diff --git a/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.test.tsx b/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.test.tsx
index d29079f37ec1..e0582de320a9 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.test.tsx
@@ -196,7 +196,15 @@ describe('createRouter', () => {
     it('throws an error if the given path does not match any routes', () => {
       expect(() => {
         router.getParams('/service-map', history.location);
-      }).toThrowError('No matching route found for /service-map');
+      }).toThrowError('/service-map does not match current path /');
+
+      expect(() => {
+        router.getParams('/services/{serviceName}', history.location);
+      }).toThrowError('/services/{serviceName} does not match current path /');
+
+      expect(() => {
+        router.getParams('/service-map', '/services/{serviceName}', history.location);
+      }).toThrowError('None of /service-map, /services/{serviceName} match current path /');
     });
 
     it('does not throw an error if the given path does not match any routes but is marked as optional', () => {
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ describe('createRouter', () => {
 
       expect(() => {
         router.matchRoutes('/traces', history.location);
-      }).toThrowError('No matching route found for /traces');
+      }).toThrowError('/traces does not match current path /service-map');
     });
 
     it('applies defaults', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.ts b/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.ts
index 494540005224..f545fa8ed63e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-typed-react-router-config/src/create_router.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,15 @@ export function createRouter<TRoutes extends RouteMap>(routes: TRoutes): Router<
       if (optional) {
         return [];
       }
-      throw new Error(`No matching route found for ${paths}`);
+
+      let errorMessage: string;
+
+      if (paths.length === 1) {
+        errorMessage = `${paths[0]} does not match current path ${location.pathname}`;
+      } else {
+        errorMessage = `None of ${paths.join(', ')} match current path ${location.pathname}`;
+      }
+      throw new Error(errorMessage);
     }
 
     return matches.slice(0, matchIndex + 1).map((matchedRoute) => {