How to Teleport in Minecraft

9/17/2025

Teleportation is one of the most useful commands in Minecraft, allowing you to instantly move anywhere in your world. This guide will show you how to teleport in Minecraft using the /tp command, including how to teleport to coordinates and to other players.

Basic Teleport Command Syntax

The primary command for teleporting in Minecraft is /tp or /teleport. Here are the different ways to use it:

Teleport to Coordinates

/tp <x> <y> <z>

This will teleport you to specific coordinates. Easy, right? Let's dive a little deeper.

Here's a trick: You can use the tilde symbol (~) to represent relative coordinates. For example:

/tp ~ ~5 ~

This will teleport you 5 blocks above your current position.

Teleporting yourself 5 blocks higher

Teleport to Another Player

/tp <destination player>

This will teleport you to another player's location. So, if you have a friend named Alice playing with you in the same world, you can teleport to her simply by running /tp Alice.

Teleport Another Player

/tp <player> <destination>

Here, <player> is the player you want to teleport. The <destination> can be your position. Just replace <destination> with your name, or use @p if typing your name every time is a hassle. When you execute the command, @p refers to your position. It can mean something different in other contexts. You can learn more about @p on the Minecraft Wiki.

The <destination> here can also be another player. For example, to teleport Alice to Peter, you would execute /tp Alice Peter.

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Teleport in Minecraft

Enable Cheats: Make sure cheats are enabled in your world settings.
Open Chat: Open the chat window.
Type Command: Start with / followed by the tp command.
Execute: Press Enter to run the command.

How to Teleport in Minecraft Bedrock Edition

The teleport command in Minecraft Bedrock Edition works the same way as in Java Edition:

Use /tp or /teleport.
Coordinates work exactly the same.
All examples above apply.

Common Teleport Scenarios

How to Teleport to Coordinates in Minecraft

To teleport to specific coordinates:

/tp 100 64 -200

This moves you to x=100, y=64, z=-200.

How to Teleport to a Player in Minecraft

/tp Steve

Replace Steve with the name of the player you want to go to.

How to TP a Player to You in Minecraft

/tp Steve @p

This teleports Steve to your location. Here is what @p means according to the Minecraft Wiki:

Selects the nearest player from the command's execution. If there are multiple nearest players, caused by them being precisely the same distance away, the player who most recently joined the server is selected.

Because you are the one executing the /tp command, its execution position is your own. This means @p (the nearest player to the command's execution) resolves to you, teleporting Steve to your location.

How to TP to Someone in Minecraft

Similar to teleporting to a player, use:

/tp <playername>

Tips and Tricks

Use relative coordinates with ~ (e.g., /tp ~10 ~ ~ moves you 10 blocks east).
Multiple entities can be teleported at once with selectors like @a (all players).
Test commands in Creative mode to avoid getting stuck.

For more tutorials, check out our related guides on other Minecraft commands.

Q&A

Q: How to teleport to coordinates in minecraft? A: Check here

Reference

Minecraft Wiki: Target Selectors @p