Short answer – Dying Light: The Beast does not include a fast-travel system. The game’s traversal is designed around manual movement—running, climbing, and, later, driving—across a compact but dense map. If you’re coming from Dying Light 2’s metro network or other open worlds with instant travel, expect a different rhythm here: the route itself is part of the challenge.

Why there’s no fast travel

The absence of fast travel is an intentional choice. The Beast pushes you to learn routes, chain rooftops, and use terrain to your advantage. The world layout emphasizes close-quarters navigation over long, empty stretches, which keeps encounters frequent and the risk-reward loop intact. Traversing on foot also feeds progression: as you parkour and take on tougher crossings, you continuously build skill and earn XP.

What to use instead

  • Parkour: Rooflines, ledges, and shortcuts are the backbone of fast movement. With practice, vertical routes often beat streets for both speed and safety.
  • Vehicles: Once unlocked, vehicles provide point-to-point speed on ground routes. They can attract attention and require upkeep such as fuel, but they’re efficient for longer hauls across open areas.
  • Safe zones: These do not act as teleport points. Think of them as safer checkpoints that segment the map, letting you stage resupplies and reset your route under less pressure.

Ways to cross Castor Woods quickly

  • Plan by districts, not just distances. Stack objectives that sit in the same quadrant and clear them in a single loop to avoid crisscrossing the entire map.
  • Favor elevation. Rooftops usually cut detours, reduce ambushes, and offer more direct lines between landmarks.
  • Blend movement modes. Use parkour to punch through dense blocks and swap to vehicles for longer, unobstructed stretches.
  • Memorize “spines.” Identify two or three reliable north–south and east–west corridors (roof chains, alleys, or roads) you can default to under pressure.
  • Travel windows matter. By day, you can be more direct; at night, pick routes with alternate exits and vertical escapes to handle Volatile pressure.

Managing risk on the move

  • Read chokepoints. Narrow streets and courtyards can stall you; rooftops and multi-exit paths keep momentum.
  • Keep noise in mind. Vehicles are fast but audible; if you’re carrying materials you can’t afford to lose, a quieter route can be safer overall.
  • Use safe zones as pivots. Clear and remember their positions to break multi-objective runs into manageable legs.
  • Watch your stamina flow. Movement chains that maintain speed (vaults, climbs, drops within safe thresholds) beat stop-start sprinting.

Day vs. night route planning

At night, Volatiles and heightened threat density change the math. Direct lines that work in daylight may become too exposed. Favor elevated paths, keep a mental map of ladders and climbable facades, and avoid funneling yourself into dead ends. If you need to cover distance after dark, scout the route by day and note your bail-out points.

Vehicles: when to use them

Vehicles shine on longer traversals where sightlines are open and you can maintain speed. They’re less efficient in compact blocks where frequent turns and obstacles erode their advantage. Expect trade-offs: speed versus noise, and reach versus resource consumption (such as fuel). A good rule is to drive to the perimeter of a dense objective area and finish on foot via rooftops.

Safe zones: what they are—and aren’t

Safe zones split the world into safer slices but they do not offer teleportation. Use them to reset aggro, regroup, and stage your next segment. If you plan multi-step routes around safe zone locations, you can keep each hop short and controlled rather than rely on a single long sprint.

How this compares to earlier entries

  • Dying Light (2015): Offered only very limited inter-district travel between major hubs; no broad fast travel to safe houses or quests.
  • Dying Light 2: Added metro-based fast travel across a much larger map.
  • The Beast: Removes fast travel entirely, leaning into a smaller, denser play space where movement itself is the core loop.

FAQ

Does Dying Light: The Beast have fast travel?
No. There is no in-game fast-travel feature.

Can I teleport to safe zones or quests?
No. Safe zones are for safety and staging, not teleportation.

What’s the fastest way to move without fast travel?
Combine elevated parkour routes through dense areas with vehicle travel on open stretches, and chain objectives within the same district.

Is the map too big without fast travel?
The map is built to be traversed manually; it’s compact and dense, which keeps routes short once you learn the terrain.

Key takeaway: fast travel isn’t missing—it’s replaced by a traversal loop that rewards map knowledge and mixed-movement planning. If you invest a little time in learning two or three dependable spines through Castor Woods and when to switch between rooftops and roads, you’ll cross the map quickly and with far less friction.