My drive shows the wrong times
Times follow the clock where each section is, so a drive across a time zone shows two zones. Check that first, then the clock setting and your device’s time zone.
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- UPDATED
- 27 SEP 2026
Two zones on one drive
Every time in a drive is the local time where you will be, followed by its zone. A drive that crosses a time zone changes clock partway: 06:55 CST, then 06:45 MST ten minutes later. The timeline marks the change with a row such as “Clocks go back 1H 0M”.
If a later section looks earlier than the one before it, look for that row. Nothing is wrong; only the clock moved.
The arrival time
The arrival is on the destination’s clock, which may not be yours. It also assumes you drive without stopping: every break you take makes the real arrival later. Long and overnight drives explains.
Check the clock setting
Times are shown on a 24-hour clock unless you chose 12-hour in Settings › Clock. If 18:30 reads oddly, or you expected it, change it there — see Units, clock and language.
Check your departure
The departure you choose is in your device’s time zone. If your device is set to another zone than the one you will leave from — after travelling, for instance — the whole drive is shifted. Check the time zone in your device’s settings, then plan the drive again.
Still wrong?
If a time is wrong even allowing for all of the above, tell us, with the start, destination and departure of the drive.
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