How to share your travel map on your Instagram story
A travel map is worth showing off, but a screenshot of an app rarely looks good in a story.
Waymarka is a flight log and travel pin map that runs in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. It turns your map into a story card sized for Instagram, or gives you a public profile link for your bio. To be clear: Waymarka is a record of where you've been, not a live flight tracker. It doesn't track flights live and doesn't send alerts.
Step 1: Build the map you want to share
The card shows what's on your map, so fill it in first:
- Pin cities and give each one a status: Visited, Planned, Living now, Native or Not visited. See the travel pin map.
- Log your flights by typing them in, scanning a boarding pass barcode, or importing a CSV, Flighty or myFlightradar24 file. Each flight is drawn as a route on the same map. See how to log past flights.
Step 2: Open Share on the Map tab
On the Map tab, tap Share. A share screen opens with a preview of your travel map card. The card is headed My travels and shows:
- how many countries you've been to, out of the world total
- a small map of your pins and flight routes
- three numbers: Places, Flights and Distance (in km)
Under the preview are buttons for Instagram, TikTok, X and Facebook, a Save image button for a square version, and a caption box with a copy button.
Step 3: Post it to your story
Tap Instagram. Waymarka uses the tall 9:16 story card and copies a caption for you, such as "My map so far" with your places, flights and countries, followed by #waymarka #avgeek #travel.
- On your phone: if your browser can share files, your phone's share menu opens with the card attached. Choose Instagram, post it to your story, and paste the caption if you want it.
- On a computer: Waymarka downloads the card as a PNG image, copies the caption and opens instagram.com. Send the image to your phone to post it as a story.
The Stats tab has its own Share stats cards, and single flights can be shared too. See flight stats.
Share a link instead: your public profile
Story cards are a Pro feature. On any plan, including Free, you can share a link instead. Turn on Public profile in Settings and you get a page at waymarka.app/u/your-handle with your display name, bio, home city, stats, places and flights. Put the link in your Instagram bio or on a story link sticker. See the sample public profile.
The public profile is off until you switch it on. When it's on, anyone with your handle can see your places with their dates, your flights, photos and notes. Your email address and saved home coordinates stay private. Switch it off any time.
What it costs
- Free: your first 10 flights and 10 city pins, no card. The public profile link is included. Imports and barcode scans count toward the 10 flights.
- Pro: unlimited flights and pins, plus story and share-card images: $2.99 a month, $19.99 a year, or $49.99 once for Waymarka Life, all in USD plus tax.
See every plan on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
How do I share my travel map to my Instagram story?
Open the Map tab, tap Share, then tap Instagram. On a phone that can share files, your share menu opens with the 9:16 card attached, so you can pick Instagram and post it to your story. On a computer the card downloads as an image.
What does the story card show?
It's headed My travels and shows your countries out of the world total, a small map of your pins and flight routes, and your number of places, flights and distance in km.
Can I share my map for free?
Story and share-card images need Pro. On Free you can turn on your public profile in Settings and share the link (waymarka.app/u/your-handle) in your Instagram bio or on a story link sticker.
Will people see everything on my public profile?
When it's on, anyone with your handle can see your places and their dates, your flights, photos and notes. Your email and saved home coordinates stay private, and you can switch it off any time.
Is Waymarka a live flight tracker?
No. Waymarka is a flight log and travel pin map for places you've been and flights you've taken. It doesn't track flights live and doesn't send alerts.
Make a travel map worth sharing
Look around the demo with sample data (no sign-up), or start pinning your own places and flights now. Start free: your first 10 flights are free, no card.
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