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The latest weekly update for Red Dead Online is now live, allowing players to take advantage of free Fast Travel, free haircuts, and multiple in-game cash and XP bonuses. Similar to Grand Theft Auto Online , weekly updates are a regular occurrence in Red Dead Online . However, some fans posit that Rockstar's commitment to Red Dead Online is lacking when compared to GTA's  more robust multiplayer suite.

Over the years, GTA Online has received a number of game-changing updates, such as major in-game events and the like that encouraged even lapsed players dive back in. Rockstar Games  deployed one such content update late last year in the form of The Cayo Perico Heist, which treated users to a new exotic heist location replete with extra social spaces, additional weapons, guest DJs, and an armed submarine HQ. Arguably, Red Dead Online has yet to receive anything quite as monumental in terms of scope. Still, the drip-feed of weekly updates, as well as Red Dead Online's recently released standalone edition , suggests Rockstar hasn't given up on the Wild West-set multiplayer suite just yet.

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For the next seven days, players can reap the benefits of newly implemented bonuses by completing any Free Roam Mission to earn twice the normal XP reward. From now until April 19, this same double reward bonus applies to Free Roam Events, according to a Rockstar Newswire post. Plus, those who complete Free Roam Missions with a Posse can expect to earn an additional 40 percent in cash and XP on top of the regular 10 percent Posse bonus. Navigating to these objectives should prove much easier for the next week, courtesy of free Fast Travel . Barbers are similarly offering their hair, cosmetic dentistry, and makeup services free of charge.

Akin to nearly every other weekly update, the one for the period ending on April 19 acts as little more than a boost for existing players. As always, then, the latest cycle of Red Dead Online -related details begs the question of when exactly Rockstar plans on further beefing up the overall experience. That much remains a mystery for the time being.

Red Dead Online players aren't the only ones waiting with bated breath for a potential tease about future content. Many a fan of the single-player Red Dead Redemption 2 campaign still holds out hope for story DLC. The hunger for such a release surged a few weeks ago following the growing popularity of a Red Dead 2 single-player DLC petition .

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How to Unlock Fast Travel in Red Dead Online

The fast travel system in Red Dead Online is almost identical to the one found in Red Dead Redemption 2 . Stagecoaches still play a large role in getting you around the map, and using the cinematic camera to ride your horse from one waypoint to another is still a good option. 

However, there are a few caveats in the fast travel system that are worth noting. 

Fast Traveling From Your Camp

Unlocking fast travel in Red Dead Redemption 2  meant getting the ledger and buying the Next in Line upgrade. However, unlocking fast travel in Red Dead Online has one of two requirements: 

• Reach level 65 
• Pay 112 gold

Arguably, neither of those tasks is easy, with the 112 gold requirement being especially difficult seeing that you get such little gold from missions and multiplayer modes like Most Wanted. 

For the best ways to get gold (kind of) fast, head over to our gold grinding guide here . 

How to Access Fast Travel From Your Camp

However, once you do meet one of those requirements, you can access fast travel in your camp by: 

• Going to Cripps and focusing on him 
• Selecting “ Wilderness Outfitters ” 
• Choosing “ Equipment “

Traveling by Other Means

Almost every one of the major hubs in Red Dead Online is connected by stagecoach as soon as you enter free roam. When you reach them, you’ll be looking for posts with ram skulls on top of them and a  broken stagecoach wheel leaning against them instead of the prim and proper signs from the base game. 

As you would expect, there are different prices for traveling to each of the hubs. However, know that traveling to your camp from any of the hubs — even those very close to your camp — will set you back a flat $15. 

You can also “fast travel” by using the cinematic camera while riding your horse. Simply place a waypoint, start riding, and activate the cinematic camera. Make sure you are on a road or designated path or your horse will just go forward a few steps and stop. 

That’s all you need to know about fast travel in Red Dead Online . Be sure to keep an eye out for more RDRO guides as we make our way through the online mode over the coming days. 

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How to fast travel in Red Dead Online

Almost a month after the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 , Red Dead Online is now available in beta form. That’s the good news. The bad news? The release is staggered – but you can find out more about that in our Red Dead Online release date explainer . Once you do get online, you’ll quickly realise that certain features aren’t present, trains included. So, how do you fast travel in the vast world of Red Dead Online?

