Google Maps API Calculating route to the coordinates or name, return travel time and distance

DistanceHelper.php

<?php

class DistanceHelper {
	/**
	 * @param string | float $from
	 * @param string | float $to
	 *
	 * @return object
	 */
	public static function calculate($from, $to) {

		$from = urlencode($from);
		$to   = urlencode($to);

		$data = file_get_contents("http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/distancematrix/json?origins=$from&destinations=$to&language=en-EN&sensor=false");
		$data = json_decode($data);

		$time     = 0;
		$distance = 0;

		foreach ($data->rows[0]->elements as $road) {
			$time += $road->duration->value;
			$distance += $road->distance->value;
		}

		return (object)array(
			'seconds' => $time,
			'meters'  => $distance,
			'miles'   => $distance / 1609.344
		);
	}
}