diff --git a/include/motis/endpoints/nearest.h b/include/motis/endpoints/nearest.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02e1b34eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/motis/endpoints/nearest.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "motis-api/motis-api.h"
+#include "motis/config.h"
+
+#include "osr/lookup.h"
+#include "osr/ways.h"
+
+namespace motis::ep {
+
+struct nearest {
+  api::NearestResponse operator()(boost::urls::url_view const&) const;
+
+  osr::ways const& w_;
+  osr::lookup const& l_;
+  config const& c_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace motis::ep
diff --git a/include/motis/motis_instance.h b/include/motis/motis_instance.h
index fc30cd1c16..0a4da9ed77 100644
--- a/include/motis/motis_instance.h
+++ b/include/motis/motis_instance.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "motis/endpoints/map/trips.h"
 #include "motis/endpoints/matches.h"
 #include "motis/endpoints/metrics.h"
+#include "motis/endpoints/nearest.h"
 #include "motis/endpoints/ojp.h"
 #include "motis/endpoints/one_to_all.h"
 #include "motis/endpoints/one_to_many.h"
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ struct motis_instance {
     POST<ep::osr_routing>("/api/route", d);
     POST<ep::platforms>("/api/platforms", d);
     POST<ep::graph>("/api/graph", d);
+    GET<ep::nearest>("/nearest/v1", d);
     GET<ep::transfers>("/api/debug/transfers", d);
     GET<ep::flex_locations>("/api/debug/flex", d);
     GET<ep::levels>("/api/v1/map/levels", d);
diff --git a/openapi.yaml b/openapi.yaml
index 3a12ce6629..ec8a0ff15e 100644
--- a/openapi.yaml
+++ b/openapi.yaml
@@ -3077,7 +3077,45 @@ paths:
             application/json:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/HealthResponse'
-          
+
+  /nearest/v1/{profile}/{coordinates}:
+    get:
+      operationId: nearest
+      parameters:
+        - name: profile
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+
+        - name: coordinates
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+
+        - name: number
+          in: query
+          required: false
+          description: Number of nearest segments that should be returned.
+          schema:
+            type: integer
+            default: 1
+
+        - name: radiuses
+          in: query
+          required: false
+          description: Radius constraint
+          schema:
+            type: number
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Returns the nearest road segment(s) for the provided coordinates.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/NearestResponse'
+
   /api/debug/transfers:
     get:
       tags:
@@ -5424,3 +5462,33 @@ components:
         gbfs:
           type: boolean
           description: GBFS feeds.
+
+    Waypoint:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: string
+          description: name Name of the street the coordinate snapped to
+        location:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: number
+          description: longitude, latitude pair of the snapped coordinate
+        distance:
+          type: number
+          description: The distance of the snapped point from the original
+
+    NearestResponse:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - code
+        - waypoints
+      properties:
+        code:
+          type: string
+        message:
+          type: string
+        waypoints:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Waypoint'
diff --git a/src/endpoints/nearest.cc b/src/endpoints/nearest.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10896951f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/endpoints/nearest.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#include "motis/endpoints/nearest.h"
+
+#include "motis/parse_location.h"
+
+#include "osr/routing/with_profile.h"
+
+#include "net/bad_request_exception.h"
+
+namespace motis::ep {
+
+api::NearestResponse nearest::operator()(
+    boost::urls::url_view const& url) const {
+
+  api::nearest_params params{url.params(), url.segments()};
+  osr::search_profile p;
+
+  try {
+    p = osr::to_profile(params.profile_);
+  } catch (...) {
+    throw net::bad_request_exception("invalid profile");
+  }
+
+  auto coord = parse_location(params.coordinates_);
+  utl::verify<net::bad_request_exception>(coord.has_value(),
+                                          "invalid coordinates");
+  utl::verify<net::bad_request_exception>(params.number_ >= 1,
+                                          "invalid number");
+
+  std::swap(coord->pos_.lat_, coord->pos_.lng_);
+  api::NearestResponse res;
+  auto const from = coord.value();
+  auto const candidates = osr::with_profile(p, [&]<typename P>(P&&) {
+    constexpr auto kDefaultRadius = 100U;
+    auto const max_dist = params.radiuses_.value_or(kDefaultRadius);
+    return l_.match<P>(std::get<typename P::parameters>(osr::get_parameters(p)),
+                       from, false, osr::direction::kForward, max_dist,
+                       nullptr);
+  });
+
+  if (candidates.empty()) {
+    res.code_ = "NoSegment";
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  auto const n =
+      std::min(static_cast<std::size_t>(params.number_), candidates.size());
+  for (auto i = 0U; i < n; ++i) {
+    auto const c = candidates[i];
+    auto const loc = c.closest_point_on_way_;
+    auto const id = w_.way_names_[c.way_];
+    auto wp = api::Waypoint{};
+    if (id != osr::string_idx_t::invalid()) {
+      wp.name_ = w_.strings_[id].view();
+    }
+    wp.distance_ = geo::distance(loc, from.pos_);
+    wp.location_ = {loc.lng(), loc.lat()};
+    res.waypoints_.emplace_back(wp);
+  }
+
+  res.code_ = "OK";
+  return res;
+}
+
+}  // namespace motis::ep
diff --git a/test/endpoints/nearest_test.cc b/test/endpoints/nearest_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..465037cb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/endpoints/nearest_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#include "motis/endpoints/nearest.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+#include "motis/data.h"
+#include "motis/import.h"
+
+#include "osr/routing/with_profile.h"
+
+#include "net/bad_request_exception.h"
+
+#include "openapi/bad_request_exception.h"
+
+static std::string query(osr::search_profile const p,
+                         osr::location const loc,
+                         std::size_t const n,
+                         std::size_t const r) {
+  return fmt::format("/nearest/v1/{}/{},{}?number={}&radiuses={}",
+                     osr::to_str(p), loc.pos_.lng(), loc.pos_.lat(), n, r);
+}
+
+TEST(motis, nearest_endpoint_profiles) {
+  auto ec = std::error_code{};
+  std::filesystem::remove_all("test/data", ec);
+  auto const c = motis::config{.osm_ = {"test/resources/test_case.osm.pbf"},
+                               .street_routing_ = true};
+  motis::import(c, "test/data");
+  auto d = motis::data{"test/data", c};
+  auto const ep = motis::ep::nearest{*d.w_, *d.l_, c};
+  auto const loc = osr::location{{49.87260, 8.63085}, osr::kNoLevel};
+  auto const radius = 100U;
+  auto const number = 100U;
+
+  for (auto i = 0U; i <= static_cast<uint8_t>(osr::search_profile::kFerry);
+       ++i) {
+    auto const profile = static_cast<osr::search_profile>(i);
+    for (auto n = 1U; n <= number; ++n) {
+      auto const q = query(profile, loc, n, radius);
+      auto const res = ep(boost::urls::url_view{q});
+      auto const expected = osr::with_profile(profile, [&]<typename P>(P&&) {
+        return d.l_->match<P>(
+            std::get<typename P::parameters>(osr::get_parameters(profile)), loc,
+            false, osr::direction::kForward, radius, nullptr);
+      });
+      if (res.code_ == "NoSegment") {
+        EXPECT_TRUE(expected.empty());
+        continue;
+      }
+      auto const size = std::min(static_cast<std::size_t>(n), expected.size());
+      ASSERT_EQ(res.waypoints_.size(), size);
+      for (auto j = 0U; j < size; ++j) {
+        EXPECT_EQ((*res.waypoints_[j].location_)[0],
+                  expected[j].closest_point_on_way_.lng());
+        EXPECT_EQ((*res.waypoints_[j].location_)[1],
+                  expected[j].closest_point_on_way_.lat());
+        EXPECT_EQ(res.waypoints_[j].distance_,
+                  geo::distance(expected[j].closest_point_on_way_, loc.pos_));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(motis, nearest_endpoint_invalid) {
+  auto ec = std::error_code{};
+  std::filesystem::remove_all("test/data", ec);
+  auto const c = motis::config{.osm_ = {"test/resources/test_case.osm.pbf"},
+                               .street_routing_ = true};
+  motis::import(c, "test/data");
+  auto d = motis::data{"test/data", c};
+  auto const ep = motis::ep::nearest{*d.w_, *d.l_, c};
+
+  // too few segments
+  EXPECT_THROW(ep(boost::urls::url_view{"/nearest/v1/foot"}),
+               openapi::bad_request_exception);
+
+  // invalid coordinates
+  EXPECT_THROW(ep(boost::urls::url_view{"/nearest/v1/foot/abc,def"}),
+               net::bad_request_exception);
+
+  // number < 1
+  auto const bad_number =
+      query(osr::search_profile::kFoot,
+            osr::location{{49.8731904, 8.6221451}, osr::kNoLevel}, 0, 100);
+  EXPECT_THROW(ep(boost::urls::url_view{bad_number}),
+               net::bad_request_exception);
+}
diff --git a/ui/api/openapi/schemas.gen.ts b/ui/api/openapi/schemas.gen.ts
index b357dc603e..657c5cecaf 100644
--- a/ui/api/openapi/schemas.gen.ts
+++ b/ui/api/openapi/schemas.gen.ts
@@ -2528,4 +2528,44 @@ export const HealthResponseSchema = {
             description: 'GBFS feeds.'
         }
     }
+} as const;
+
+export const WaypointSchema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    properties: {
+        name: {
+            type: 'string',
+            description: 'name Name of the street the coordinate snapped to'
+        },
+        location: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+                type: 'number'
+            },
+            description: 'longitude, latitude pair of the snapped coordinate'
+        },
+        distance: {
+            type: 'number',
+            description: 'The distance of the snapped point from the original'
+        }
+    }
+} as const;
+
+export const NearestResponseSchema = {
+    type: 'object',
+    required: ['code', 'waypoints'],
+    properties: {
+        code: {
+            type: 'string'
+        },
+        message: {
+            type: 'string'
+        },
+        waypoints: {
+            type: 'array',
+            items: {
+                '$ref': '#/components/schemas/Waypoint'
+            }
+        }
+    }
 } as const;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/api/openapi/services.gen.ts b/ui/api/openapi/services.gen.ts
index 353f6dac04..1fb2126487 100644
--- a/ui/api/openapi/services.gen.ts
+++ b/ui/api/openapi/services.gen.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // This file is auto-generated by @hey-api/openapi-ts
 