Despite it not being explained in the tutorial to the online game mode, there are two ways to fast travel in Red Dead Online. Here’s how.

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While trains aren’t present in Red Dead Online, you can still use stagecoaches to quickly travel around the huge map. The prices are a little cheaper than in Red Dead Redemption 2, making it a little easier to meet up with your Posse if they’re on the other side of the map. To use a stagecoach, head to the nearest icon that looks like a signpost and interact with the broken down wheel with a skull on it. 

You’ll be taken to a menu full of places to fast travel to, with only one exception – your camp. We’ll explain why below.

Another way to fast travel in Red Dead Online is, surprisingly, to use the main menu. This is quite a difference from the true-to-life fast travel options present in Red Dead Redemption 2 , which force you to take a train or stagecoach to fast-travel around the huge open world.

It’s not as simple as the main game though. You can access the main menu, head to Online and select one of the free-roam options to fast travel across the map, from the snowy mountaintops of Ambarino to the swamps and bayous of Lemoyne – but there are a few conditions.

The first is that you can’t select a specific location within a region, only the region itself, and secondly, fast travelling will remove you from your current game lobby. We’re not sure if the latter is a glitch (the game is in beta form at the moment, of course) so we’ll keep our eye on it over the coming days for any changes.

While Red Dead Online steps away from using the likes of trains for fast travel online, you can still fast travel to and from your camp. But, with many elements of Red Dead Online, you have to be a certain rank to unlock it. That rank? 65, so you’ll have to make do without it for quite some time and appreciate the intricacy of the open world that Rockstar has created.

Once you do hit Rank 65, simply head back to your camp and approach good ol’ Cripps.

From the Wilderness Outfitters menu, select Camp, and then select Equipment.

From here, you’ll be able to unlock a fast travel station at your camp, allowing you to instantly travel to a variety of locations – both towns and other points of interest – in the online world. It’s worth bearing in mind that like with the main game, this is one-way, and you’ll have to factor in the journey back to camp when contemplating travelling long distances.

Oh, and you won’t be able to fast travel to your camp from a stagecoach until you unlock the fast travel point, so don’t assume you’ll get a stagecoach home from your long travels. 

It’s a much better way to get around the map when opposed to the main menu system, but you’ve got to work for it first.   

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Fast Travel

Fast Travel is a mode of travel in Red Dead Redemption , Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online that allows players to traverse long distances across the map quickly. There are three main ways to fast travel, most of which cost money.

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Red Dead Redemption [ ]

In Red Dead , the player can fast travel by the means of a Stagecoach Taxi located in almost every settlement. For a price, they can be driven to any of the following locations and have the option to skip to destination.

Destinations are limited to the following:

• Benedict Point
• Las Hermanas
• MacFarlane's Ranch
• Rathskeller Fork
• Ridgewood Farm

Red Dead Redemption 2 [ ]

Arthur's Fast Travel map

Players have the option to upgrade Arthur Morgan 's camp lodgings, for a price, after the mission " Money Lending and Other Sins I ." The gang will do little to help in this regard, so the task falls to players. Upgrade options can be found next to Dutch van der Linde 's tent wherever the caravan ends up.

Players must pay the first $220 upgrade fee before the next tier evens shows up. It is this next tier, at $325, that unlocks the fast travel map, so players will need $545 total. Once purchased, Arthur's fast travel map appears outside his wagon or inside his room at Shady Belle during Chapter 4 . After completing the first part of the Epilogue, the Fast Travel map will become available free of charge (i.e. no upgrades are needed).

Alternatively to using the map, the player can fast travel using their camps. Upon setting up camp, the player is able to fast travel to the same places they could when using the map.

Note that destinations the player can travel to are entirely dependent upon where they have already been. Due to this, and that it is difficult to raise that amount of money in the early game, players may want to wait until they have traveled to more areas.

