EVE Frontier Route Planner

Plan routes across EVE Frontier with EF-Map's interactive route planner. Combine Smart Gates, stargates, and ship jumps to find efficient paths between any of the 24,000+ systems—all calculated locally in your browser, no account required.

Built for EVE Frontier, not EVE Online. EF-Map models EVE Frontier's own navigation rules—player-deployed Smart Gates, jump range driven by ship heat and fuel, and temperature-limited systems—so the routes it returns reflect how travel actually works in The Frontier.

What the route planner does

The EF-Map route planner answers the core navigation question: how do I get from one EVE Frontier system to another? Enter an origin and a destination and it searches the full universe graph to return a path, the jumps involved, and where Smart Gates can shortcut the trip.

• Point-to-point routing between any two of the 24,000+ systems.
• Routes that mix ship jumps, stargates, and accessible Smart Gates.
• Optimization for either fuel cost or total jump count.
• Visual route highlighting on the interactive 3D map.

Smart Gates vs ship jumps

EVE Frontier travel has two very different movement types, and the route planner understands both:

Because Smart Gate networks are unique to EVE Frontier and change as players build them, the planner incorporates known accessible gate edges rather than assuming a fixed map.

Jump range and route optimization

Set your jump range and the planner respects it on every hop. Two cost models are available:

• Fuel optimization – gate edges can cost zero fuel while ship jumps are costed by distance, so the route prefers gate shortcuts.
• Jump-count optimization – every edge is weighted equally to minimize the total number of hops.

Routing also accounts for system temperature: systems at or above the no-jump threshold can't initiate fuel jumps, though stargates and Smart Gates still function. The heavy graph work runs in WebAssembly and web workers, so even long cross-universe routes resolve quickly.

Shared route links

Every route can be turned into a short, shareable link. Send a teammate a /s/{share_id} URL and they open the exact same route on their own map—handy for coordinating fleet moves, hauling runs, or scouting paths with your tribe.

You can also deep-link a route directly with origin and destination names: /?from={origin}&to={destination}.

Mobile route viewing support

EF-Map runs in the browser on phones and tablets, so you can pull up a shared route or check a path on the move. Mobile is great for viewing routes and shared links; for heavy multi-waypoint planning a desktop browser still gives the most room to work.

How to open it

1. Launch the planner – open EF-Map with the routing panel.
2. Set origin and destination – type system names or pick them on the map.
3. Choose your settings – jump range plus fuel or jump-count optimization.
4. Review and share – inspect the path on the map and copy a share link if you need it.

Part of EF-Map

The route planner is part of EF-Map's interactive star map. While planning a trip you can explore systems, check region statistics, and open companion tools without leaving the app.

Related Tools & Reading

• Interactive Map – explore the full EVE Frontier universe in 3D
• All EF-Map Features
• Blueprint Calculator – plan manufacturing and materials
• Killboard – check combat activity before a route
• How Smart Gate routing works
• A* vs Dijkstra pathfinding
• How shareable route links work
• Jump range, heat, and fuel calculators

Frequently Asked Questions