The Ticket
The main storyline leading to one of four possible endings
Story Context
"After Falling Skies, Mr. Kerman contacts you about the armored case. This chapter leads to the four different endings based on your choices. Your path diverges based on whether you gave the case to Prapor or kept it for yourself."
Required Items
Rewards
- Access to one of four endings, all of which escape through the Terminal finale(story)
- Savior - the full evidence route(achievement)
- Survivor - refuse Kerman and pay Prapor(achievement)
- Debtor - abandon the evidence route for Lightkeeper(achievement)
- Fallen - turn on Kerman and leave with Prapor(achievement)
Objectives
Obtain Intelligence Center level 1
Talk to Mr. Kerman via Intelligence Center
Wait for Mr. Kerman to reach out
Locate the camp of Prapor's people on LighthouseOptional
Lighthouse
Find clues about Prapor's people's intentionsOptional
Lighthouse
Talk to Mr. Kerman about findings
Gain access to Lightkeeper
Lighthouse
Talk to Lightkeeper
Lighthouse
Stay on good terms with Lightkeeper
Obtain 3 TerraGroup 'Blue Folders' materials
Hand in 3 TerraGroup 'Blue Folders' materials to Lightkeeper
Lighthouse
Launch a yellow signal flare at ULTRA entrance on Interchange
Interchange
Eliminate 15 targets on Interchange in a single raid
Interchange
Talk to Lightkeeper about the mission
Lighthouse
Unlock the armored case
Ask Mechanic for help opening the caseOptional
Obtain the experimental signal jammer from The LabOptional
The Lab
Talk to Mechanic about the signal jammerOptional
Unlock the armored case (55 hour craft)Optional
Obtain the 'ticket' from the case
Read the instructions from the armored case
Contact Mr. Kerman with the ticket information
Make your final choice: Continue with Kerman OR refuse and pay Prapor 500M roubles
Story Choices
This chapter contains important choices that affect your story progression and rewards.
Refuse Mr. Kerman's offer
Consequence: SURVIVOR ending route: pay Prapor 300M roubles (if you gave him the case in Falling Skies) or 500M (if you kept it). Point of no return
Accept Kerman's offer, then agree to find dirt on TerraGroup
Consequence: Opens the evidence route: deliver 8 of 9 major evidence items for SAVIOR, or stop after 2 and refuse to continue for DEBTOR
Accept Kerman's offer, then refuse to find dirt on TerraGroup
Consequence: FALLEN ending route: leave with Prapor instead, paying the Case with dangerous cargo plus 1,000,000 dollars. Point of no return
Falling Skies case decision (made earlier, matters here)
Consequence: Giving Prapor the Armored case in Falling Skies skips the whole Lightkeeper recovery arc and cuts Survivor's price to 300M; keeping it adds the Lightkeeper Blue Folders segment for every ending
Leads to: All 4 Tarkov Endings
The choices in this chapter determine which of the 4 story endings you reach. Read each ending's full requirements before locking in your final decision.
The Ticket — Frequently Asked Questions
What are the requirements for The Ticket in Escape from Tarkov?
To start The Ticket you need Intelligence Center level 1 in your hideout, then contact Mr. Kerman through it and wait for him to reach out. The Experimental signal jammer is needed on every route to open the Armored case. The Lightkeeper segment (3 TerraGroup Blue Folders, yellow signal flare, 15 kills on Interchange) only happens if you gave Prapor the case in Falling Skies.
What endings does The Ticket lead to?
All four. Refusing Mr. Kerman leads to Survivor. Accepting his offer and agreeing to find dirt on TerraGroup leads to Savior (deliver 8 major evidence items) or Debtor (stop after 2 and refuse to continue). Accepting his offer but refusing to find dirt leads to Fallen.
How do you get the Savior ending from The Ticket?
Accept Kerman, agree to find dirt on TerraGroup, and deliver 8 of the 9 major evidence items. You also need Intelligence Center 3, Solar Power 1, 40 Physical Bitcoin for Mechanic, Fence reputation 4.0, the Woods and Reserve co-op extracts, BTR Driver standing 0.4, and the Alpha-1 evidence container carried through the Terminal finale.
Do you really need 500 million roubles for The Ticket?
Only on the Survivor route, and only if you kept the Armored case in Falling Skies. If you gave Prapor the case, his price drops to 300 million. The other three endings involve no rouble payment: Savior costs evidence and effort, Debtor costs a Lightkeeper grind, and Fallen costs 1,000,000 dollars plus the dangerous cargo.
What is the Terminal finale?
Every ending funnels into a final scripted raid. Approach the Shoreline Terminal intercom between 21:00 and 06:00 with your ending-specific access item, fight through Black Division squads, breach the gate, restore power, and reach the boat at the pier. Your gear is returned to its pre-Terminal state afterward.
Is The Ticket the last story chapter in Tarkov?
Yes, The Ticket is the final story chapter. Every chapter before it sets up which endings are reachable (and supplies the evidence Savior needs), and your Kerman decisions in The Ticket lock in one of the four endings.