• Armadillo (after Epilogue 1)
• Beecher's Hope (after Epilogue 1)
• Benedict Point (after Epilogue 1)
• Blackwater (after Epilogue 1)
• Braithwaite Manor
• Butcher Creek
• Caliga Hall
• Cornwall Kerosene & Tar
• Emerald Ranch
• MacFarlane's Ranch (after Epilogue 1)
• Manzanita Post
• Pronghorn Ranch
• Saint Denis
• Thieves' Landing (after Epilogue 1)
• Tumbleweed (after Epilogue 1)
• Van Horn Trading Post
• Wapiti Indian Reservation
• The gang camp's locations from Chapter 2 to 6 ( Horseshoe Overlook , Clemens Point , Shady Belle , Lakay , and Beaver Hollow ; only available as long as the gang resides within those grounds )

On the side note, using Camp Fast Travel more than once per in-game day empties the player's horse's stamina core.

Stagecoach [ ]

Stagecoach option

Like Red Dead Redemption , Stagecoaches are another fast travel option, and they can be found in most towns. Unlike using the fast travel map, using a stagecoach requires money. Not only that, but players need to be aware of what their level of honor is for that particular town. If their honor is too low, the stagecoach will be locked.

Like the fast travel map, the player will only be able to travel to destinations he has already visited. Stagecoaches, however, cannot take players back to their camp.

• Emerald Station

If the player wishes, they may also be able to fast travel via purchasing a train ticket at a train station. Tickets for the train, which only runs between select locations, can be purchased at the Post Office. Locations include:

• Riggs Station
• Wallace Station

Although traveling by train is noticeably cheaper than using stagecoaches, the reachable destinations are limited within three territories ( West Elizabeth , New Hanover , and Lemoyne ).

If the player is at the countryside of a state and wishes to go to its main town, another alternative of Fast Traveling is to vandal, or kill someone and, after arrival of lawmen, just surrender and they will take the player into the town. However, it will cost the player honor, money, and days in prison.

Missions [ ]

The last alternative option for fast travel comes at the end of some missions. This only requires completion of the mission and accepting the option to travel. Players can, of course, refuse the option if they have other matters to attend to, but this will prevent them from fast traveling back to their camp.

Red Dead Online [ ]

In Red Dead Online , the player can upgrade their camp with an Fast Travel post for $700.00 upon reaching Rank 65.

There are 15 fast travel locations on the map. The cost differs depending on the distance from the current destination.

Cinematic Mode [ ]

Cinematic Mode can be used as a form of "auto run" to reach destinations. To do this, the player must place a waypoint on the map, mount their horse, get up to speed on a road, and hold the touchpad/view button to engage Cinematic Mode. The player's horse will automatically navigate to the waypoint. While not "fast travel" properly said, it does allow the player to put down the controller for a few moments. However, hostiles like rival gangs , bounty hunters and predators will still attack, and sometimes the horse's A.I. fails to deal with traffic on the road as well. Any unique random encounter found by the road may also be lost if the player does not pay attention to them.

Known Bugs [ ]

• As corpses aren't allowed inside the Van der Linde camp , if the player Fast Travels to it with a dead NPC on horseback, the game will instantly bug as soon as it starts the scene of the player entering its grounds.

External links [ ]

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Red Dead Online: How to Fast Travel

How to Fast Travel in Red Dead Online

Red Dead Online has finally arrived, just under a month after the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 , and players are beginning to jump in. As you explore the Wild West, you may want to get somewhere quickly to meet up with friends or to begin missions. Well, here is everything you need to know about how to fast travel in Red Dead Online .

One of the disappointing parts of the base game was the poor fast travel options. However, as far we can tell, the options are a little different in Red Dead Online.

First of all, you can fast travel from any fast travel post that’s out in the world . As you explore the world, or take a look at your map, you’ll see some icons that look like signposts. These are physical posts in the world that let you fast travel to where your posse is, other specific locations, or your camp. They look like little posts with a wooden wheel in front.

You will have to pay a fee to do so each time, with the amount increasing the further away you are from where you want to go. Anything that your horse is carrying will be lost when you fast travel, however.

Also, once you have reached level 65 in Red Dead Online, you will be able to add a fast travel point to your camp that’ll move with your camp as it does.

Alternatively, you are able to fast travel in a way by entering the menu by pressing Options. You then need to choose the Online option, which is below Story, and then you’ll be able to navigate along the row of location tiles using either the d-pad or thumbsticks.

