diff --git a/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh b/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
index 94cf57a57..f81b29e6f 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ function run_benchmarks_for_folder {
 
     ./$BENCHMARKS_FOLDER/match-bench "./$FOLDER/test/data/mld/monaco.osrm" mld > "$RESULTS_FOLDER/match_mld.bench"
     ./$BENCHMARKS_FOLDER/match-bench "./$FOLDER/test/data/ch/monaco.osrm" ch > "$RESULTS_FOLDER/match_ch.bench"
+    ./$BENCHMARKS_FOLDER/route-bench "./$FOLDER/test/data/mld/route.osrm" mld > "$RESULTS_FOLDER/route_mld.bench"
+    ./$BENCHMARKS_FOLDER/route-bench "./$FOLDER/test/data/ch/route.osrm" ch > "$RESULTS_FOLDER/route_ch.bench"
     ./$BENCHMARKS_FOLDER/alias-bench > "$RESULTS_FOLDER/alias.bench"
     ./$BENCHMARKS_FOLDER/json-render-bench  "./$FOLDER/src/benchmarks/portugal_to_korea.json" > "$RESULTS_FOLDER/json-render.bench"
     ./$BENCHMARKS_FOLDER/packedvector-bench > "$RESULTS_FOLDER/packedvector.bench"
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt b/src/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
index 233445c4b..86353dbbf 100644
--- a/src/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/benchmarks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ target_link_libraries(match-bench
 	${TBB_LIBRARIES}
 	${MAYBE_SHAPEFILE})
 
+add_executable(route-bench
+	EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+	route.cpp
+	$<TARGET_OBJECTS:UTIL>)
+
+target_link_libraries(route-bench
+	osrm
+	${BOOST_BASE_LIBRARIES}
+	${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT}
+	${TBB_LIBRARIES}
+	${MAYBE_SHAPEFILE})
+
 add_executable(json-render-bench
 	EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
 	json_render.cpp
@@ -72,5 +84,6 @@ add_custom_target(benchmarks
 	rtree-bench
 	packedvector-bench
 	match-bench
+  route-bench
 	json-render-bench
-    alias-bench)
+  alias-bench)
diff --git a/src/benchmarks/route.cpp b/src/benchmarks/route.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddcc21b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/benchmarks/route.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#include "engine/engine_config.hpp"
+#include "util/coordinate.hpp"
+#include "util/timing_util.hpp"
+
+#include "osrm/route_parameters.hpp"
+
+#include "osrm/coordinate.hpp"
+#include "osrm/engine_config.hpp"
+#include "osrm/json_container.hpp"
+
+#include "osrm/osrm.hpp"
+#include "osrm/status.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/assert.hpp>
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <exception>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <optional>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
+try
+{
+    if (argc < 2)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " data.osrm\n";
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    using namespace osrm;
+
+    // Configure based on a .osrm base path, and no datasets in shared mem from osrm-datastore
+    EngineConfig config;
+    config.storage_config = {argv[1]};
+    config.algorithm = (argc > 2 && std::string{argv[2]} == "mld") ? EngineConfig::Algorithm::MLD
+                                                                   : EngineConfig::Algorithm::CH;
+    config.use_shared_memory = false;
+
+    // Routing machine with several services (such as Route, Table, Nearest, Trip, Match)
+    OSRM osrm{config};
+
+    auto run_benchmark = [&](const std::vector<util::Coordinate> &coordinates)
+    {
+        RouteParameters params;
+        params.overview = RouteParameters::OverviewType::Full;
+        params.steps = true;
+        params.coordinates = coordinates;
+
+        TIMER_START(routes);
+        auto NUM = 1000;
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUM; ++i)
+        {
+            engine::api::ResultT result = json::Object();
+            const auto rc = osrm.Route(params, result);
+            auto &json_result = result.get<json::Object>();
+            if (rc != Status::Ok || json_result.values.find("routes") == json_result.values.end())
+            {
+                throw std::runtime_error{"Couldn't route"};
+            }
+        }
+        TIMER_STOP(routes);
+        std::cout << NUM << " routes with " << coordinates.size() << " coordinates: " << std::endl;
+        std::cout << TIMER_MSEC(routes) << "ms" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << TIMER_MSEC(routes) / NUM << "ms/req" << std::endl;
+    };
+
+    std::vector<std::vector<util::Coordinate>> routes = {
+        {{FloatLongitude{7.437602352715465}, FloatLatitude{43.75030522209604}},
+         {FloatLongitude{7.421844922513342}, FloatLatitude{43.73690777888953}},
+         {FloatLongitude{7.412303912230966}, FloatLatitude{43.72851046529198}}},
+        {{FloatLongitude{7.437602352715465}, FloatLatitude{43.75030522209604}},
+         {FloatLongitude{7.412303912230966}, FloatLatitude{43.72851046529198}}}};
+
+    for (const auto &route : routes)
+    {
+        run_benchmark(route);
+    }
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+catch (const std::exception &e)
+{
+    std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}