Search on map

In Yandex Maps, you can search for:

Geographic areas

  • By its name.

    If you search for [Moscow], you'll get multiple results: the city, the river, and the Moscow Hotel.

  • By the combination of a geographic locality and its type.

    For specific locations, use precise terms: [Moscow River] for the river.

  • By the place coordinates.

    The search results for [79°30′N 76°54′E] will show the Vize Island in the Kara Sea.

Organizations

  • By its name or type.

    The search results for [pharmacy] will show all pharmacies within the map view.

  • By the combination of the name/type and locality.

    The search results for [pharmacy, street name] will show pharmacies on and around the street.

Public transport route

By its number and type [Bus 39].

You will see the route line and icons with the route number moving around the map in real time. For more information, see Transport on the map.

  1. On the home screen, enter your query in the search bar.

    As you type, you'll see suggestions pop up below — you can tap them to autocomplete your search.

  2. A list of places will appear under the search bar.

To see the details about a place, tap its name in the list or the placemark: the object card will open. To close the card, tap in the top-right corner.

If you search for a place by its coordinates, make sure you enter them correctly:

  • Enter the coordinates as [latitude,longitude] (in decimal degrees with no more than 7 digits after the decimal point, comma-separated, no space).

    For example: 55.777044,37.555554.

  • By default, the system shows [North latitude and East longitude]. If you want to enter other values, use the following characters in your search query:

    • N — North.
    • S — South.
    • E — East.
    • W — West.

    For example: S55.777044,W37.555554 or 55.777044S,37.555554W.

    Alert

    You can search for up to 10 places using coordinates per day.

In Yandex Maps, you can perform quick search by popular categories, like “Restaurants”, “Groceries”, “Pharmacies”, and “Cinemas”.

To quickly find a place that you're looking for, use one of the following methods:

Using the search button

  1. On the home screen, tap the search bar.

  2. Select a category. Organizations of the selected type will be displayed on the map.

  3. You can see found places in the slide-out panel in the bottom of the screen.

    The filter buttons are located above the list. To see only relevant places in the list, tap the appropriate filter button. For example, you can filter Restaurants by category: Breakfast, Business lunch, or Play room.

    To see all available filters, tap .

    To open an object card, select the place in the list or on the map.

While moving along a route

  1. At the bottom-left of the screen, tap .
  2. Select the desired category. Places in this category will be displayed along the route.

When searching for a place address

  1. Look up a place using the search bar on the home screen.
  2. Select the address. A list of categories will appear above the object card.
  3. Select the desired category. Places in this category that are located near the specified address will appear on the map.

Clear the search history

Your search history is saved if you're signed in in the app.

You can delete:

Your entire search history

  1. Tap  (profile picture).
  2. Select Settings → Clear search and route history.
  3. Tap Clear history.

An individual address

  1. Tap on the search bar.
  2. Go to the History tab.
  3. Tap and hold the address you want to delete.
  4. Tap Delete.
The search history doesn't disappear after deletion

You may have the Yandex Navigator app installed on your device. If so, clear the search history in the app:

  1. Open the Yandex Navigator app.
  2. Tap  (profile picture).
  3. Select Settings → Clear search and route history.
  4. Tap Clear history.

Clearing your search history also removes search suggestions.

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