The options there will be things like ‘Free Roam West Elizabeth’ or ‘Free Roam Lemoyne’. By selecting one of these options you will leave the lobby you’re are currently in and dropped into the location you selected but in a new lobby. If you’re trying to do something lobby specific with someone else there, this might not be the best option.

At the time of writing, we are unsure whether the fast travel via trains and stagecoaches works in Red Dead Online in the same way as it does in the single-player. We will be sure to update you here as soon as we know, however.

That’s everything you need to know about how to fast travel in Red Dead Online . For more tips and tricks on the game, be sure to check out our Red Dead Redemption 2 wiki guide that covers everything on the base game and more on the online mode as we get it. We have also listed some other helpful guides for you down below.

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Red Dead Redemption 2: How to Fast Travel in Red Dead Online

There are a couple of different ways to fast travel in Red Dead Online, and it’s pretty similar to the way that you fast travel in the single player side of the game.  Red Dead Online does not feature fast travel by train, instead you need to look out for a different type of fast travel marker in the world.

Anywhere that you find the broken wagon wheel with the ram’s skull on top of it, you can fast travel from this point.  You can also see fast travel spots on the overworld map and they look like a signpost.  You can find these Red Dead Online fast travel locations in Armadillo, Tumbleweed, MacFarlane’s Ranch, Manzanita Post, Blackwater, Strawberry, Valentine, Colter, Emerald Station, Rhodes, Wapiti, Van Horn, Annesburg, Saint Denis, Lagras, Tumbleweed, or you can fast travel back to your camp location.

It does cost money to fast travel though and the prices can be quite steep depending on how far you are looking to go.  The further your destination, the more it will cost you to fast travel in Red Dead Online.

Fast travel is also an instant process now.  Instead of being treated to a short cinematic that showed you riding in a stage coach or riding on a train, you will not just instantly be transported to the destination you choose.

Can you Fast Travel from Camp in Red Dead Online?

You can fast travel from your camp in Red Dead Online, but it is not something you will have access to right away.  It is an unlockable feature that will only be available after you reach level 65.  Once you do reach this level you will be able to purchase the fast travel feature which will add one of the broken wagon wheels to your camp which you can fast travel from.

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PSA: You Can Use Wilderness Fast Travel in Red Dead Online Without Earning It

Red Dead Online recently added a much-needed quality-of-life feature: Fast Travel from your Wilderness Campfire. There’s a catch, though: You need to purchase Outlaw Pass No. 4 and grind it all the way up to Rank 97.

Or so I thought. It turns out, you can use the feature right freaking now !

Simply set up your Wilderness Campfire using your weapon wheel, and you should see the Fast Travel option listed in the corner of the screen.

Now, I have no idea what triggered this for me, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s probably a bug (that will eventually get patched out), but for now, enjoy Fast Travel from anywhere you can set up a Wilderness Campfire in Red Dead Online .

Update: This has been fixed and is now working properly. I really will miss that feature (until I level my Outlaw Pass up to 97, that is).

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How to fast travel in Red Dead Redemption 2 (Story/Online)

Sure, Rockstar deserves some credit for creating a jaw-dropping game world for Red Dead Redemption 2 but let’s face it. You won’t feel like taking in the sights when it’s your third time traveling to your destination along the same old path. This is where you appreciate the Fast Travel mechanics in Red Dead Redemption 2.

You can Fast Travel in Red Dead Redemption 2 after unlocking it by progressing to the Money Lending chapter and spending 545$. You can also move around the map using Trains, Stagecoaches, and the Auto-Ride feature. Fast Travelling in Red Dead Online is much easier. Simply select a Fast Travel Outpost on the Map and Travel there with no hassle.

But, of course, unlocking it is no walk in the park. Not to mention that the game mechanic comes with restrictions of its own, which is why we’re here to show you how to Fast Travel in Red Dead Redemption 2. And while we’re at it, we’ll also go over other ways you can get around the map faster. 

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How To Unlock Fast Travel in RDR 2 Story Mode

There are several caveats to unlocking Fast Travel in the game, but the gist of it is to upgrade your gang’s camp after you’ve started Chapter 2: Horseshoe Overlook. You can start by completing the first five missions in Chapter 2 to Money Lending and Other Sins. 