 import { createClient, createConfig, type Options } from '@hey-api/client-fetch';
-import type { PlanData, PlanError, PlanResponse, OneToManyData, OneToManyError, OneToManyResponse, OneToManyPostData, OneToManyPostError, OneToManyPostResponse, OneToManyIntermodalData, OneToManyIntermodalError, OneToManyIntermodalResponse2, OneToManyIntermodalPostData, OneToManyIntermodalPostError, OneToManyIntermodalPostResponse, OneToAllData, OneToAllError, OneToAllResponse, ReverseGeocodeData, ReverseGeocodeError, ReverseGeocodeResponse, GeocodeData, GeocodeError, GeocodeResponse, TripData, TripError, TripResponse, RefreshItineraryData, RefreshItineraryError, RefreshItineraryResponse, RefreshItineraryPostData, RefreshItineraryPostError, RefreshItineraryPostResponse, StoptimesData, StoptimesError, StoptimesResponse, TripsData, TripsError, TripsResponse, InitialError, InitialResponse, StopsData, StopsError, StopsResponse, LevelsData, LevelsError, LevelsResponse, RoutesData, RoutesError, RoutesResponse, RouteDetailsData, RouteDetailsError, RouteDetailsResponse, RentalsData, RentalsError, RentalsResponse, HealthError, HealthResponse2, TransfersData, TransfersError, TransfersResponse } from './types.gen';
+import type { PlanData, PlanError, PlanResponse, OneToManyData, OneToManyError, OneToManyResponse, OneToManyPostData, OneToManyPostError, OneToManyPostResponse, OneToManyIntermodalData, OneToManyIntermodalError, OneToManyIntermodalResponse2, OneToManyIntermodalPostData, OneToManyIntermodalPostError, OneToManyIntermodalPostResponse, OneToAllData, OneToAllError, OneToAllResponse, ReverseGeocodeData, ReverseGeocodeError, ReverseGeocodeResponse, GeocodeData, GeocodeError, GeocodeResponse, TripData, TripError, TripResponse, RefreshItineraryData, RefreshItineraryError, RefreshItineraryResponse, RefreshItineraryPostData, RefreshItineraryPostError, RefreshItineraryPostResponse, StoptimesData, StoptimesError, StoptimesResponse, TripsData, TripsError, TripsResponse, InitialError, InitialResponse, StopsData, StopsError, StopsResponse, LevelsData, LevelsError, LevelsResponse, RoutesData, RoutesError, RoutesResponse, RouteDetailsData, RouteDetailsError, RouteDetailsResponse, RentalsData, RentalsError, RentalsResponse, HealthError, HealthResponse2, NearestData, NearestError, NearestResponse2, TransfersData, TransfersError, TransfersResponse } from './types.gen';
 
