Get directions to family event

Asks you to pick from your Family contacts group, then gets driving directions and a trip estimate.

Preview

Actions

Apps, Contacts

Find Contacts

Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.

Lists, Scripting

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.

Location, Routing

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.

Math, Scripting

Round Number

Rounds the number(s) passed into the action.

Measurements, Scripting

Measurement

Passes the specified measurement (including number and unit) to the next action.

Documents, Text

Text

Passes the specified text to the next action.

Documents, Previewing

Show Result

Shows the specified text in Siri or in an alert.

Location, Maps

Open Directions

Open directions to the location passed into this action in your choice of Maps, Google Maps, Citymapper, Transit, or Waze. For example, you can use this action to get directions to an upcoming event on your calendar.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Get%20directions%20to%20family%20event

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Get%20directions%20to%20family%20event

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Get directions to family event” end tell

Public, Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts

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