diff --git a/lanelet2_io/test/TestBinHandler.cpp b/lanelet2_io/test/TestBinHandler.cpp
index c9868ab..2d13a34 100644
--- a/lanelet2_io/test/TestBinHandler.cpp
+++ b/lanelet2_io/test/TestBinHandler.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 #include <boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "TestSetup.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "lanelet2_io/Io.h"
 #include "lanelet2_io/io_handlers/Serialize.h"
+#include "tools/cpp/runfiles/runfiles.h"
+
+using bazel::tools::cpp::runfiles::Runfiles;
 
 using namespace lanelet;
 
@@ -114,8 +118,9 @@ TEST(BinHandler, explicitIO) {  // NOLINT
 }
 
 TEST(BinHandler, fullMap) {
+  std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> runfiles = test_setup::CreateRunfilesOrDie();
   Origin origin({49, 8.4, 0});
-  std::string filenameIn = "../../lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm";
+  std::string filenameIn = runfiles->Rlocation("lanelet2/lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm");
   auto map = lanelet::load(filenameIn, origin);
   auto llt = map->laneletLayer.find(44968);
   writeAndLoad(*llt);
diff --git a/lanelet2_io/test/TestSetup.h b/lanelet2_io/test/TestSetup.h
index 67652af..ad02019 100644
--- a/lanelet2_io/test/TestSetup.h
+++ b/lanelet2_io/test/TestSetup.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "tools/cpp/runfiles/runfiles.h"
+
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
 namespace lanelet {
@@ -52,8 +55,8 @@ inline bool operator==(const PrimitiveLayer<T>& rhs, const PrimitiveLayer<T>& lh
 }
 
 template <>
-inline bool operator==<RegulatoryElementPtr>(const PrimitiveLayer<RegulatoryElementPtr>& rhs,
-                                             const PrimitiveLayer<RegulatoryElementPtr>& lhs) {
+inline bool operator== <RegulatoryElementPtr>(const PrimitiveLayer<RegulatoryElementPtr>& rhs,
+                                              const PrimitiveLayer<RegulatoryElementPtr>& lhs) {
   return rhs.size() == lhs.size() && std::all_of(rhs.begin(), rhs.end(), [&lhs](auto& v1) {
            return *v1->constData() == *(*lhs.find(v1->id()))->constData();
          });
@@ -121,6 +124,17 @@ inline Area setUpArea(int& num, const std::string& type = AttributeValueString::
               AttributeMap{{AttributeNamesString::Subtype, type}}, {regelem});
 }
 
+using bazel::tools::cpp::runfiles::Runfiles;
+
+inline std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> CreateRunfilesOrDie() {
+  std::string error;
+  std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> runfiles{Runfiles::Create("TestBinHandler", BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY, &error)};
+  if (runfiles == nullptr) {
+    throw std::runtime_error{"Error creating runfiles: " + error};
+  }
+  return runfiles;
+}
+
 class Tempfile {
  public:
   explicit Tempfile(std::string name) {
diff --git a/lanelet2_io/test/TestSimpleUsage.cpp b/lanelet2_io/test/TestSimpleUsage.cpp
index 792f69d..54713da 100644
--- a/lanelet2_io/test/TestSimpleUsage.cpp
+++ b/lanelet2_io/test/TestSimpleUsage.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 #include "TestSetup.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "lanelet2_io/Io.h"
+#include "tools/cpp/runfiles/runfiles.h"
+
+using bazel::tools::cpp::runfiles::Runfiles;
 
 TEST(lanelet2_io, exampleUsage) {  // NOLINT
   using namespace lanelet;
+  std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> runfiles = lanelet::test_setup::CreateRunfilesOrDie();
   Origin origin({49, 8.4, 0});
-  std::string filenameIn = "../../lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm";
+  std::string filenameIn = runfiles->Rlocation("lanelet2/lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm");
   LaneletMapPtr laneletMap = lanelet::load(filenameIn, origin);
 
   lanelet::test_setup::Tempfile file("file.osm");
diff --git a/lanelet2_validation/test/lanelet2_validation.cpp b/lanelet2_validation/test/lanelet2_validation.cpp
index 3e30df4..6f66cd4 100644
--- a/lanelet2_validation/test/lanelet2_validation.cpp
+++ b/lanelet2_validation/test/lanelet2_validation.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,23 @@
 
 #include "lanelet2_validation/Cli.h"
 #include "lanelet2_validation/Validation.h"
+#include "tools/cpp/runfiles/runfiles.h"
+
+using bazel::tools::cpp::runfiles::Runfiles;
+
+std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> CreateRunfilesOrDie() {
+  std::string error;
+  std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> runfiles{Runfiles::Create("TestBinHandler", BAZEL_CURRENT_REPOSITORY, &error)};
+  if (runfiles == nullptr) {
+    throw std::runtime_error{"Error creating runfiles: " + error};
+  }
+  return runfiles;
+}
 
 TEST(TestAllValidators, onExampleMap) {  // NOLINT
-  const char* args[] = {"validator",      "../../lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm",
+  std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> runfiles = CreateRunfilesOrDie();
+  const std::string osm_file = runfiles->Rlocation("lanelet2/lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm");
+  const char* args[] = {"validator",      osm_file.c_str(),
                         "--participants", "vehicle",
                         "--participants", "pedestrian",
                         "--lat",          "49",
@@ -32,8 +46,9 @@ TEST(Validator, pointsTooClose) {  // NOLINT
 }
 
 TEST(Validator, curvatureTooBig) {  // NOLINT
-  std::string exampleMapPath = "../../lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm";
   using namespace lanelet;
+  std::unique_ptr<Runfiles> runfiles = CreateRunfilesOrDie();
+  std::string exampleMapPath = runfiles->Rlocation("lanelet2/lanelet2_maps/res/mapping_example.osm");
   projection::UtmProjector projector(Origin({49, 8.4}));
   LaneletMapPtr map = load(exampleMapPath, projector);
   lanelet::validation::ValidationConfig config;