Complete Escape From Tarkov Key Guide – Unlock Secrets and Rewards

Escape From Tarkov Keys Guide

In the dangerous world of Escape from Tarkov, you’ll come across a wide range of valuable loot, including weapons, armor, consumables, and more. However, keys are a unique type of loot that stand out above all else. They unlock high-value areas, grant access to important quest locations, and open extraction points. Without the right keys, some missions and loot will remain out of reach.

This guide provides detailed information about where to find keys, what they unlock, and the rewards they offer.

Factory

West Wing Room 306 Key

Where to find: Second floor of the Factory, inside a locker in the Shower Room.
Unlocks: Room 306 in the West Wing of the Health Resort on Shoreline.
Rewards: M4A1 weapon, scavenger loot, and medical supplies.

Portable Cabin Key of Customs Factory Zone

Where to find: Third floor of the Factory, in a locked room near the office (requires Factory Exit Key).
Unlocks: Portable Cabin between the Customs construction site and the Bus Depot.
Rewards: Weapon Box.

Dorm Room 204 Key

Where to find: Third floor of the Factory, in a Jacket near the Factory Office (3% spawn chance). Requires the Factory Exit Key.
Unlocks: Room 204 in the Dorms on Customs.
Rewards: Weapons Locker, Safe, and loot.

Key to Utility Room of Power Substation

Where to find: First floor of the Factory, in the Forklift Room, inside a blue locker.
Unlocks: Utility Room on Interchange, west of IDEA, near the Power Plant extraction point.
Rewards: Weapon Box, Wooden Crate, MP-153 Semi-Automatic Shotgun.

Woods

East Wing Room 308 Key

Where to find: Center of the map, in the cabin closest to the Yotota truck. The key is on a nightstand between the beds.
Unlocks: Room 308 in the East Wing of the Health Resort on Shoreline. Through the shared balcony, you can access Room 306.
Rewards: Money, supplies, Medcase, weapon rack, random weapon spawn.

Lab. Violet Keycard

Where to find: North of the Lumber Mill, in the Brick House on the table.
Unlocks: Room R23 on the second level of the Lab and the Lab itself.
Rewards: Weapon spawns (M4A1 or MP5SD), money, three Weapon Boxes, Military COFDM, VXP Flash Module.

East Wing Room 314 Key

Where to find: Eastern checkpoint near the road, on a wooden stool next to a Drawer.
Unlocks: Room 314 in the East Wing of the Health Resort on Shoreline.
Rewards: Medical supplies, money, weapon mods, Weapon Box.

East Wing Room 316 Key

Where to find: Western side of the lake, near a crashed minivan. The key is in a suitcase near the trunk.
Unlocks: Room 316 in the East Wing of the Health Resort on Shoreline.
Rewards: Weapon attachments, SV-98 Sniper Rifle, Medbag, two Weapon Boxes.

Interchange

Key to KIBA Store Outlet

Where to find:
1. Goshan store, at a campsite near one of the tents.
2. Parking Garage, in a tent at Section B.
3. Substation area west of IDEA near the Power Plant Extraction point.
Unlocks: First door of the KIBA Store (requires a second key for full access).
Rewards: Weapon spawns, armor, helmets, two cash registers, grenade spawns, weapon mods.

Key to IDEA Cash Register

Where to find: North of the IDEA store, on the seat of a white bus.
Unlocks: All cash registers in IDEA.
Rewards: Each register contains 560–1150 rubles, with 20 registers total.

Key to OLI Cash Register

Where to find: In the back offices of the OLI store, on a desk.
Unlocks: All cash registers in OLI.
Rewards: Each register contains 560–1150 rubles, with 18 registers total.

RB-MP21 Key

Where to find: Power Substation area on the west side of IDEA, inside a bathroom drawer.
Unlocks: A room on the second floor of the Eastern Repair Point Building at Reserve.
Rewards: Intelligence Folder, weapon box, toolbox, two drawers, a weapon rack, ammo, weapon mods, 6-STEN-140-M Military Battery.

RB-OP Key

Where to find: On the first floor of the mall, inside the Generic store next to KIBA.
Unlocks: Basement of the Airspace Control Center on the Reserve map.
Rewards: Drawer, Intelligence Folder.

Customs

Dorm Room 114 Key

Where to find: Customs checkpoint, inside the trunk of a blue car.
Unlocks: Room 114 in the two-story Dorms building on Customs.
Rewards: PC block, Medcase, and Safe.

