History Main / ShiplessFasterThanLightTravel

* In ''Film/TheFlash2023'', Barry learns he can travel through time by running faster than the speed of light.

* Multiple creatures in the ''Literature/CthulhuMythos'' can travel faster than light from different star systems, planets and dimensions using magic or being invoked including but not limited to Star Vampires, Mi-Gos, Dimensional Shamblers and Yag-Kosha's people.

** Omega Supreme's alternate mode includes a gigantic rocket that has been utilised for transport in [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers the G1 cartoon]]. However, in both "The God Gambit" (where he transported a team of Autobots from Earth to Saturn's moon Titan) and "The Key To Vector Sigma" (where he brought Autobots to Cybertron, at the time possibly just outside the solar system) the strain left him weakened. In "The God Gambit" he wasn't fully fueled even before departing, and he was left so low on energy he wasn't able to transform. In "The Key To Vector Sigma" he was weakened enough that Shockwave inflicted heavy damage in an OffscreenMomentOfAwesome, resulting in him ''exploding'' when he managed to get the team back to Earth.

** In [[Film/{{Transformers}} the first live-action Transformers film]], the Autobots are depicted as arriving on Earth in comet-like "entry" modes before scanning nearby vehicles. Related media show that the Decepticons likewise did the same, that being the reason why US soldiers recognised Blackout's markings as those of a helicopter that went down some time ago ([[LeaveNoWitnesses the implication of course being that Blackout silenced all witnesses]]).

** ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': All Lantern Corps members can zip across the vast expanse of the cosmos with only their ring protecting them from the cold vacuum.
** ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'', [[SuperpowerLottery naturally]], can fly across space to visit distant worlds, although it is worth mentioning that he had to go into special training in order to learn how to hold his breath long enough to make this viable. Pre-Crisis, he could do this naturally.
** ''ComicBook/TheFlash''. DependingOnTheWriter Barry and/or Wally are capable of vastly outpacing the speed of light thanks to a connection to the Speed Force. In fact, races with Superman are a recurring theme.

** All {{Cosmic Entit|y}}ies and [[OurGodsAreDifferent deities]] can fly across space without need of a ship. Thanks to the Power Cosmic, the mortal Heralds of ''ComicBook/{{Galactus}}'' can do this as well, notably the ComicBook/SilverSurfer being able to [[SkySurfing space-surf]].

** Various superheroes are powerful enough to both [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace survive in a vacuum]] and travel space FasterThanLight. ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}} [[LegacyCharacter and the various Captain Marvels after him]] are a notable example due to being primarily space-based superheroes.

* ''Film/GalaxyQuest'': The setting's equivalent to teleportation technology functions by putting a forcefield around a person and shooting them through space. The FTL portion of this journey is accomplished by shooting them through an UnrealisticBlackHole.
* ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'': Implied. The dolphins are shown flying up into the sky when they finish their song. The book and radio show just say that they leave Earth before it's destroyed but don't specify how, although a later radio series released after the movie has them teleporting.

* In ''Film/TheFlash2023'', Barry learns he can travel through time by running faster than the speed of light.

* ''Literature/LastSonOfKrypton'', which features the pre-Crisis version of Superman, has Superman be able to visit an alien solar system without any kind of artificial aids just by flying really fast.

* The method of [=FTL=] in ''Stone'' by Adam Roberts doesn't work on anything much larger that a couple of people. Interstellar travel is accomplished by handheld devices that coat the traveller in a foam that protects them from outer space and propels them at faster than light speeds. Larger spaceships travel through near-lightspeed TimeDilation.
* Multiple creatures in the Literature/CthulhuMythos can travel faster than light from different star systems, planets and dimensions using magic or being invoked including but not limited to Star Vampires, Mi-Gos, Dimensional Shamblers and Yag-Kosha's people.

** A Champions character with Flight, FTL Travel and appropriate Life Support can do this.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}''

* ''VideoGame/{{Extrapower}}'': In general FTL travel exists, as spacecraft can travel across the universe in the matter of hours or days instead of generation. But it still takes time. In ''[[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce Attack of Darkforce]]'', [[SpaceMaster Astral Gate]] is able to transport Sharkungo the distance from the Shakun Star to Earth almost instantly via the use of his [[PhantomZone Ghost Gate]] to warn the Earth of the coming Dark Force invasion before it arrives.

* ''VideoGame/StarCraft'':

* ''VideoGame/EscapeVelocity Nova'': The Vell-os are a psionic subrace of humanity who form their "ships" out of psychic barriers as needed (storywise on a temporary basis -- they disembark by dissolving them once they've landed on a planet -- though game-mechanics have them as permanent and only exchangeable at shipyards), and in said constructs Vell-os are fully capable of hyperspace travel without any technological assistance.

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* Multiple creatures in the Literature/CthulhuMythos can travel faster than light from different star systems, planets and dimensions using magic or being invoked including but not limited to Star Vampires, Yithians, Dimensional Shamblers and Yag-Kosha's people.

** ''Film/CaptainMarvel'' can fly interstellar distances under her own power.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Implied by Lapis who, once freed of her imprisonment, flies back home to Homeworld. She later contacts Steven on earth saying that Homeworld has become unrecognizable to her, meaning she did reach Homeworld in that short period of time flying through space with her water-wings.

* WordOfGod says that when Superman [[SpinTheEarthBackwards Spins The Earth Backwards]] in ''Film/{{Superman}}'' and the [[DirectorsCut Richard Donner Cut]] of ''Film/SupermanII'', he's actually flying faster than light.