Recommended route guide apparatus which utilizes multiple start and end points

A recommended route guide apparatus comprising,

• road network recording means for recording positions and connection relations of intersections and roads,
• location setting means for setting a departure point and a destination point,
• search start and end point setting means for selecting a plurality of search start points and search end points within using a specific range on a map on the basis of the departure point and destination point set by the location setting means,
• search means for determining a recommended route by investigating each link connecting the search start points and search end points set by the search start and end point setting means in accordance with information in the road network recording means and according to specific traffic rules, and
• output means for outputting a route obtained by the search means.