A recommended route is searched by the use of traffic information
collected in the past. A map/statistical traffic data storage device 3
stores map data including link data of respective links constituting
roads on a map, and statistical data including travel time or moving
speeds of the respective links determined by statistical values of
traffic information collected in the past. Said statistical data is
classified every condition of collection of traffic information. A
navigation device searches a recommended route from a departure position
to a destination by using the map data stored in the map/statistical
traffic data storage device and statistical data corresponding to a day
type and a weather type which constitute conditions of search, out of
statistical data stored in the map/statistical traffic data storage
device 3.