Once you’ve unlocked the Money Lending chapter, you’ll learn about the Ledger behind Dutch’s tent in the camp. Next, you’ll have to upgrade your Lodgings. Specifically, you’ll have to buy First Things First, aka Dutch’s Tent on page 6 of the Ledger, and then Next in Line, aka Arthur’s Wagon. 

And voila, you have unlocked Fast Travel. Keep in mind that you need a total of 545 dollars to unlock the game mechanic—220 dollars for Dutch’s tent and 325 dollars for Arthur’s Wagon. You can go to The Heartlands or Treasure Maps to make some easy money if you don’t already have the sum. 

How To Use Fast Travel

Sure, you unlocked Fast Travel in Red Dead Redemption but slow down your horses. Unlocking the game mechanic doesn’t mean you can hop around on the map as you, please. If you want to make use of Fast Travel, you have to go to Arthur’s tent. 

There you can view the map and choose your destination. That means every time you want to go somewhere using Fast Travel, you’ll have to do it at camp, but of course, that’s all right, considering that you get to reach your desired location with your trusted horse in little to no time. 

Keep in mind that Fast Travel can only take you to a location as long as you’ve been there before. Moreover, once you get to your desired location, you can’t fast-travel back to camp. You’ll have to, unfortunately, take the long way in this case. 

Oh, and if you’ve committed enough crimes to get on the local law enforcement’s radar, you can’t fast-travel to any towns on lockdown. 

Ways To Fast Travel in Red Dead Redemption 2

Of course, if you don’t feel like using Fast Travel or simply can’t because of a sticky situation, you can consider other options as well for getting around the map. Here are a few options:

1. The Train

This one seems like an obvious method. You’ll see an envelope in most of the towns you visit. That’s the train station. Instead of going there to place your Wanted bounties, you can purchase a ticket as well. 

The train has a list of destinations where you can go. Just pick one and settle down for a ride. 

2. The Stagecoach

Ever seen that icon with a signpost on it at most of the places you visit? Yeah, well, if you didn’t know before, that’s the Stagecoach, another way to get around the map. The Stagecoach will take you to smaller ranches and any other location you’ve visited. 

Sometimes, the Stagecoach might be unavailable, but no worries. That probably means you have to pay a bounty, or you’re on a mission. It could also be locked because you’re riding your horse. 

Fix these things, and you’ll be able to make use of the game mechanic. The Stagecoach is more expensive than the Train, but each has its perks, so feel free to choose either one to get around. 

3. Auto-Ride

Another way to get around is by using the Auto-Ride feature. All you have to do is enable the cinematic camera while holding the Run button. Let go of the button once your camera is fully on, and voila! Your horse will be running at full speed to your destination. 

Of course, like Fast Travel, this feature comes with its restrictions as well. It doesn’t work during missions. Moreover, you can’t use it if you have an NPC riding with you, either. Still, even with the restrictions, the mechanic can come in handy at times. 

How To Fast Travel in Red Dead Online?

While there are multiple ways to Fast Travel in single-player, they are a bit tedious. Breaking the immersion and adding a bit of simplicity to traversing the world of Red Dead Online, Rockstar just added loads of Fast Travel Waypoints that you can select on the map and teleport to without much hassle.

Pull up the Map in Red Dead Online and look for the Fast Travel Outpost. It’s a bit hard to find as they only pop up when you’re close by. But you can find them pretty easily near prominent locations, points of interest, and towns.

Go ahead and interact with the Fast Travel Outpost and select your desired location. Remember, the farther you are from your desired location, the more expensive it’s going to be. Another quick note here. If you’re carrying any pelts or carcasses, you’ll pretty much lose them.

Fast Travel Outposts

There’s a total of 16 Fast Travel Outposts in Red Dead Online that players can spawn in and out of:

• Saint Denis
• Emerald Station
• Manzanita Post
• MacFarlane’s Ranch

So, you can pretty much use Fast Travel to make getting around the map of Red Redemption 2 that much easier. Make sure you upgrade the Lodgings after you’ve unlocked the Ledger. You’ll have to be at camp to make use of the game mechanic.

