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Fast Travel is a method of travel in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim . It is a way of quickly "teleporting" to any previously discovered location . The travel takes place almost instantaneously in real-world time through a loading screen , but in game time will still pass by as if the Dragonborn had walked there. When using fast travel, the time elapsed may be longer than the time it would have taken to run to the destination, especially when the distance is short.

Fast Travel can be done via the world map or by using one of the carriages stationed near the main gate of many cities. Fast travel via world map is free, but can only be done to a location that has already been discovered. Travel via carriage is limited to major cities, regardless if they have been visited or not before, with a fee relative to distance and the size of the destination city (for example it costs more to travel from Whiterun to Dawnstar than from Windhelm to Solitude even though the distance between Windhelm and Solitude is greater). The Hearthfire DLC allows the Dragonborn to hire a carriage for their homestead , which will also go to smaller cities  and towns ( Darkwater Crossing , Dragon Bridge , Ivarstead , Karthwasten ,  Kynesgrove , Old Hroldan Inn , Riverwood , Rorikstead , Shor's Stone , and Stonehills ).

With Dawnguard , fast travel can also be done between Castle Volkihar and the main island of Skyrim by boat. With Dragonborn , the initial trip to Solstheim must be by boat. (Conventional fast travel can be used later, between the docks at Windhelm and Raven Rock .)

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Conditions [ ]

The fast travel cannot be done while in any of the following conditions:

• While indoors
• While jumping
• While falling
• While mounting or dismounting a horse .
• While being too close to enemies
• While being pursued by enemies/ Hold Guards
• While taking health damage (e.g. from poison )
• Riding on horseback.
• Under the effect of a Fortify Carry Weight potion that is strong enough. There is no limit on fast travel distance while the potion is in effect. However, the effect of the potion immediately wears off after the arrival causing the Dragonborn to be overburdened again.

Fast travel time [ ]

Approximate time to travel between cities/towns wearing Light Armor , measured by in-game hours:

• The amount and type of armor worn affects how much time passes during fast travel.
• Fast traveling while on foot or on horseback takes the same amount of time. The only difference will be how the Dragonborn arrives: on foot next to the horse, or on horseback.
• Any positive or negative effects (such as from a disease ) will still progress during fast travel.
• Neither the Dragonborn, their horse, or any companion will encounter any enemies during fast travel.
• Due to the respawning of enemies , dragons and creatures being scripted to happen when fast travelling; if fast travel is never used, after a certain time, encounters with them will reduce noticeably.
•  PC     360     PS3    When arriving at a location by fast travel, random creatures can spawn in front of the Dragonborn. For example, a non-hostile bandit might spawn every time they fast-travel, who can be talked to but will become hostile if attacked. A similar bug happens when fast-traveling to Falkreath , causing all of the Hold Guards to spawn at the entrance to the city.
•  PC    Fast traveling with followers to northern cities like Windhelm or the College of Winterhold can trigger a sliding effect on arrival. Normally, this effect is not critical; however, it is possible to sometimes slide for a very long distance and fall from a cliff.
•  360    After waiting in a location for a long time (two or three weeks), or if multiple other characters have been played before returning to play as the affected character, fast traveling to a location might spawn enemies that have made into thralls (or raised as zombies) in the past. They will attack each other unless they are in the same faction. (Only bandits or spiders, for example).
•  360     PS3    If fast travel is selected to any location and the back button is immediately pressed, the fast travel will not occur, the game will no longer be paused and the character menu will not be able to be opened. The pause menu can be opened, but saving the game will be the only option that functions, not loading an existing save. The "quit game" option is available, however, allowing a more time consuming reload of the game by saving and exiting the game. Reloading the game will fix this.
•  360 (Fix)     PS3 (Fix)    Manually shut down the console, as any attempt to open the Xbox or PS3 menu will result in the loading circles on every option and they will never load.
•  PC     360    Fast traveling on horseback to the College of Winterhold may cause one to appear several feet above the bridge.
•  PC (Fix)    Quickly Fast traveling to another place before the horse falls off may solve the problem.
•  PC     360     PS3    Sometimes, when attempting to fast travel, the game will say "You cannot fast travel while guards are pursuing you," even if guards are not pursuing the Dragonborn.
•  360     PS4    Fast traveling from a snowy location can sometimes cause it to snow in areas that do not normally experience snowy weather conditions.
•  PC (Fix)    Fast traveling to any location will fix this.
•  PC (Fix)    Exiting the game to the desktop restarting will fix this.
• By opening the Journal and pressing the "show on map" button for quest objectives it is possible to access the map, and thus fast travel even under circumstances that normally prevent access to the map, such as after the Dragonborn dies or at the beginning of the game while Helgen is under attack.
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Skyrim – How to Fast Travel Between Towns, Cities, and More

How to Fast Travel – Skyrim

Fast travelling is going to be your best friend in Skyrim. The world is massive, and you’ll be juggling a ton of quests constantly sending you to each corner of it. To make sure you don’t waste your life running around the map, here’s how to fast travel and save yourself a lot of headaches.

