A navigation apparatus comprising: a receiving unit adapted to receive an input for a departure place and a destination; a transmitting unit adapted to transmit to a retrieving server information for the departure place and the destination accepted by the receiving unit; a route acquiring unit adapted to acquire from the retrieving server information showing transportations to be used in each of a plurality of section routes to be included in a route that connects the departure place and the destination, the transportations being retrieved in the retrieving server based on the information for the departure place and the destination transmitted by the transmitting unit; a display unit adapted to display information showing the route, the plurality of section routes and the transportations to be used in each of the plurality of section routes; a guiding unit adapted to perform a guidance based on the route; and a guidance controller adapted to control the guiding unit to perform the guidance wherein the route acquiring unit is adapted to acquire the information showing transportations for all the section routes including a walk section route and section routes where the public transportation system is used using the departure place and the destination without the need for the user to specify conditions as to what transportation is used in the section routes and without the need for the user to specify where the user gets on and off public transportation systems to be used in the section routes, the guidance controller is adapted to receive an instruction from a user on whether to perform the guidance in one or more of the section routes individually and is adapted to control the guiding unit to perform the guidance for the one or more of the section routes based on the received instruction. a receiving unit adapted to receive an input for a departure place and a destination; a transmitting unit adapted to transmit to a retrieving server information for the departure place and the destination accepted by the receiving unit; a route acquiring unit adapted to acquire from the retrieving server information showing transportations to be used in each of a plurality of section routes to be included in a route that connects the departure place and the destination, the transportations being retrieved in the retrieving server based on the information for the departure place and the destination transmitted by the transmitting unit; a display unit adapted to display information showing the route, the plurality of section routes and the transportations to be used in each of the plurality of section routes; a guiding unit adapted to perform a guidance based on the route; and a guidance controller adapted to control the guiding unit to perform the guidance wherein the route acquiring unit is adapted to acquire the information showing transportations for all the section routes including a walk section route and section routes where the public transportation system is used using the departure place and the destination without the need for the user to specify conditions as to what transportation is used in the section routes and without the need for the user to specify where the user gets on and off public transportation systems to be used in the section routes, the guidance controller is adapted to receive an instruction from a user on whether to perform the guidance in one or more of the section routes individually and is adapted to control the guiding unit to perform the guidance for the one or more of the section routes based on the received instruction.