What are the teleportation codes in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim?

The most commonly used teleportation codes are:

• coc (CenterOnCell) – teleports you directly to a specified location or city.

• moveto – teleports you to an NPC or target.

• movetoqt – teleports you to the current quest objective.

I. Basic Teleport: coc (Most Common)

How to use:

1. Press ~ to open the console.

2. Type: coc [location code] (space between, no angle brackets).

3. Press Enter – you will be teleported immediately.

Common city/location codes (copy and paste):

• Riverwood: coc Riverwood

• Whiterun: coc Whiterun

• Solitude: coc Solitude

• Windhelm: coc Windhelm

• Riften: coc Riften

• Markarth: coc Markarth

• Winterhold: coc Winterhold

• Dawnstar: coc Dawnstar

• Morthal: coc Morthal

• Falkreath: coc Falkreath

• Helgen: coc Helgen

• Rorikstead: coc Rorikstead

Special locations:

• Developer testing cell: coc toddtest (more commonly known as coc qasmoke)

• Dragonborn DLC – Solstheim: coc RavenRock

• Hearthfire DLC – homesteads:

  • coc Lakeview Manor (Lakeview Manor)

  • coc Windstad Manor (Windstad Manor)

  • coc Heljarchen Hall (Heljarchen Hall)

II. Teleport to an NPC / Target: moveto

1. Teleport to an NPC (e.g., to find a follower or spouse):

• Open the console, click on the target NPC, and note their Reference ID (e.g., 0001A697).

• Type: player.moveto [RefID] – you will be teleported to the NPC.

2. Teleport an NPC to you:

• Open the console, click on the NPC.

• Type: moveto player – the NPC will be teleported to your location.

III. Quest Teleport: movetoqt (Directly to Quest Marker)

• Type: movetoqt – automatically teleports you to the target location of your active quest (map marker).

IV. Coordinate Teleport: cow (CenterOnWorld)

• Format: cow [worldspace] [X] [Y] (Skyrim world coordinates).

• Examples:

  • cow tamriel 8 25 (near Dawnstar)

  • cow tamriel -10 15 (near Morthal)

V. Important Notes

• Save your game before teleporting to avoid getting stuck in terrain or triggering quest bugs.

• Teleporting to undiscovered areas may cause quest abnormalities.

• Some DLC locations require the corresponding DLC to be loaded before you can teleport to them.