Balloon transport system

The Balloon Transport System is one of several transportation modes in Runescape. It is available after completing the Enlightened Journey quest. As new as the business is, you'll still have to supply your own logs, and for the first trip, you'll also help fly the balloon, using the same sort of puzzle as before when doing the quest. Once you've finished it once, though, the cost in logs is reduced to just one of the sort used to make the first run and you no longer have to do the puzzle.

There are currently 6 locations that can be flown to, each needing a specific sort of log and firemaking level to attempt the flight.



Requirements
After the first trip it costs only 1 log of the type used. Trips to Entrana use 1 log.

Ballooning


See the quest Ballooning section for a review of flying a balloon.


 * Each control always moves one "space" forward (or right) and maybe up or down.
 * Drop sandbag moves up two spaces (UP 2).
 * Burn log moves up one space up (UP 1).
 * "Relax" moves forward or right only with no change in altitude (RIGHT).
 * Pull normal rope moves down one space (DOWN 1),
 * Pull red rope moves down two spaces (DOWN 2).
 * "Bail" cancels  flight.

Entrana
Return trips cost 1 log.

Entrana is the main entry point to unlock routes to new locations. A player must start at the Entrana site carrying the appropriate logs for the destination plus a tinderbox and navigate through 3 screens. The following sections show one of several possible choices to get to the final destination.

Entrana is also a destination for runecrafting law runes, sand collection and glass crafting.

Weapons and armour are not allowed on Entrana, including woodcutting axes.

Taverley
Taverley was made available during the Enlightened Journey quest.

Crafting Guild


Crafting Guild Screen 1 Suggested route: right x2, up1 x2, right x2, down1 x2, right x3, up1, right, down2, right, down1, right, up1, right x2



Crafting Guild Screen 2 Suggested route: right, down1, right, up1, right x4, down1, right x3, up1, right x6



Crafting Guild Screen 3 Suggested route: right, up1 x2, right x6, down1 x2, right, down1 x2, right x4

Varrock


Varrock Screen 1 Suggested route:  up2, right, up2, right x3, down1 x3, right x2, down1, up1, right x2, down1, up1, right, up1, right



Varrock Screen 2 Suggested route: right x6, up1 x2, down1 x4, right x2, up2, right x4



Varrock Screen 3 Suggested route: right x3, up2, right, down1, right, up1, right x2, down1, up1, right, down1 x2, down2, down1, right

Castle Wars


Castle Wars Screen 1 - Beware of water monster jumping out of water at far right! Suggested route: up2 x2, up1, right x5, down2, up1, right x2, down1 x2, right, up1 x2, right x3



Castle Wars Screen 2 Suggested route: up1, right, down2, down1, right x8, up2, right, down1, right x2, down1, right



Castle Wars Screen 3

Suggested route: up1, right x2, down1, right x4, up1, down2, right x4, up2, down1 x3, right

Tree Gnome Stronghold


Tree Gnome Stronghold Screen 1 Suggested route: right x6, down1, right x13



Tree Gnome Stronghold Screen 2 Suggested route: up1, down1, up1, down1, up1, right x2, up1, down1, right, up2, right x2, down2, right, down1, right x3



Tree Gnome Stronghold Screen 3 Suggested route: up1 x3, right, down1, right, up1, right x4, down2, right, down2, down1, right x3

Uses of the Balloon Transport System
The log payments seems a major disadvantage of the Balloon Transport System. Of interest are the destinations where the log payment is relatively painless. The main uses of the Balloon Transport System are in combination with the use of a Ring of Dueling teleport to the Castle Wars for banking. Typical trips start at the Castle Wars Bank which has an entry to the Balloon Transport System close by. Examples of round trips to Balloon Transport System destinations and possible activities are presented in the table below: