Maps

Take the bus home

Opens transit directions from your current location to your home address.

Scripting Actions

Location, Location

Location

Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable). Result Location Requires Access to your location

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=Take%20the%20bus%20home

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Take%20the%20bus%20home

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Take the bus home” end tell

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