How to teleport in Second Life: SLURLs, landmarks and the map
How to teleport in Second Life with SLURL links, landmarks, the world map and teleport offers, plus what to do when a teleport fails.
Second Life is made of thousands of regions, and walking between them is rarely practical. Almost everyone travels by teleporting. There are four everyday ways to do it, and a few simple fixes when it does not work.
1. SLURL links
A SLURL is a web link to a place in Second Life. It looks like this:
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Region%20Name/128/64/25
The parts are the region name and the x, y and z position inside the region. When you open a SLURL in your web browser, a map page appears with a button to visit the place, which opens your viewer or teleports you if it is already running. When someone pastes a SLURL into chat inside Second Life, it becomes a clickable link that opens a place card with a Teleport button.
Every listing on WhatSL that has a place comes with a Teleport button: it is a SLURL.
2. Landmarks
A landmark is a saved place in your inventory, like a bookmark. To make one, stand where you want to return and choose "Landmark this place" from the World menu (the wording is similar in most viewers). To use one, open it from the Landmarks folder in your inventory and click Teleport. Stores often hand out landmarks to their main store from their marketplace page or group notices.
3. The world map
Open the world map from the World menu or the map button. Type a region name in the search field, pick the result and click Teleport. The map also shows where your friends are (if they allow it) and green dots for avatars, which is a quick way to see if a place is busy.
4. Teleport offers
A friend can send you a teleport offer to where they stand. Accept it and you arrive next to them. You can also offer teleports to others from their profile or from the people list. This is the easiest way to meet up for an event.
Home location
You can set your own land, or any place that allows it, as your home with "Set home to here". Teleport Home from the World menu brings you back in one click, which is useful when you get lost or stuck.
When a teleport fails
- The region is full. Each region has an avatar limit. Popular events fill up; wait a minute or try a neighbouring region and walk over.
- The region is restarting or offline. Regions restart for updates. Wait a few minutes and try again. You can check the grid status page.
- Access is limited. The owner may allow only group members, or the region may be rated above your maturity setting. See our guide to maturity ratings.
- You land somewhere else. Many regions have a fixed landing point. You arrive there even if the SLURL points elsewhere; walk the rest of the way.
- Everything fails. Teleport home, or relog and choose a different start location.
Frequently asked questions
What does SLURL stand for?
SLURL is short for Second Life URL. It is a normal web link with the region name and coordinates, so anyone can open it in a browser.
Can I teleport to someone without a teleport offer?
No. You can teleport to a place, but to arrive next to a person they need to send you a teleport offer, or you can ask them for one.
Why do I keep landing at the entrance instead of the SLURL position?
The region has a landing point set by its owner. Everyone arrives there first, whatever the link says.
