Getting around Leonida in GTA 6: cars, fuel, Scooter Bros, buses, trains, boats and planes, explained

Leonida is a state, not a city, and this week we learned how big: nearly the land of GTA IV, GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 put together, by Rockstar's own description to Edge. Getting across it is a system in its own right. Here is every way to move, what each costs you, and what is still unknown.

The map opens early

Reported (Edge). Leonida opens up relatively early. You can head north and explore without following the story. Not confirmed: exactly when, or whether anything stays closed. Bama has a plan for it.

Confirmed (Rob Nelson, to Edge). Vice City's roads are narrower than Los Santos's, for a more believable size. And the day is longer: at GTA V's timings "everything felt too fast," so sunsets linger and nights last. A drive across the state is a different experience at dusk than it was in GTA V.

Cars

Reported (Edge). Every car has a fuel gauge and engine health. Tanks go a long way and refuelling is a quick stop, but range is a real consideration when you pick a car for a long trip. Confirmed (Rockstar, August): not every car is yours for the taking. Older cars open the old way; newer ones need a key cloner or tools that unlock with the story. Our cars, keys and fuel wiki page has the tiers.

Reported (Edge). Carjacked cars are a gamble: a tracker, an armed driver, or an almost empty tank. Your weapons live in the boot, so what you carry on foot is what you chose before you got out.

Scooter Bros: your car, delivered

Reported (Edge). A phone app. For a fee, a courier drives your personal car to you within seconds and leaves on a scooter they brought. Kotaku compares it to whistling for your horse in Red Dead, and notes it is slower than GTA V's instant car calls. Our read: it is for getting back to work after a bus ride or a hike, not for the middle of a chase.

Buses and trains

Reported (Edge). Both run across Leonida, and you can ride them. Rockstar's Phil Hooker says he takes the bus to watch the world go by. Our guess: the train is the way to see the north without burning a tank, and the bus is the cheapest way back into the city after a job that ended badly. Rockstar has not published routes, fares or timetables.

Boats and the weather

Reported (Edge). Wind is sheltered near islands and buildings, so a boat handles differently in a canal than it does in open water. Storms hit pedestrians too; they run for cover. Confirmed (Rockstar, September, via Game Informer): weather runs up to tropical storms and hurricanes. The Keys and the Grassrivers are where this will matter most: the Grassrivers is airboat country.

Aircraft

Reported (Edge). Fly through a storm too long and your aircraft takes damage. Confirmed (Rockstar): helicopters and planes appear in the trailers and screenshots. Unknown: where you get one, whether the airport is usable early, and how the police respond to a wanted player in the air.

On foot and on two wheels

Reported (Edge). Walking and cycling together raise Jason and Lucia's closeness. A long walk is not wasted time. Confirmed (Rockstar): motorbikes feature heavily; Edge's demo included a motorbike getaway that ended on a spike strip.

A route for your first evening

Our guess, clearly labelled. Play until the map opens. Call nothing. Take the train north as far as it goes, get off, walk to the water, and watch the long sunset Nelson built. Then open Scooter Bros and let someone else bring the car. We will update this page and the Leonida wiki when Rockstar names routes, fares and the rest.

The Leonida map