First, you’ll need to make sure you’re outside. You won’t be able to fast travel inside a cave, building, or other structure. Next, make sure you aren’t in combat and that there aren’t any enemies nearby. You won’t be able to fast travel unless you’re safe. And last up on the warnings list, you cannot fast travel if you’re overburdened, or carrying more in item weight than the max capacity your stamina affords you.

Then, pull out your map. Hit Circle on PlayStation and B on Xbox to bring up your menu, then hit the down button to head to your map. Move your cursor over a landmark you’ve visited at least once before, be it a city, a cave, or other notable location. Select this, and choose to fast travel there at the prompt. You’ll then find yourself magically teleported to your desired spot.

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There are two ways to go about completing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim , and it's either the most efficient way or the most story-heavy way. Of course, each player will bring their own unique pacing to the playthrough, but these are the two approaches that players use to tackle the main quest of Skyrim .

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While slow and steady might help get into the game more and immerse the player into the universe, it's sometimes nice to have a bit of a challenge and try to complete things as fast as possible. Speedrun exploits aside, here are a few simple pieces of advice to help players push through the main quest as fast as possible.

10 Choose An Imperial

Creativity aside, each race of Skyrim brings forward some unique abilities and skills. Some are better at magic right off the bat while others, like Imperials, tend to find more gold when looting dungeons and other areas.

Gold being the main currency, it's always good to have more of it, especially if the player plans on doing things fast by either breaking the law (which requires them to pay off the guards) or by hiring a horse carriage.

9 Find The Lover Stone

All across Skyrim's province there are these mysterious standing stones, which provide lasting bonuses for the player. While each stone is specialized and great for a specific character build, there's one stone in particular that will help with building skills quickly.

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The Lover Stone is located near Markarth and Kolskeggr mine, and when activated will give the player a 15% faster rate when building skills. This will come in handy when grinding to beat the main quest's bosses.

8 Ignore Conversations

Most of the dialogue in Skyrim is just there for appearances. Skipping or running through it won't usually damage the player's run through the main quest very much, since all the instructions for what needs to happen next will appear in their quest log anyway.

So, next time Delphine wants to spend 20 years talking about dragons, just skip the dialogue and move on to the action part. No need to feel guilty about it.

7 Use The Wait Function

When wanting to meet certain NPCs or entering areas that are only open at a certain time, the player doesn't just have to walk around and do nothing; they can use the wait function which will allow them to skip ahead in time.

Even better, if they have an inn or someplace where they can sleep nearby, or even a home with a spouse, it's a great idea to use that to skip ahead until an NPC or other area can be interacted with.

6 Get A Horse Or Carriage

In just about any major city in Skyrim, the player has the opportunity to purchase a horse. This is a great idea since horses are excellent for traveling quickly to locations that haven't been discovered yet (as well as climbing steep hills). This is why playing an Imperial with more gold is vital.

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Another option is just traveling to every major city using the horse carriage service that awaits at the city stables. This unlocks fast travel options to the four corners of the map, making travel quicker and more convenient.

5 Avoid Combat

Not all fights are necessary, and many of them can actually be ignored. When traveling in the wilderness, the Dragonborn is likely to get assaulted by a whole host of creatures, and even dragons. This is why that horse comes in handy.

Even in dungeons, most enemies can be avoided by running past them and just proceeding to the next area. By skipping these small enemies and focusing on boss fights, the player will save a lot of time, especially in large dungeons.

4 Use Leveling Exploits

Since combat takes a lot of time, there are better, more efficient ways to level up in the game. Fans have come up with a ton of different tricks to do this, but perhaps the classic example of power-leveling is just switching the game's difficulty to a higher one and whacking away at a horse.

Another way is to sneak behind a meditating Greybeard in High Hrothgar and sneak-attacking them multiple times until they get up and turn. As essentials, they won't die and the player can level up infinitely.

