The GTA 5 map is huge and many missions require you to cross it multiple times, particularly when playing GTA Online. Even with the fastest car this can take minutes out of your game time, so it pays to know the quickest ways to get across the map.
We walk you through them in the video above.
You can of course select a fast car or motorbike and customise it to maximise its speed in Los Santos Customs, but there are much faster ways to move around the map.
Update: new quickest way = start new invite-only session
The Criminal Enterprises DLC has added what is probably the quickest way of all, even if it wasn’t entirely intentional on Rockstar’s part.
All you need to do is to set your Spawn Location to where you want to go or the nearest spawn to it via the Interaction Menu. Then open up the main menu and go to Online > Find New Session > Invite Only Session and then in around 10 seconds a new session will load and you’ll be teleported to your spawn point in record time.
The big change is that with the new DLC a new invite-only session will load much, much quicker than the 30 seconds or so it used to take.
Watch how to do it in the 1 minute video below:
The Kosatka submarine
The new Cayo Perico Heist has introduced a new and powerful addition – the Kosatka sub. It may be expensive, but you get a lot for the investment, including the ability to move across the ocean part of the map in seconds.
Sit at the help, click on ‘fast travel’ and then select your destination from 12 evenly spaced locations along the coastline and it will trigger a cut scene which moves you across the map saving huge amounts of time.
Before you’ve completed the heist this will cost you $10k a time, but after completion it’s reduced to $2k, well worth the investment in particular to save time with the Heist prep missions.
The Kosatka Sparrow
The Sparrow upgrade is essential to save time in GTA Online. Not only is it fast, well-armed and will re-spawn, but you can also request it via the Interaction menu > Services > Kosatka and it will spawn right next to you when on a road.
The only limitation is that if you’ve destroyed it or sent it back to your Kosatka you have to wait 2 minutes to request it again.
The Casino Limo
When you buy the Casino Penthouse you gain access to the Casino Limousine service for free. This also has the fast travel option from a set of locations across the map that will transport you in seconds and proves a good land-based alternative to the Kosatka coastline fast travel options.
You can also call Ms Baker on your phone and the limo will be sent to your location, but no fast travel option is available.
Helicopter and plane spawns
As you progress through the levels in GTA Online, an increasing number of helicopters and plane will spawn at set locations across the map (particularly from level 11 onwards), including the various airstrips. To see all of these locations, watch the video below.
Executive Assistant helicopter
When you have an Executive Assistant, you can call them and request an Executive helicopter. This will deliver the helicopter to your location and comes with limited fast travel options to your Office or Warehouses in the game.
Set your spawn location
You can set your spawn location via the Interaction menu and then start a new session and you will be transported to that location. It’s a balance of waiting for the new session to load and the time saved by not having to drive all the way across the map (note the update to this method as described above using the invite-only session trick).
Other ways
The infamous Oppressor MK II is another fast and manoeuvrable option alongside your personal vehicles, including the fast Hunter heli, which you can spawn via the Interaction menu.
When you’re playing with friends you can get invited to their location which will transport you across the map and then you can leave their mission.
Let us know your favourites in the comments section…
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