Distance, duration, fuel, cost with excise and GST broken out, and NGER CO2e — for any trip in Australia. Built for logistics, ride-share, and fleet apps that need to stop guessing.
No credit card. First 1,000 requests free forever.
Real driving route via OSRM / OpenRouteService — not crow-flies.
Based on vehicle L/100km. Tells you how many refills on long legs.
Total AUD with excise (52.6 c/L) and GST (10%) split out. Per-person costs too.
Emissions using Australia's official 2024 methodology — audit-ready.
Brisbane to Sydney in a 2025 Camry, two passengers.
$ curl -X POST https://routecost.com.au/v1/route-cost \ -H "Authorization: Bearer rck_live_..." \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "origin": "Brisbane, QLD", "destination": "Sydney, NSW", "vehicle": { "consumption": 8.5, "fuelType": "ULP", "tankSize": 60 }, "passengers": 2 }' # response { "route": { "distanceKm": 934.1, "durationMinutes": 631, "polyline": "...", "routingBackend": "ors" }, "fuel": { "litres": 79.40, "pricePerLitre": 2.30, "pricePerLitreSource": "Live QLD feed", "fuelStopsNeeded": 1 }, "cost": { "totalAud": 182.62, "perPersonAud": 91.31, "excisePortionAud": 41.77, "gstPortionAud": 16.60 }, "emissions":{ "co2eKg": 185.40, "methodology": "NGER 2024" } }
During the waitlist period, the API is available without auth for testing. Authentication and metering go live with Phase 3.
Usage-based. No surprises. Australian dollars.
Need Enterprise (>250k/mo) with SSO and custom terms? Get in touch.
Get an API key when Phase 3 (auth + billing) ships. Early adopters get 3 months of Pro tier free.