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Google Maps QR Code Generator

Create a QR code that opens your location in Google Maps. Paste the Maps link, generate the code, and download a print-ready PNG or a vector SVG. Free, no signup.

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What a Google Maps QR code is

A Google Maps QR code is a static QR code that encodes a Google Maps URL, so scanning it opens that place, address, or route in the Google Maps app or in a browser.

Scanning a Maps QR code opens the location in the Google Maps app on phones that have it, and in a browser everywhere else. From there the visitor is one tap from directions, which is the whole point of putting one on a door, a van, or the back of a flyer.

The link you copy matters more than the code you make. A URL grabbed from the address bar while you were panning around describes where the camera was pointing, not which place you meant — and a code built from it drops people near your shop rather than at it.

How to create a Google Maps QR code

  1. 01

    Find the place in Google Maps

    Search for the business or address and open its place card, so the panel on the left shows the name, not just a dropped pin.

  2. 02

    Use Share, not the address bar

    Select Share → Copy link. That gives you a maps.app.goo.gl link tied to the place itself. The address bar URL encodes the map viewport and zoom level instead.

  3. 03

    Paste it and generate

    Paste the link above and select Generate QR. Share links are short, so the resulting code is low-density and scans well even at small sizes.

  4. 04

    Download and test on the street

    Download the PNG or SVG, then scan it from roughly where people will actually stand — at the door, at the kerb — rather than at your desk.

Which Maps link to use

  • A business or place

    The Share link from a place card (maps.app.goo.gl/…) is the right default. It resolves to the listing, so the visitor sees your name, hours, photos, and a Directions button.

  • A plain address

    google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1600+Amphitheatre+Parkway works when there is no listing to point at. It is longer than a Share link, so the code is denser.

  • Directions straight to you

    google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=… opens the directions view with your place already set as the destination and the visitor’s location as the start.

  • A Plus Code

    Useful where street addresses are unreliable. plus.codes/… links resolve to a precise square on the map and are short enough to keep the code simple.

  • A saved list

    A shared Google Maps list opens as a set of pins — practical for a walking tour, a festival site map, or a list of stockists.

  • What to avoid

    Address-bar URLs containing /@52.37,4.89,17z encode a camera position. If someone later moves the pin or the listing shifts, the code still points at the old coordinates.

Where to put a Maps QR code

  • Shop windows and entrance doors
  • Delivery vehicles and signage
  • Business cards and invoices
  • Event and venue invitations
  • Hotel and rental check-in packs
  • Trade show stands
  • Printed adverts in local press
  • Parcels and packaging

This tool encodes the web URL you paste. It does not create a Google Business Profile, edit your listing, or verify that the pin is in the right place.

Check the Share link on a phone before printing. If your listing is new or unverified, the link can resolve to a generic pin rather than your business.

Questions about this

The one from Share → Copy link on the place card. It points at the listing itself, survives small changes to the map, and is short enough to keep the QR code simple. Avoid copying the URL from the browser address bar, which encodes the map view rather than the place.

Whichever the phone prefers. On iOS and Android with Google Maps installed, the app usually opens automatically. Without the app, the same link works fine in a mobile browser, so nobody is left stuck.

They are Google’s own short links for places and they do not carry an expiry date. They are still a redirect owned by someone else, which is worth knowing before you print ten thousand of them — a plain google.com/maps/search URL has no intermediary at all, at the cost of a denser code.

Yes. Use a directions URL — google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=YOUR+ADDRESS — and the scan lands on the route screen with your place already filled in as the destination.

Use a search URL with the full postal address, or a Plus Code for a precise point. Both work without a listing, though a verified Google Business Profile gives visitors your hours and photos as well as the pin.