Get directions to family event
Asks you to pick from your Family contacts group, then gets driving directions and a trip estimate.
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut to head to a relative’s house for a family holiday event — you might not immediately know their address (or directions if you’re coming from another party) but have their details saved in Contacts.
This also gives you an estimated travel time, distance, route, and arrival time so you know exactly how to get there and have an expectation of how the trip will go.
This also gives you an estimated travel time, distance, route, and arrival time so you know exactly how to get there and have an expectation of how the trip will go.
Actions Used
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Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
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Get Travel Time
Estimates the amount of time it will take to travel to the location passed into this action. Lets you adjust the time interval.
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Measurement
Passes the specified measurement (including number and unit) to the next action.
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Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Get%20directions%20to%20family%20event
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Get%20directions%20to%20family%20event
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Get directions to family event”
end tell
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