidFerry]
});

i'm trying to avoid ferry but it's not working

Answer 1

Can you provide the full sample call without the key? Or can you try on Bing.com/maps and see if it also provides the same results? You can then "share" the Bing.com/maps link for us to see.

Note: The documentation for Directions Manager does not offer "Ferry" https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/v8-web-control/modules/directions-module/routeavoidance-enumeration so do you have some other information on your expectation that this should work? Also, as ferries are not usually free, I wonder if "AvoidTolls" might work? Without your exact sample I can't confirm.

Work-around: Call https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/bingmaps/rest-services/routes/calculate-a-route which does offer to avoid ferries.

Answer 2

UPDATE: The Bing Maps Team has reviewed this issue and has accepted a work item in their backlog to add "Avoid Ferries" into the Web control. As they work on an AGILE schedule, I cannot give you a timeline for this feature request, but I can confirm that it has been accepted.