3 Ignore Side Quests

It might sound obvious, but yes, all eyes should be focused on the main quest. This can be surprisingly hard to do in Skyrim , given how the main quest is built in a way that forces the Dragonborn to interact with other factions and some secondary quests.

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The trick is to do the bare minimum of secondary quests , which will allow the main quest to proceed once certain NPCs have warmed up to the Dragonborn and agreed to help them.

2 Use Fast Travel

Fast travel has often been seen as the number one enemy of immersion. However, for players who truly just want to get things done, this is the best way to go around in Skyrim. As mentioned previously, unlocking all the major cities by hiring the horse carriage is a great start.

After that, when traveling to new locations , the player can simply fast travel to the closest discovered place and then continue with their horse to the final destination. Note, however, that usually following the roads is faster than going over a mountain, even if it might seem like it isn't.

1 Invest In Stamina

Skyrim has three categories the player can invest points in: Stamina, Health, and Magicka. For players who are eager to finish the main quest line quickly, the best attribute to invest in is without a doubt Stamina.

Not only does this allow them to run longer when traveling distances without a horse, but it will also allow secondary attacks and better maximum carrying weight.

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This command would make the game run at its usual speed.

This command would make the game run in slow motion (at half its usual speed).

This command would make the game run in fast forward (at double its usual speed).

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There are only three rings that use this effect, all obtainable from the Fishing Creation .

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These New Government-approved Locations Around the U.S. Will Speed Up Your Passport Process

The “Special Passport Acceptance Fairs” will be taking place from New Jersey to Florida this month.

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The U.S. Government is taking a summer road trip to make it easier for first-time passport holders to complete applications.

Continuing the State Department's “Special Passport Acceptance Fairs” — which was created to speed up passport processing times of passports for first timers — the agency has just released a new batch of dates through July 6. The events will be held in Arizona, California, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina. The events are often held at post offices, recreation centers, or libraries.

The events are only for new passports, and not renewals. “We're holding special passport fairs all across the United States to help you get your passport more easily,” the State Department shared on their site.  Here’s the full list of upcoming Special Passport Acceptance Fairs, times and location details available on the Fair website : June 5 - Somerville, NJ - Somerville Branch Library June 6 - Manchester, NJ - Leisure Village West Association - Willow Hall June 7 - Nutley, NJ - Nutley Parks and Recreation Center June 8 - Exeter, CA - Exeter Post Office June 8 - Tell City, IN - Tell City Post Office June 8 - Fairfield, NJ - Fairfield Recreation Center June 8 - Greenville, SC - Greenville Main Post Office June 11 - Verona, NJ - Verona Town Hall June 12 - Bridgewater, NJ - Bridgewater Branch Library June 12 - Toms River, NJ - Lake Ridge June 12 - Mahwah, NJ - Senior Center June 13 - Clermont, FL - Highlander Building June 13 - Kissimmee, FL - Valencia College Poinciana Campus June 13 - Lakeland, FL - Keiser University June 13 - Orlando, FL - University of Central Florida - Live Oak Event Center June 13 - Orlando, FL - Leonard & Marjorie Williams Family YMCA June 13 - Sanford, FL - Sanford Civic Center June 13 - Garfield, NJ - City Hall June 14 - Kissimmee, FL - Holiday Inn Orlando SW Celebration June 15 - Carrboro, NC - Carrboro Post Office June 15 - Okeechobee, FL - Okeechobee County Clerk of the Circuit Court June 15 - Las Cruces, NM - Las Cruces Main Post Office June 15 - Montpelier, VT - Vermont Secretary of State Office June 17 - Brick, NJ - Greenbriar One June 18 - Bergenfield, NJ - Conlon Hall June 18 - Verona, NJ - Verona Town Hall June 22 - Oroville, CA - Butte County Elections Office June 22 - Livingston, NJ - Livingston Public Library June 22 - Milford, NH - Wadleigh Memorial Library June 22 - Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale Office June 26 - Bridgewater, NJ - Bridgewater Branch Library June 27 - Fairlawn, NJ - Council Chambers, 2nd Floor July 6 - Pensacola, FL - Nobles Station Post Office

For people seeking a new passport that don’t live near one of the special events, they can still submit an application through the existing process . The current processing times for passports are 6 to 8 weeks for routine service, 2 to 3 weeks for expedited service, and urgent service is available by appointment for people with travel within 14 calendar days, according to the State Department .

The State Department recently shared a notice of the top mistakes that people make when completing a passport application, including failure to follow the passport photo requirements and not completing all of the form sections. 

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