Does being mounted on a horse make fast traveling faster?

Question

Is there any difference between:

By difference, I mean in-game time that is consumed by the fast travel.

This should be easy to test. Pick up 2 cities. Press tab and check the time, then fast travel to the second town. Check the time again. Mount a horse and then fast travel back to the first town. Check the time again and compare.
In TES IV: Oblivion, being mounted on a horse will improve the speed of fast traveling.
Ha. I'd been wondering about this the entire time, and still haven't bothered to check. And now I know.

kotekzot · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-15 21:35:52Z

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No, there is absolutely no difference, whether you're on foot, on a stolen horse, on a horse you own, or near a horse you own.

Tested by fast traveling between Riften stables and Markarth stables. the trip always took 26 hours and 5 minutes.

edited Feb 15 '12 at 21:35

answered Feb 15 '12 at 20:17

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Toast · Answer 2 · 2012-02-15 20:27:06Z

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Yes, but only in one very specific instance: you're over-encumbered. Otherwise, all forms of fast travel occur at the same speed.

answered Feb 15 '12 at 20:27

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That doesn't make it faster, that just makes it possible. – bwarner Feb 15 '12 at 21:20

Wow, and that is a great reason for horses! – Bill K Feb 16 '12 at 1:50

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Any form of fast travel is faster than no fast travel. – Toast Feb 16 '12 at 7:19

but...how do you get up onto the horse when you're over-encumbered? – Alex Feb 16 '12 at 8:10

Good one! Upvoted. – kotekzot Feb 16 '12 at 10:06

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