Embodiments of the present invention disclose a route information sharing method and an electronic device. The method includes: collecting a user operation on a first electronic device; in response to the user operation, drawing a first route on a first map displayed on the first electronic device; extracting route information of the first route; based on the route information, determining first location information corresponding to Y points on the first route, Y being an integer not less than 2; and providing the first location information for a second electronic device, the first location information being used for the second electronic device to draw, on a second map, a second route corresponding to the first route.