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Learn how fast travel works in The Witcher 3, where every signpost is, and how to unlock travel from anywhere.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt handles fast travel differently from most RPG games. You cannot simply open the map and teleport wherever you want. Geralt has to physically reach a signpost first, and only then can you select a destination. It sounds like a small distinction, but it catches a lot of players off guard early on, especially in Velen where the map is enormous and signposts are not always obvious.
Every fast travel point in the game is tied to a signpost, which appears on your map as a green sign icon. These unlock automatically the moment you walk past one, so there is no separate activation step. Once a signpost is unlocked, you interact with it and choose any other unlocked signpost as your destination.
The key rule to remember: you cannot click a green icon on the map from a distance and teleport. You must be standing at a signpost to initiate travel. That means early exploration on foot or horseback is genuinely necessary until you build up a network of unlocked points.
The Witcher 3 Guide: How to Fast Travel
Across the base game, Hearts of Stone, and Blood and Wine, there are over 227 signposts total. Finding 100 of them earns you the Globetrotter achievement. Here is the breakdown by region:
| Region | Signpost Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| White Orchard | 10 | Tutorial area, densely packed |
| Velen and Novigrad | 111 | Largest region, most signposts |
| Skellige | 55 | Spread across multiple islands |
| Kaer Morhen | 5 | Small, limited travel options |
| Toussaint | 46 | Blood and Wine DLC only |
Velen and Novigrad dominate the count at 111, which reflects how much content is packed into that combined region. Skellige's 55 signposts are spread across several islands, which makes boat travel especially relevant there.
The Witcher 3 Guide: How to Fast Travel
Yes. Boat-based fast travel works slightly differently from signpost travel. Open the map and look for the anchor icon, which marks port locations. You can select a port directly from the map without needing to be standing at one first. This makes naval travel more flexible than land travel, and it becomes genuinely useful in Skellige where islands are separated by open water.
On PC, there is a mod called Fast Travel From Anywhere for Next-Gen Update by Instanity, available on Nexus Mods. With this installed, you can open the map from any location, select a green signpost, and travel instantly without walking to one first. It removes the only real friction point in the system.
This is worth knowing if you are replaying the game or playing the Remastered version and want to focus on quests rather than traversal. The mod does not change which signposts are available, just whether you need to physically reach one before using it.
The Remastered version launches September 29, 2026, and brings a range of visual and quality-of-life updates to the game. The core fast travel system remains the same, with signposts still serving as the foundation. If you already own the game, check out the guide on how to get the free Remastered upgrade to make sure you claim it correctly on your platform.
For more tips and walkthroughs covering the full game, the Witcher 3 guides collection has everything you need as you work through the main story, side quests, and both expansions.