Dorm Room 220 Key

Where to find: East of Customs, inside a Train Car behind the Rail Crossover, under a pile of clothes.
Unlocks: Room 220 in the three-story Dorms building on Customs.
Rewards: Cash, Duffle Bag, Jacket with a chance for the Marked Key and ZB-014 Key, quest item for "Chemical – Part 2."

Factory Exit Key

Where to find: Three possible spawns: 1) Behind the Old Gas Station. 2) Inside the Guard's office in the three-story Dorms. 3) In the Morgue building south of the smokestacks in the Customs factory zone.
Unlocks: Guard Building in Customs Crane Yard, Factory Gate 0 and Cellars extraction points, Locked Room near the Factory Office.
Rewards: Weapon spawn, Portable Cabin Key of Customs Factory Zone, Wooden Crate, lootable Drawers.

Military Base Checkpoint Key

Where to find: Inside the Boiler Building of the Morgue, lootable from a dead scav.
Unlocks: Military Checkpoint door on Customs.
Rewards: Random ammo, two Wooden Ammo Boxes, grenades, Weapon Rack.

Machinery Key

Where to find: Three-story Dorms building on Customs, in Room 205. Found in a brown jacket.
Unlocks: Fuel Truck parked at the Customs construction area.
Rewards: Quest item for "Checking" – Bronze pocket watch on a chain.

Key ZB-014

Where to find: Three-story Dorms building on Customs, Room 220, on a desk.
Unlocks: Locked room in the bunker east of the Woods map.
Rewards: 60-round 6L31 magazines, Weapon Box. Room doubles as an extraction point if green flares are lit.

Dorm Room 104 Key

Where to find: Two-story Dorms building on Customs, in a key cabinet at the Dorm Guard desk.
Unlocks: Room 104 in the two-story Dorms building.
Rewards: Two Jackets, Toolbox.

Dorm Guard Desk Key

Where to find: Two-story Dorms building on Customs, inside the shower room near a dead scav.
Unlocks: Guard Desk Room in the same building.
Rewards: Two Wooden Ammo Boxes, Weapon Box, Weapon Rack, Key Cabinet with a chance to spawn Dorm Room 104 Key.

Dorm Room 214 Key

Where to find: Garage #88 west of Customs, key is inside between some pallets.
Unlocks: Room 214 in the three-story Dorms building on Customs.
Rewards: Loot, Safe, Dorm Room 203 Key spawn.

Dorm Room 203 Key

Where to find: Inside Dorm Room 214 in the three-story Dorms building on Customs.
Unlocks: Room 203 in the same building.
Rewards: Sports Bag.

Reserve

RB-TB Key

Where to find: On the roof of the train extract building, near the sleeping bag.
Unlocks: A room in the basement of the “Black Pawn” building.
Rewards: Ammo, weapon mods, and three AK-47 racks.

RB-AK Key

Where to find: Guard shack in the Weather Station area (White Queen/Dome).
Unlocks: A door in the southern apartment building near the Pawn area.
Rewards: Ammo boxes, phased array element, sports bag, two PC blocks, and a Virtex processor.

RB-ORB2 Key

Where to find: In the northern barracks building, inside a locker near the Radar Station tunnel.
Unlocks: A grated door on the second floor of the northern barracks.
Rewards: Two weapon boxes, a drawer, weapon mods, and ammo spawns.

RB-PS81 Key

Where to find: Inside the White Bishop building, on a chair.
Unlocks: Locked areas in the underground storage bunkers (A and B hangars).
Rewards: Technical Supply Crate, two Medical Supply Crates.

Lab

Lab. Yellow Keycard

Where to find: Three spawn points: 1) Room R24 (Cafeteria), on the central table. 2) Room O21 (Main Working Area), on the conference table. 3) Room O11 (Main Working Area), on one of the workstations.
Unlocks: Room Y21 (Security), second level.
Rewards: Weapon mods, Drawer, PC Block, Weapon Safe. Control Panel here can disable announcements after activating the Parking Extraction.

Lab. Black Keycard

Where to find: Three spawn points: 1) Room O11 (Main Working Area), on the large table. 2) Room G22 (Sterile Laboratory), near the computer (requires Green Keycard). 3) Room O22 (Offices and Laboratories), on a computer desk.
Unlocks: Room G12 (Test Room), first level.
Rewards: Medical supplies and Medcase.

Lab. Green Keycard

Where to find: Three spawn points: 1) Near Room G11 (Infirmary, Level 1), on the desk. 2) Inside Room O21 (Main Working Area, second level), at the manager office's reception desk. 3) Hallway near Room R23, on a shelf on the right.
Unlocks: Room G22 (Sterile Laboratory), second level.
Rewards: Possible MP5 spawn, weapon mods, Weapon Box, Lab Black Keycard, medical supplies, Medcase.

