This is only an attempt to answer the question, **if** I understood it correctly. You want to *"cover the actual road connection between cities (...) based on the GoogleMap"*. **First step**: find the coordinates of the two cities you want to use as *edges* in your graphic: c1 = CityData["Uppsala", "Coordinates"] c2 = CityData["Marsta", "Coordinates"] > {59.86, 17.64} > {59.63, 17.84} **Second step**: define the center of the map: center = (c1 + c2)/2 > {59.745, 17.74} **Third step**: `Import[]` the actual Google Maps image based on the center you've specified g1=Import["http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center="<>ToString[center[[1]]]<>"," <>ToString[center[[2]]]<>"&zoom=10&size=400x400&sensor=false&maptype=roadmap"] ![enter image description here][1] I'm still wondering what exactly you want with *"set the calculated distance as EdgeCost value of created edge"*... **EDITED** After some research, I think it can also be done: Define the cities: from = ToString[c1[[1]]] <> "," <> ToString[c1[[2]]]; to = ToString[c2[[1]]] <> "," <> ToString[c2[[2]]]; Now use *Mathematica* to import data from Google with distance and time: distdata = Import["http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=" <> from <> "&destination=" <> to <> "®ion=es&sensor=false", {"HTML", "Source"}]; Now find distance by road: roadDistance = StringSplit[StringSplit[distdata, ":"][[13]],","][[1]] > "35.3 km" Now find travel time: travelTime = StringSplit[StringSplit[distdata, ":"][[16]], ","][[1]] > "30 mins" **EDITED** Now put everything together. First define graphic with markers... Import["http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=" <>ToString[center[[1]]] <> "," <> ToString[center[[2]]] <> "&zoom=10&size=400x400&sensor=false&maptype=roadmap&markers=color:blue%7Clabel:O%7C" <> ToString[c1[[1]]] <> "," <> ToString[c1[[2]]] <>"&markers=color:red%7Clabel:D%7C" <> ToString[c2[[1]]] <> "," <> ToString[c2[[2]]]] ![enter image description here][2] and {roadDistance,travelTime} > {"35.3 km","30 mins"} [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/NszUF.jpg [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/7g1FY.jpg