In case you don’t feel like using Fast Travel, you can always take the train or the Stagecoach. Happy traveling!

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Red Dead Redemption 2: How To Unlock Free Fast-Travel | All Fast Travel Methods Guide

There are two extremely useful ways to fast-travel you might not know about in Red Dead Redemption 2. Here’s how to automatically travel to waypoints, and how to travel long distance for free.

When you first start Red Dead Redemption 2 , you don’t have access to any convenient fast-travel system. You can pay to ride a Stage Couch or Train, but they only take you to a very select number of stations. Certain towns have train stations — and you can buy tickets at the Post. If you’re feeling like riding a couch instead, you need to interact with the couch sign outside the train station. It costs a lot more, though.

If you’ve been investing money into your camp, you can unlock a third method. Once this method is unlocked, you’re free to use it as often as you want. There is no notification that you’ll unlock a new fast-travel method when you’re at your camp, or that there’s any good reason to waste valuable cash on the lodgings option. Well, there is a good reason — free fast-travel.

• Place a waypoint on your map and begin following the line.
• Hold down gallop [Cross / A] on your controller then turn on Cinematic Camera mode while on a waypoint path. Tap gallop to reach full speed for a moment, then release. 
• You’ll continue to follow the path and follow the waypoint to your destination.

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How To Unlock Free Fast-Travel | All Fast Travel Methods Guide

There are three fast-travel methods in RDR2 — train, stage couch, and the base camp map . The train and stage couch can be found at any post station. Each has a different line, so you can reach different places for a price. The base camp map, on the other hand, is totally free . You can unlock it as early as Chapter 2 .

• Complete Strauss’s first main story mission to unlock the ledger in Chapter 2.
• Purchase Dutch’s Tent upgrade. ($220)
• Purchase Arthur’s Tent upgrade. ($325)
• After getting both upgrades, the fast travel map will unlock .

You’ll need a total of $545 to purchase both upgrades. If you need money fast, checkout the guides linked above for a very simple method to earn $2000, or $1500 gold quickly.

The map is located on the side of Arthur’s Tent . You can travel to the following locations (as they’re unlocked) for free:

• Emerald Ranch
• Van Horn Trading

And that’s it! This is the most convenient way to travel huge distances in the game, and it’s absolutely worth unlocking early.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Fast Travel: How To Get A Free Ride Around The Map

Simon Sayers / October 25, 2018

Fast travel in Red Dead Redemption 2 is essential if you want to move across the huge map quickly. Luckily, there’s multiple ways you can move across the game world swiftly.

In the following guide, we’ll detail Red Dead Redemption 2 Fast Travel , all the options you have, and how to unlock the various means of transport.

Ways To Fast Travel In RDR2

Aside from just riding your trusty horse, in RDR2 there are three ways you can fast travel.

• Call a Stagecoach : You can hire stagecoaches from most towns and they’ll take in between towns. Check out the map and become familiar with the Stagecoach icon called “Taxi Coach”. The further you want to travel, the more it will cost and you can only visit places you’ve already unlocked.
• Get the train : You can fast travel via trains. These will also cost you money and you pick up tickets from the Post Office in the nearest town. Look out for envelope icons.
• Fast travel for free : Why pay for travel, when you can do it for nothing? By upgrading the Van Der Linde Gang’s camp, you can travel for free, but there’s three levels of upgrades that you’ll need to purchase first.

How To Fast Travel For Free With Camp Upgrade

First, you need to have complete a Chapter 2 mission called “Money Lending and other Sins”. It’s part of the Strauss story line where you’ll be chasing some guys that owe you money.

Once that is complete, you’ll unlock the icon that allows you to apply Camp Upgrades. It’s represented by a case with dollar sign. Here’s how you unlock free fast travel by donating to the camp.

• Purchase the First Things First and Next In Line upgrades. These will cost you a total of $545.
• Now, grab the fast travel map from the stagecoach by Arthur’s bed.
• Click on it and you can now fast travel to a number of locations. The downside is it only includes places you’ve already visited , and you can only travel to there and not back!

RDR 2 Fast Travel Restrictions

If you have a bounty on your head, you cannot fast travel via Stagecoach. You’ll need to make sure you pay the bounty first.

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