Get Started With A Star Citizen Free Fly

A Star Citizen Free Fly is currently available. The Star Citizen Free Fly started on 17 April 2025 at 1600 UTC (Noon Eastern / 9 AM Pacific in the US). This will be for a new "Spring Promotion" event, and this Free Fly will end on 28 April 2025 at 2000 UTC (4 PM Eastern / 1 PM Pacific in the US).

Here are the steps you need to take to join the Star Citizen Free Fly:

1. Create a free Star Citizen account. Our Enlist with Referral page provides instructions for setting up a Star Citizen account with a referral code to unlock the free referral bonus.
2. Go to the official Roberts Space Industries website free fly page and click the "FLY FOR FREE" button.
   1. https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/flyfree
3. After clicking the button, you will see a "YOU'RE ALL SET!" confirmation.
4. Download and install Star Citizen. Our How to Download & Install page includes step-by-step instructions for installing Star Citizen.
5. Play Star Citizen for free until the free fly ends!

What is a Star Citizen Free Fly? A Star Citizen Free Fly is a promotion that allows all players play the game for no cost as long as they have a free Star Citizen account. Each Star Citizen Free Fly is a limited time event, and a Star Citizen Free Fly typically happens 4-5 times throughout the year.

For this Star Citizen Free Fly, all players will be loaned the following 6 ships to use for free during the free fly: Anvil Arrow, Crusader C1 Spirit, Drake Corsair, Drake Cutter, MISC Fortune, MISC Prospector.

If you want to continue to play after the Star Citizen Free Fly ends, then you will need to purchase a starter package. All the details you need to know are on our Pick a Starter Ship page, including info on starter pack deals for the Drake Cutter, the Drake Golem, and Drake Cutlass Black.

Finally, if you want to receive future Star Citizen Free Fly notifications directly from the Star Citizen developers, then you can use our instructions to set up a Star Citizen account, and if you use the referral code STAR-NTSD-NTKT, then you'll also receive the standard referral bonus - 5000 bonus game credits - for free.