Location
Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable).
Result
Location
Requires
Access to your location
Get travel time to work
Gets driving time from current location to your work address, showing the route and arrival time as well.
Actions
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.
Stop and Output
Stops execution of the current shortcut, and outputs content. This action is useful when:
• Running a shortcut from another shortcut (using the Run Shortcut action). The output will be used as the output of the Run Shortcut action.
• Running a shortcut from Quick Actions in Finder on macOS. The output will be saved as a file alongside the files selected in Finder.
• Running a shortcut from Services on macOS. The output will replace the selected content, if applicable.
• Or, when running a shortcut from another location that supports output, like the command-line or the Shortcuts URL scheme.
No more actions will be run after this action.
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Find coffeeshops nearby
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Explore nearby landmarks
Takes a location as input or your current location and searches for nearby destinations noted as Landmarks, then opens your selected option in Maps.
Let’s go on a hike
Searches for hiking locations nearby, then gets driving directions to the spot you’ve chosen.
Meet at the halfway point
Asks for your friend’s location and a type of destination, then searches near the halfway point for a place to go.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Get%20travel%20time%20to%20work
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Get%20travel%20time%20to%20work
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Get travel time to work”
end tell
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