---
title: departureDate
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Interface Property
path: mapkitjs/directionsrequest/departuredate
---

# departureDate

The departure date for the trip.

## Declaration

```data
departureDate?: Date;
```

## Mentioned in

MapKit JS 5

## Discussion

Discussion Specify either a departureDate or an arrivalDate, don’t set both. If you send both values, MapKit JS logs a warning.

## See Also

### Directions request

- [origin](mapkitjs/directionsrequest/origin.md)
- [destination](mapkitjs/directionsrequest/destination.md)
- [arrivalDate](mapkitjs/directionsrequest/arrivaldate.md)
- [requestsAlternateRoutes](mapkitjs/directionsrequest/requestsalternateroutes.md)
- [transportType](mapkitjs/directionsrequest/transporttype.md)
- [avoidTolls](mapkitjs/directionsrequest/avoidtolls.md)
- [signal](mapkitjs/directionsrequest/signal.md)