How to Teleport in Minecraft

Losing your way in Minecraft’s endless expanse can be frustrating whether you are playing alone or with others, at times it can also be deadly.

Thankfully, Minecraft lets players instantly travel from one location to another in the blink of an eye using the game’s teleport command.

In this article, we will be showing you the different ways you can teleport in each different version and mode of Minecraft.

Be sure to check out our other “How To” tutorials for Minecraft while you’re here!

How to Teleport in Survival Mode

In survival mode, you need to find an Ender Pearl to teleport in Minecraft.

This cannot be crafted but can be found in either stronghold chests or by killing Endermen.

The Ender Pearl is supported in all versions of Minecraft.

Finding Ender Stone in Creative Mode

To get an Ender Stone in creative mode, you simply need to look under the right menu. The menus have different names depending on the platform and the version.

Check the table below to find out where Ender Pearl can be found in creative mode.

When you have an Ender Pearl you can throw it to wherever you want to teleport to by pushing the following.

Item ID and Name

Give Command 

How to Teleport Using Commands in Creative Mode

In creative mode you can use cheat commands, so make sure these are turned on in the game’s settings before jumping into your world. This applies to the Bedrock, Java, and Pocket Edition. 

1. Press T to open the console in the PC and pocket editions, or / in the Java edition to open the console.
2. Type /tp [player]
3. Press enter

 x, y, and z refer to the coordinates on the map where the player’s character will teleport to. X is the distance east (+) or west (-) of their original position, z is the distance south (+) or north (-), and y is the height from 0 to 255. (64 is sea level).

You can also use ~ or ^ with a number to move to coordinates relative to the player’s current position.

So ~8 ~ ~- would move the player eight blocks east on the x-axis, remain at the same height on the y-axis and, eight blocks north along the z-axis.  ^ movement is based on the direction the player is facing, and then moves them along the left, upward, and forward axis, so ^8 ^ ^-8 would be eight blocks left, no blocks up, and eight blocks backward.

Instead of typing in a specific player name, for example, Steve, you can instead use the following shortcuts to select particular players or objects without needing to know their name.:

@p = the nearest player to you

@r = a random player

@a = all players in the world

@e = all entities in the world

@s = you

How to Teleport to Another Player on Consoles

In console versions of Minecraft you can teleport to another players location in multiplayer mode by following these steps:

To teleport you must be the player hosting the game.

1. Select play game. 
2. Select a world to load. This works in both creative and survival modes.
3. Select more options
4. Check the ‘host privileges’ box
5. On Xbox 360/ Xbox One press B, on PS3/4 press circle, and on WiiU/ Switch press B.
6. Select OK when prompted
7. Press the ‘back/select button on your controller.
8. Select host options
9. Select teleport to player
10.  Select the player you want to teleport to from the list and you will be sent straight to their location.