Where to Find Chest Minecart in Minecraft
A minecart with a built-in chest for automated item transportation along rail systems.
Chest Minecart at a glance
Chest Minecart, a transportation item filed under Transportation in Minecraft, comes from 2 places, and this page walks through all 2 methods that end with Chest Minecart in your inventory, fastest one first. Mineshafts and All Overworld biomes (crafting): that is where Chest Minecart comes from, and craft using 1 Chest and 1 Minecart. On our five point scale Chest Minecart sits at 2, easy, because most players can secure it within their first in-game day with basic tools. Chest Minecart asks for a Crafting Table rather than a journey, which is why this page spends its time on where the ingredients come from and how many you want before you start crafting Chest Minecart.
Primary Location
Mineshafts
Difficulty
Easy (2/5)
Version Added
1.0
Stack Size
1
Where to Find Chest Minecart
You will meet Chest Minecart in Mineshafts and All Overworld biomes (crafting), 2 different places, and the fastest of them depends on what you already have for Chest Minecart. Mineshafts generate throughout the Overworld underground and contain Chest Minecarts with loot. Can transport items along rail lines, useful for long-distance item transport. Outside the crafting grid, getting Chest Minecart means looting it from generated structure chests.
Biomes & Dimensions
- Mineshafts
- All Overworld biomes (crafting)
Best Way to Get Chest Minecart
Craft it rather than hunt for it: Chest Minecart comes off a Crafting Table from Chest and Minecart, and that grid hands you Chest Minecart every single time you fill it in, which no chest or mob will do. Gather first and craft after, because Chest Minecart takes Chest (craft from eight planks) and Minecart (craft from five iron ingots) before the grid does anything. Use with Hoppers to create automated item collection systems. Every Chest Minecart takes a slot of its own, so a trip that brings back nine has filled the whole hotbar already, and a shulker box is the difference between one run and three of them. Nothing about Chest Minecart has moved since the original 1.0 release: a fresh world and a world from years ago treat Chest Minecart in exactly the same way. For getting around, Chest Minecart pays for itself quickly: the time saved over walking on foot more than justifies the materials, especially once you set up a route you travel often.
All Methods
- 1Craft using 1 Chest and 1 Minecart
- 2Found naturally in Mineshafts on rail tracks
Crafting recipe for Chest Minecart
Chest MinecartCrafting TableStation: Crafting Table
Tips for Finding Chest Minecart
- Mineshafts generate throughout the Overworld underground and contain Chest Minecarts with loot
- Can transport items along rail lines, useful for long-distance item transport
- Use with Hoppers to create automated item collection systems
More notes on Chest Minecart
Has 27 inventory slots like a regular chest. Can be loaded and unloaded with hoppers.
Items and guides next to Chest Minecart
If you are here for Chest Minecart, Minecart, Hopper, and Oak Boat are the neighbours worth knowing, since a route to one tends to pass the others. The item page for Chest Minecart has the numbers this guide leaves out.
View the Chest Minecart item pageGetting Chest Minecart in practice
A chest minecart is a minecart plus a chest, and it does two jobs: it hauls twenty-seven slots along a rail, and it stores them in place when parked. On a long mine railway a chest cart sent ahead is the cheapest way to move a full inventory without walking it back.
What to watch out for with Chest Minecart
A chest minecart holds twenty seven slots and can be loaded by a hopper under the track, which is what turns a distant mine into a delivery system. The cart drops its contents when broken, so a derailment on a long line costs a walk rather than the cargo.
Frequently asked questions about Chest Minecart
Where do you find Chest Minecart in Minecraft?
Chest Minecart is found in Mineshafts and All Overworld biomes (crafting). Craft using 1 Chest and 1 Minecart.
What is the best way to get Chest Minecart?
Crafting it at a Crafting Table from Chest and Minecart beats searching, because that grid gives Chest Minecart every time.
Can you craft Chest Minecart?
Yes. Chest Minecart is crafted at a Crafting Table using Chest and Minecart.
How hard is it to find Chest Minecart?
Finding Chest Minecart is rated easy (2 out of 5): most players can secure it within their first in-game day with basic tools.
When was Chest Minecart added to Minecraft?
Chest Minecart was added in the original 1.0 release.