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How to Make Alien Express in Infinite Craft

Alien Express is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 22 combinations to get there, and the final one is Area 51 plus Online Shopping. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Area 51Online ShoppingAlien Express

Marathon22 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 312 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 22 combinations in order.

  1. 1FireWaterSteam
  2. 2FireSteamEngine
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5EngineSandSandbox
  6. 6SteamWindCloud
  7. 7EngineEngineRocket
  8. 8CloudRocketUFO
  9. 9SandboxUFOArea 51
  10. 10EarthWaterPlant
  11. 11EarthPlantTree
  12. 12TreeWaterRiver
  13. 13PlantWaterSwamp
  14. 14PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  15. 15RiverVenus FlytrapAmazon
  16. 16EarthSteamMud
  17. 17FireMudBrick
  18. 18EarthEarthMountain
  19. 19MountainMountainMountain Range
  20. 20BrickMountain RangeGreat Wall of China
  21. 21AmazonGreat Wall of ChinaOnline Shopping
  22. 22Area 51Online ShoppingAlien Express
Crafting tree
1Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam2Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Engine + Sandโ†’ Sandbox6Steam + Windโ†’ Cloud7Engine + Engineโ†’ Rocket8Cloud + Rocketโ†’ UFO9Sandbox + UFOโ†’ Area 5110Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant11Earth + Plantโ†’ Tree12Tree + Waterโ†’ River13Plant + Waterโ†’ Swamp14Plant + Swampโ†’ Venus Flytrap15River + Venus Flytrapโ†’ Amazon16Earth + Steamโ†’ Mud17Fire + Mudโ†’ Brick18Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain19Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range20Brick + Mountain Rangeโ†’ Great Wall of China21Amazon + Great Wall of Chinaโ†’ Online Shopping22Area 51 + Online Shoppingโ†’ Alien Express

Other ways to make Alien Express

2 combinations are known to produce Alien Express. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Alien Express
FirstSecondResult
Area 51Online ShoppingAlien Express
AliExpressPluralAlien Express

Alien Express at a glance

Steps to craft
22
Marathon
Crafting depth
31
longer than 88% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 22 steps

Similar effort to Alien Express, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Alien Express in Infinite Craft?

Combine Area 51 with Online Shopping. The full path from the base elements takes 22 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Alien Express?

22 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Alien Express hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 22 steps it is longer than 88% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Alien Express?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Alien Express, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.