Regular flying in TBC Classic costs 900 gold total — 800g for Expert Riding training plus 100g for the 60% speed flying mount — and epic flying costs 5,200 gold: 5,000g for Artisan Riding plus 200g for the 280% epic mount. Both require level 70, and reputation discounts of up to 20% at Exalted with the trainer's faction can bring epic flying down to roughly 4,160g all-in.
TBC Classic flying costs at a glance
| Riding skill | Speed | Training | Mount | Total (no discount) | Total at Exalted |
| Expert Riding (225) | +60% flight | 800g | 100g | 900g | ~720g |
| Artisan Riding (300) | +280% flight | 5,000g | 200g | 5,200g | ~4,160g |
- Level requirement: 70 for both Expert and Artisan Riding.
- Where it works: Outland only — you cannot fly in Azeroth in TBC Classic.
- Rep discounts: 5% at Friendly, 10% at Honored, 15% at Revered, 20% at Exalted with the faction that owns the trainer. The discount applies to both the training and the mount.
- Druids: Flight Form at level 68 gives 60% flight for a small training fee, so a druid can skip the 900g entirely.
Where do you learn flying in TBC Classic?
Expert Riding is taught in Hellfire Peninsula — at Honor Hold for Alliance and Thrallmar for Horde — with the 100g flying mount sold by a vendor standing next to the trainer. That is why grinding Honor Hold or Thrallmar rep before hitting 70 quietly pays for itself: the discount stacks on both the skill and the mount.
Artisan Riding is trained in Shadowmoon Valley, at Wildhammer Stronghold (Alliance) or Shadowmoon Village (Horde). Bring the gold with you — there is no way to pay in instalments, and you need the full discounted price on hand.
Is epic flying worth it in TBC Classic?
For most level 70s, yes. The jump from 60% to 280% flight speed changes how the whole endgame feels: herb and ore routes roughly triple in yield per hour, daily quest circuits shrink from an hour to twenty minutes, and some content is gated behind it outright — the Netherwing daily hub requires Riding 300, and those dailies are one of the best gold-per-day sources in the game once unlocked.
The honest trade-off: 5,000g is the single biggest gold sink in TBC Classic, and if you only raid-log two nights a week, a 60% mount gets you to the meeting stone just fine. Buy epic flying when you actually spend time in the world; skip it if you do not.
How long does it take to farm gold for epic flying?
Plan on one to three weeks of steady play. Daily quests across Skettis, Ogri'la and the Skyguard hubs bring in a few hundred gold per day once unlocked, and primal farming (Primal Fire, Water, Air) typically adds 100–200g per hour depending on your server economy and class. Selling dungeon and quest greenery, cloth and gems along the way closes the gap faster than most players expect.
Can you fly in Azeroth in TBC Classic?
No. Flying mounts only function in Outland in TBC Classic. In Azeroth your flying mount still works as a ground mount, so you do not need to carry two — but the speed boost in the old world matches your ground riding skill, not your flight training.
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