Collocations for route - noun

quick, short
The shortest route home is round the ring road.

convenient, easy | long | direct | circuitous, circular, devious, indirect, roundabout, tortuous | dangerous, safe | attractive, beautiful, scenic
We had plenty of time so we took the scenic route.

accessible | alternative
Travellers are advised to find an alternative route during road repairs.

main, trunk | air, overland, sea | bus, cycle, etc. | shipping, supply, trade | coastal | east-west, southerly, southern, etc. | trans-Pennine, trans-Sahara, etc. | tourist | well-travelled, well-worn | access | escape

follow, take | choose, map out, plan, work out
You''ll have to plan your route carefully.

retrace
We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path.

cross sth, follow sth, go, pass through sth, run, take sb
The alternative route takes you along the river.

climb, turn | lead | lie
Our route lay straight ahead and downhill.

map

along the ~
There are plenty of bed and breakfasts along the route.

on the ~
We live on the school bus route.

~ between
the most direct route between London and Brighton

~ from
the air route from Berlin to Beijing

~ through
a scenic route through the south of France

~ to
the shortest route to Bruges the best route to success

en route
(= on the way) We''ll stop for lunch en route.