In this detailed guide, we will explain how to teleport to a village in Minecraft on Java and Bedrock versions. You will learn which commands to use and how to avoid height-related errors.

Before you begin, be sure to enable cheats in the game settings! Without them, the teleport command will not work. 

Cheats can be enabled when creating a new world. Go to the settings and activate the “Cheats: On” switch. If you have already started the game without this option, create a new world with cheats enabled.

Now that we have a world with cheats enabled, let's move on to the next step — finding the nearest village.

Search for a village using the /locate structure command

Villages are not generated in all biomes, and sometimes you may find yourself too far from a suitable location. To avoid futile attempts, we will use a built-in command to automatically find the nearest settlement.

Open the game console. If you are playing the Java version on a computer, just press the T key. In the Bedrock version on a phone or console, open the chat via the button on the screen or in the pause interface.

Next, enter the following command:

/locate structure minecraft:village_plains

This command searches for the nearest village generated in the plains biome. You can replace “plains” with other available biome types — desert, savanna, snow, taiga — if the result is not returned or the settlement is too far away. 

Be mindful of capitalization and avoid mistakes, as the command will not work in that case.

After entering the command, the game will display the coordinates of the village in X and Z format. 

However, Y — the height coordinate — is not specified, so you need to determine it yourself. Otherwise, you will teleport inside the ground or, conversely, high into the air, where there may be no surface.

Determining the Y coordinate and teleportation

To correctly determine the height for teleportation, you need to know your current position in the world. In Minecraft Java, press the F3 key, and debug information will appear on the screen, including your current coordinates. 

In the Bedrock version, you need to go to the world settings and enable the “Show Coordinates” option.

In the debug information, find the Y value — it indicates your current height. Usually, this number ranges from 60 to 70 if you are standing on the ground. We will use this value in the next command.

Now reopen the command window and enter the teleportation command:

/tp [your_name] X Y Z

Example:

/tp Steve -2032 64 -864

Where:

X and Z are the coordinates given after executing the /locate command,

Y is your current height or slightly higher if you don't want to end up underground.

If you appear inside a block or underground after teleporting, don't panic — just dig up or to the side. But to avoid such situations, you can use a higher Y value, for example, 100. 

In Survival mode, falling from a great height can kill your character. Keep this in mind when teleporting.

Now that you are in the village, you can explore it, trade with the inhabitants, search for chests, or set up your home. 

If structure generation is not enabled in your world, the command will return an error. In this case, check the settings when creating the world and make sure that the “Generate structures” parameter is enabled.