How to Teleport in Minecraft

Figuring out how to teleport in Minecraft opens up a world of infinite possibilities. Teleporting allows you to explore every nook and cranny of a seed, making sure you don’t miss out on any valuable resources.

Minecraft gives players various teleportation methods, from traveling to specific coordinates to entering new dimensions and areas within throwing range. Our guide explains each method of teleportation available in Minecraft, including the commands you’ll need.

How to Teleport in Minecraft Survival Mode

Method 1: Ender Pearl

If you don’t want to use cheats to teleport in Minecraft, you’ll need to obtain an Ender Pearl. While Ender Pearls cannot be crafted directly, they can be found in the following ways:

• Finding them in Stronghold chests.
• Getting an Ender Pearl as a drop after killing an Enderman.
• Trading a Cleric Villager for Ender Pearls.

To teleport with an Ender Pearl, hold it in your hand and throw it. As soon as it hits a block, you teleport to that spot.

Method 2: Chorus Fruit

Chorus Fruit is an edible item found in The End by cutting down Chorus Plant blocks. Eating a Chorus Fruit will fill part of your hunger bar and randomly teleport you a short distance away.

Since the teleportation distance is both short and random, it’s not an ideal method for traveling. However, it is fun to play around with.

Method 3: Nether Portal

Nether Portals can teleport you from the Overworld to the Nether and back. Unlike other teleportation methods, you can’t choose where you spawn when using Nether Portals. Instead, each portal you make will teleport you to its designated area in the Nether.

Crafting a Nether Portal requires at least 10 Obsidian blocks and a source of fire, preferably a flint-and-steel. You may also find ruined Nether Portals in the Overworld that are easy to repair, saving you valuable time and resources in comparison to building them yourself.

Method 4: End Portal

End Portals teleport players between the Overworld and The End. These portals are only found inside of Strongholds; their blocks cannot be crafted or moved to anywhere else. Most Strongholds contain an End Portal, but there is a chance that a Stronghold spawns without one.

All but a few rare End Portals will not be usable immediately. Instead, players will have to fill each part of the portal with an Eye of Ender. Once the End Portal contains 12 Eyes of Ender, it will activate and allow you to travel to the End.

Crafting Eyes of Ender requires Ender Pearls and Blaze Powder. Combine the two on a Crafting Table to get one Eye of Ender.

Ender Pearls can be gathered by trading with Cleric Villagers, killing Endermen, or looting Stronghold Chests. Blaze Powder is crafted by putting Blaze Rods onto a Crafting Table.

Method 5: End Gateway / Exit Portal

End Gateways spawn all over The End, including the central island and outer islands. These portals allow you to teleport between different islands in The End. Once you defeat the Ender Dragon, an End Gateway appears on the outer rim of the central island, allowing you to quickly explore the rest of The End.

Exit Portals also let you leave The End as soon as you defeat the Ender Dragon. The Exit Portal always spawns at The End coordinates 0, 0, and it always teleports you to your original spawn point in the Overworld. Since this is the endgame portal, anyone who enters the Exit Portal for the first time will see the end credits.

How to Teleport Using Commands

Method 1: Teleporting with Coordinates

The Minecraft teleport command can be used to teleport. However, you’ll need to activate cheats in your world to use this command.

In Java Edition, players can activate cheats when they start a new world by setting the Allow Commands setting to on. This setting is found at the bottom of the list on the page where you name your world.

In an already-created world, Java players can open their menu, select world options, and enable the same Allow Commands setting.

Bedrock players will also need to enter their world’s settings to enable cheats. In their world’s settings, they’ll need to select the Cheats tab on the left. The top setting on this page shows the word “Cheats” with a slider. Activate the slider to turn it green and enable commands.

With cheats activated, you can teleport to any coordinates by using this command:

1. Use “T” or “/” to open the command console.
2. Type the command “/tp (x coordinate) (y coordinate) (z coordinate)”
   • Example: /tp 200 50 -200
   • If you don’t want to teleport to a specific y coordinate, you can insert a “~” instead. This will keep your current y coordinate while taking you to the specified x and z coordinates.
3. Press Enter

Method 2: Teleporting to Friends

If you’re playing a multiplayer session on PC with a group of friends, but you don’t know their coordinates, a simple command can teleport you to them.

• /tp [your Minecraft tag] [your friend’s Minecraft tag]

If you’d rather your friend teleport to you, use this command:

• /tp [your friend’s Minecraft tag] [your coordinates]

That’s how you can safely teleport in a variety of ways in Minecraft. While some ways are more restricted than others, being able to move around quickly is a benefit. For more helpful Minecraft tips, check out our other Minecraft guides.