diff --git a/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/routes_builder_tool.cpp b/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/routes_builder_tool.cpp
index e707605ace..7f06aeec4e 100644
--- a/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/routes_builder_tool.cpp
+++ b/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/routes_builder_tool.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ DEFINE_int32(timeout, 10 * 60, "Timeout in seconds for each route building. "
 DEFINE_bool(verbose, false, "Verbose logging (default: false)");
 
 DEFINE_int32(launches_number, 1, "Number of launches of routes buildings. Needs for benchmarking (default: 1)");
+DEFINE_string(vehicle_type, "car", "Vehicle type: car|pedestrian|bicycle|transit. (Only for mapsme).");
 
 using namespace routing;
 using namespace routes_builder;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ int Main(int argc, char ** argv)
     }
 
     BuildRoutes(FLAGS_routes_file, FLAGS_dump_path, FLAGS_start_from, FLAGS_threads, FLAGS_timeout,
-                FLAGS_verbose, launchesNumber);
+                FLAGS_vehicle_type, FLAGS_verbose, launchesNumber);
   }
 
   if (IsApiBuild())
diff --git a/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.cpp b/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.cpp
index c12ac18a32..22d3f4cfbc 100644
--- a/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.cpp
+++ b/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,21 @@ size_t GetNumberOfLines(std::string const & filename)
 
   return count;
 }
+
+routing::VehicleType ConvertVehicleTypeFromString(std::string const & str)
+{
+  if (str == "car")
+    return routing::VehicleType::Car;
+  if (str == "pedestrian")
+    return routing::VehicleType::Pedestrian;
+  if (str == "bicycle")
+    return routing::VehicleType::Bicycle;
+  if (str == "transit")
+    return routing::VehicleType::Transit;
+
+  CHECK(false, ("Unknown vehicle type:", str));
+  UNREACHABLE();
+}
 }  // namespace
 
 namespace routing
@@ -53,6 +68,7 @@ void BuildRoutes(std::string const & routesPath,
                  uint64_t startFrom,
                  uint64_t threadsNumber,
                  uint32_t timeoutPerRouteSeconds,
+                 std::string const & vehicleTypeStr,
                  bool verbose,
                  uint32_t launchesNumber)
 {
@@ -73,9 +89,10 @@ void BuildRoutes(std::string const & routesPath,
   std::vector<std::future<RoutesBuilder::Result>> tasks;
   double lastPercent = 0.0;
 
+  auto const vehicleType = ConvertVehicleTypeFromString(vehicleTypeStr);
   {
     RoutesBuilder::Params params;
-    params.m_type = VehicleType::Car;
+    params.m_type = vehicleType;
     params.m_timeoutSeconds = timeoutPerRouteSeconds;
     params.m_launchesNumber = launchesNumber;
 
@@ -98,7 +115,7 @@ void BuildRoutes(std::string const & routesPath,
       tasks.emplace_back(routesBuilder.ProcessTaskAsync(params));
     }
 
-    LOG_FORCE(LINFO, ("Created:", tasks.size(), "tasks"));
+    LOG_FORCE(LINFO, ("Created:", tasks.size(), "tasks, vehicle type:", vehicleType));
     base::Timer timer;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < tasks.size(); ++i)
     {
diff --git a/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.hpp b/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.hpp
index 10fc02476f..9d2de48fbc 100644
--- a/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.hpp
+++ b/routing/routes_builder/routes_builder_tool/utils.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ void BuildRoutes(std::string const & routesPath,
                  uint64_t startFrom,
                  uint64_t threadsNumber,
                  uint32_t timeoutPerRouteSeconds,
+                 std::string const & vehicleType,
                  bool verbose,
                  uint32_t launchesNumber);