Orgrimmar is the orc capital city and the main hub of the Horde. Located in Durotar on the continent of Kalimdor, it will be the jumping off point for most of your adventures if you’re playing a Horde character. In a sense, all roads lead to Orgrimmar: there are dozens of ways to get to and from the city, making travel between zones, continents, and even worlds a lot easier once you know where to go.
For this guide, we will focus on the three main transit centers in Orgrimmar. We’ll cover where to find them and where they go. These areas are:
The Orgrimmar Portal Room
The Orgrimmar zeppelins
The Cataclysm portals
Locations of the Orgrimmar portals and zeppelinsWhere each portal and zeppelin leads
The Orgrimmar Portal Room
The Orgrimmar Portal Room is also called the Pathfinder’s Den. It’s located inside the main gate to the city.
To find it, pass through the main gate and look for a doorway on the left. Descend the stairs and you will see the main portal room. A stairway on the left leads down to a second room with three more portals.
Portal Room EntranceStairs to More Portals
If none of the portals are active, you may need to complete the Battle for Azeroth introductory quests. Check out our BFA Intro Guide for a detailed walkthrough.
Some portals will not be available until you complete certain quests.
This portal leads to Dalaran in the Crystalsong Forest zone of Northrend.
This portal leads to Dazar’alor in the Zuldazar zone of Zandalar.
After you go through this portal, you will be right next to portals to Silvermoon, Thunder Bluff, and Silithus, as well as a portal to Nazjatar if you have unlocked it.
The Thrallmar Mage is in the lower level of the Pathfinder’s Den
Cataclysm Portals in Orgrimmar
The Cataclysm portals are located in the Western Earthshrine, which is on the plateau north of the Valley of Wisdom. All of these portals require level 30 to use, as that is the minimum level for the zones they connect to.
The Cataclysm portals are in the Western Earthshrine
This portal leads to Nordrassil in the Mount Hyjal zone of Kalimdor.
This portal leads to Ramkahen in the Uldum zone of Kalimdor.
When you arrive, you will be in the Uldum of the current timeline. To travel to the zone at the time of Cataclysm, you can talk to Zidormi, who is nearby and marked on the map.
Note that there is no return portal from this location.
The portal to UldumSpeak to Zidormi to change your timeline in Uldum
This portal leads to Hellscream’s Grasp in the Tol Barad Peninsula zone of Eastern Kingdoms.
This portal is different from the others in the Western Earthshrine and looks more like a typical mage portal.
The portal to Tol Barad
The Orgrimmar Zeppelins
A few different zeppelins dock in and around Orgrimmar on a regular schedule. You may also board boats and zeppelins in the area for one-time quest transportation.
The regular zeppelins dock at zeppelin towers on the high mesa at the center of the city. There is also one zeppelin that docks at a tower just south of the city.
The zeppelin towers are high up in the center of Orgrimmar
At the top of the eastern zeppelin tower, you’ll find a portal to Undercity. Where this portal actually leads depends upon your current timeline. By default your timeline is based on your level.
Cataclysm Timeline (Below Level 50)
This portal leads to Undercity in the Tirisfal Glades zone of Eastern Kingdoms.
After you go through it, you will be right next to a portal that leads to Hellfire Peninsula in Outland.
Note that there is no return portal from this location.
The portal to Undercity is at the top of the eastern zeppelin tower
Current Timeline (Above Level 50)
This portal will put you outside the burned remains of Undercity in the Tirisfal Glades zone of Eastern Kingdoms.
When you arrive, you will be in the Tirisfal Glades of the current timeline. To travel to the zone before it was altered in the Shadowlands expansion, you can talk to Zidormi, who is nearby and marked on the map. This will transform Undercity into the bustling capital of the undead it once was.
Note that there is no return portal from this location.
Speak to Zidormi to change your timeline in Tirisfal Glades
A zeppelin named The Iron Eagle docks at the eastern zeppelin tower. This zeppelin leads to Grom’gol in the Northern Stranglethorn zone of Eastern Kingdoms.
The zeppelin docks about every three minutes.
The Iron Eagle will take you to Northern Stranglethorn
A zeppelin named The Mighty Wind docks at the western zeppelin tower. This zeppelin leads to Warsong Hold in the Borean Tundra zone of Northrend.
A zeppelin named The Zephyr docks at the western zeppelin tower. This zeppelin leads to Thunder Bluff in the Mulgore zone of Kalimdor.
The zeppelin docks about every 10 minutes.
The Zephyr will take you to Thunder Bluff
A zeppelin named The Defiant Dragonscale docks at the zeppelin tower just south of Orgrimmar. This zeppelin leads to Wingrest Embassy in the Waking Shores zone of Dragon Isles. Speak to Skarukaru at the end of the dock to find out how long the wait will be.
The zeppelin docks about every five minutes.
There is also a portal to Valdrakken in the Orgrimmar portal room.
The Defiant Dragonscale will take you to The Waking Shores
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