How to fast travel in Starfield

Fast travel in Starfield is an easy way to get around the game’s massive galaxy, cutting down on time spent travelling everywhere by foot. But how does it work? Here’s what you need to know.

Starfield is a big game. Not just in terms of its immense popularity, but in its sheer scope as well. With more than a thousand planets to explore, it’s safe to say not everyone is going to see and do everything possible.

But to expedite the process, especially when it comes to lengthy space travel times, the game does include a number of fast travel options. Some help you out on foot, while others help you blip across the galaxy in a heartbeat.

So if you’re wondering how it all works, look no further. Here’s the full rundown on fast travel in Starfield.

Fast travel really helps speed up exploration after you’ve landed on a planet.

How to fast travel on-foot in Starfield

To fast travel while on the surface of a planet in Starfield, simply pull up your handscanner device. From here, you can see any nearby fast-travel points thanks to points of interest you’ve previously visited. Simply highlight a location and the fast-travel option will appear.

This particular method works for various locations on a particular planet, like main cities, enemy bases, and the like. However, it doesn’t work for your own ship.

So if you’re ever lost while exploring one of the game’s many enormous planets, you have to instead open the surface map. It’s from here that you can then see your ship’s location and fast-travel right back to it.

How to fast travel between planets in Starfield

In order to fast travel between planets in Starfield, you first have to manually visit said location. Put simply, you can’t fast travel directly to a new planet without having first landed on it.

When jumping into a new star system, you can choose a planet to land on. Once that’s done, you’re then able to fast travel back to that landing spot in future.

So that’s a quick rundown on how fast travel works in Starfield for both on-foot exploration and space travel. Now that you’re out in the wild, be sure to brush up on more of our Starfield guides below:

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