Battle Bus

The Battle Bus is the hot-air-balloon-powered blue bus that flies all players across the island at the start of every Battle Royale match. You ride it along a randomly set flight path and choose when to jump out, skydive, and deploy your glider to land where you want.

That choice of when and where to leave the bus is the first decision of the game: drop early for a busy hot drop, or ride to the far end and land somewhere quiet. The Battle Bus is one of Fortnite’s most recognisable icons and a fixture of its opening moments every single match.