When Lantern fast travel unlocks
Lantern fast travel unlocks after the boss in Chapter 2, letting you travel between discovered destinations. You can revisit earlier regions after the ending, although the temporary prison area cannot be revisited once you leave it.
Unlock travel and choose a return destination
- Defeat the boss in Chapter 2 to unlock the fast-travel menu, which also shows Lantern names.
- Rekindle Lanterns as you reach them to establish your respawn point.
- Travel from an available Lantern to a discovered destination near your unfinished objective.
- Rest when you need Health and Nephtoglobin restored, remembering that resting also brings non-boss enemies back.
Lanterns by region and nearby objectives
Use these destinations for nearby objectives and return routes. Some routes still require a key or later traversal ability, even when you can already travel to their Lantern.
| Region and Lantern | Nearby objective or return route |
|---|---|
| Abandoned Church — Church | James's Iron Bench and Louis's Laboratoire |
| The Battlefield — Onslaught Arch | The Oathbound return route up the cliff |
| The Battlefield — Trenches | Transmuted Persistence and Volatile End chests |
| The Battlefield — Field Encampment | Iron Grip and Butcher's Carnage chests |
| Valley of Ashes — Guidepost | An Unheard Farewell starting route |
| Valley of Ashes — Demolished Path | Ladder shortcut back to the adjutant |
| Valley of Ashes — The Climb | Elevator-shaft route to the scouts' cave |
| Valley of Ashes — The Other Side | The Emissary and Perfect Copy chest |
| Valley of Ashes — Military Camp | Surplus and Dominatus chests |
| Valley of Ashes — Quarry | Marksman's Bane chest and later Grappling route |
| Fallen Village — Fields | The Scarecrow quest |
| Fallen Village — Marketplace | Lullaby, Weathered Key and Storage Key |
| Fallen Village — Orchard | Glass Soldier chest |
| Fallen Village — Path of Fire | Nearby ability altar |
| Caverns — Last Sunlight | Homesick quest |
| Caverns — Weeping Ledge | Lunatic's Grasp chest |
| Caverns — Old Mine | Mining Shaft Key and Surplus chest |
| Caverns — Mine Cart Route | Limit Break chest |
| Caverns — Ancient Lair | Sphinx approach |
| Vale of Wrath — Wolfsbane Field | The Lost Boy quest |
| Vale of Wrath — Under the Bridge | In the Name of Art basement route |
| Vale of Wrath — Poisoned Camp | Trapped Lucky Shot chest |
| Vale of Wrath — Ship Graveyard | Nephtoglobin Formations story unlock |
| Vale of Wrath — Old Windmill | Slaughtermill approach |
| Cursed Hollow — Eerie View | Anna approach |
| Cursed Hollow — Village Church | Sleeping Beauty shrine route |
| Cursed Hollow — Deep Water | The Oathbound Guardsman on the right island |
| Cursed Hollow — Silent Cannons | The Curious Case of Seamus Diggory |
| The Outskirts — Broken Bridge | Wall-jump and grapple route |
| The Outskirts — Breach | High Justicar Aurelius approach |
| The Outskirts — Island of Whispers | Laudanum return and turn-in |
| The Outskirts — Market Square | Poisoned route to the Laudanum pickup |
| The Outskirts — Lighthouse | Experiment 83 approach |
| The Outskirts — Harbour | The King of Smugglers ship route |
| City of Orphans — Tribunal Square | Bedtime Stories return shortcut |
| City of Orphans — Shamble Street | Misericorde attic weak-point route |
| City of Orphans — Sewers | Sewers Master Key |
| University — Main Hall | Shield Transmutation pickup |
| University — Lift Shaft | Lift Shaft Key |
| University — Laboratories | Trapped Lunatic's Grasp chest |
| University — Sewage Drain | The Orphan approach |
| Fortress — Main Gate | Two Towers quest clue |
| Fortress — Traverse | Two Towers beacon and locked-gate route |
| Fortress — Chapel | Underground route to the castle bonfire |
| Fortress — Ramparts | Captain's Key and Fortress Armory Key |
| Fortress — Courtyard | The Oathbound hidden-room return |
| Fortress — High Tower | Captain Raphael approach |
Abilities that open routes on a return visit
Grappling unlocks through story progression in Fallen Village, near Orchard. It lets you swing to Grapple Points and pull Nephtoglobin Blossoms to open paths.
Stasis is obtained in the Caverns and is useful for stopping moving platforms on return routes. Nephtoglobin Formations unlock near Ship Graveyard, letting you activate or deactivate structures that open routes.
Shield Transmutation comes from story progression at University — Main Hall. It allows you to cross poison areas and is the ability needed to continue The Emissary.
Return routes to try with your new abilities
- Ride the elevator near Valley of Ashes — Quarry to the upper level after unlocking Grappling; grapple points there provide a route across the area.
- Pull the crate beyond those grapple points to reach the upper area, where a Ferrofluid Flask Power Upgrade chest waits near the return zipline.
- Stop the moving box with Stasis in the Old Mine side route to create a crossing toward a Ferrofluid upgrade chest.
- Follow the route back through the carriage from Fallen Village — Marketplace, then left at the crossroads, with Grappling and Nephtoglobin platforms available; it leads to an Oathbound Guardsman.
- Cross the poison beyond Valley of Ashes — The Other Side with Shield Transmutation to continue The Emissary.
- Cross the poisoned route from The Outskirts — Harbour with Shield to reach the side dock and ship used by The King of Smugglers.
Shortcuts that make quest returns easier
- Kick down the ladder at the top of the Demolished Path route to reconnect with the earlier Lantern and the adjutant's carriage.
- Drop from the Old Mine return elevator onto the middle ledge to reach the body carrying the Mining Shaft Key.
- Use the Mining Shaft Key on the door beside the minecart-redirection switch to open the mining-shaft passage.
- Use the shortcut behind the man at Tribunal Square to return to the children when you have their storybook for Bedtime Stories.
Late-story spoilers: restricted Lanterns and postgame returns
Finish planned return trips before continuing beyond Fortress — High Tower. The following Napoleon's Prison and Entropy stretch has no fast travel, interrupting Lantern trips back to earlier quests.
| Region and Lantern | Nearby objective and travel restriction |
|---|---|
| Napoleon's Prison — Prison | Armoury Key, Key to the Chapel and The Forgotten Fortune; no fast travel |
| Napoleon's Prison — Burning City | Nearby chest and mouse hole; no fast travel |
Complete The Choir and The Forgotten Fortune before leaving Napoleon's Prison, because you cannot return there. Entropy has no named Lantern.
After the ending, you are placed back near the final Lantern and can revisit earlier regions for remaining collectibles and side quests. The temporary prison remains the exception, so handle its quests during your visit.