 export const client = createClient(createConfig());
 
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ export const health = <ThrowOnError extends boolean = false>(options?: Options<u
     });
 };
 
+export const nearest = <ThrowOnError extends boolean = false>(options: Options<NearestData, ThrowOnError>) => {
+    return (options?.client ?? client).get<NearestResponse2, NearestError, ThrowOnError>({
+        ...options,
+        url: '/nearest/v1/{profile}/{coordinates}'
+    });
+};
+
 /**
  * Prints all transfers of a timetable location (track, bus stop, etc.)
  */
diff --git a/ui/api/openapi/types.gen.ts b/ui/api/openapi/types.gen.ts
index da24abbddd..182ee39a3d 100644
--- a/ui/api/openapi/types.gen.ts
+++ b/ui/api/openapi/types.gen.ts
@@ -1957,6 +1957,27 @@ export type HealthResponse = {
     gbfs?: boolean;
 };
 
+export type Waypoint = {
+    /**
+     * name Name of the street the coordinate snapped to
+     */
+    name?: string;
+    /**
+     * longitude, latitude pair of the snapped coordinate
+     */
+    location?: Array<(number)>;
+    /**
+     * The distance of the snapped point from the original
+     */
+    distance?: number;
+};
+
+export type NearestResponse = {
+    code: string;
+    message?: string;
+    waypoints: Array<Waypoint>;
+};
+
 export type PlanData = {
     query: {
         /**
@@ -3581,6 +3602,27 @@ export type HealthResponse2 = (HealthResponse);
 
 export type HealthError = (HealthResponse);
 
+export type NearestData = {
+    path: {
+        coordinates: string;
+        profile: string;
+    };
+    query?: {
+        /**
+         * Number of nearest segments that should be returned.
+         */
+        number?: number;
+        /**
+         * Radius constraint
+         */
+        radiuses?: number;
+    };
+};
+
+export type NearestResponse2 = (NearestResponse);
+
+export type NearestError = unknown;
+
 export type TransfersData = {
     query: {
         /**