Lab. Key: Manager’s Office

Where to find: Three spawn points: 1) Parking Garage Y11, on the passenger seat of an SUV. 2) Room O13, on the desk near the entrance. 3) Room O22, next to the powered laptop.
Unlocks: Manager’s Office on the second level (Room O21).
Rewards: Rare loot, Weapon Box, Safe, PC Block, Drawer.

Lab. Key: Testing Area

Where to find: Three spawn points: 1) Near Room R23 entrance, on a shelf. 2) Above the server rooms on the second level (B21), on a kitchen counter. 3) Inside Gym R15, first level, on a stool.
Unlocks: Room O11 (Weapon Testing Facility), first level.
Rewards: Ammo, weapon mods, random weapons, two Weapon Boxes.

Shoreline

East Wing Room 205 Key

Where to find: North of the Health Resort on Shoreline, on top of a cardboard box.
Unlocks: Room 205 in the East Wing of the Health Resort.
Rewards: Weapon spawns (ARM, AKS-74UB), cash, medical supplies, weapon cabinet, and two Weapon Boxes.

West Wing Room 218 Key

Where to find: Inside the Administrative Building of the Health Resort, in the second-floor toilet inside a locker.
Unlocks: Room 218 in the West Wing of the Health Resort.
Rewards: Ammo, food, cash, weapon spawns, two Weapon Cabinets, and a Lab Red Keycard.

Office 107 East Wing Key

Where to find: Inside the Administrative Building of the Health Resort, in the Band Room on a chair.
Unlocks: Office 107 in the East Wing of the Health Resort.
Rewards: Electronics, medical supplies, money, LEDX Skin Transilluminator, Sport Bag, Medcase, and Medbag.

West Wing Room 216 Key

Where to find: On the second floor of the theater building inside the Health Resort.
Unlocks: Room 216 in the West Wing of the Health Resort.
Rewards: M4A1 magazines, medical supplies, computer parts, M4A1 rifle, two grenade boxes, and two Weapon Boxes.

West Wing Room 303 Key

Where to find: Northwest of the Health Resort’s West Wing, inside a gazebo.
Unlocks: Room 303 in the West Wing of the Health Resort (note: this room is usually unlocked).
Rewards: Quest item for "Nostalgia" – Jaeger’s photo album inside a bedside table drawer.

Key to Pharmacy

Where to find: Inside Room 101 in the West Wing of the Health Resort, on the desk.
Unlocks: Pharmacy in the Ultra shopping mall at Interchange.
Rewards: Saline Solution, Hydrogen Peroxide, and other medical supplies.

Lab. Red Keycard

Where to find: Three possible locations: 1) Room 221 in the East Wing of the Health Resort, on a table with a laptop. 2) Room 218 in the West Wing, on a water barrel. 3) Gym in the basement of the West Wing.
Unlocks: Room R23 in the Lab.
Rewards: Intelligence Folder, antiques, weapon spawns (M4A1, M4A1 SOPMOD II, MP5), weapon mods, and ammo.

Lab. Blue Keycard

Where to find: Three possible locations: 1) Office 112 in the West Wing, on a cabinet near the TV. 2) Office 104 in the West Wing, on a desk. 3) Ambulance in front of the Health Resort, on the passenger-side door.
Unlocks: Room G11 in the Lab.
Rewards: Medcase and medical supplies.

East Wing Room 226 Key

Where to find: Two locations: 1) Key rack near the central staircase in the East Wing of the Health Resort. 2) Scav Island, on a table with an outboard motor.
Unlocks: Room 226 in the East Wing of the Health Resort, with access to Room 222 via shared balcony.
Rewards: Weapon spawns (MP5, RSASS, SV-98, MP-153), LEDX Skin Transilluminator, Toolbox, two Weapon Boxes, cash, food, medical supplies, rare items, Weapon Rack, and Gun Locker (Room 222 balcony).

Cottage Back Entrance Key

Where to find: Estate area near the cottage, on a water barrel in the backyard.
Unlocks: Cottage back door.
Rewards: Money, lootable Jacket (chance for Marked Key), Gun Cabinet, PC Block, and two Safes (one locked, requires Cottage Safe Key).

Cottage Safe Key

Where to find: Inside a bus near a tank in the village area.
Unlocks: Safe inside the locked villa on Shoreline.
Rewards: Contents of one locked safe.

West Wing Room 301 Key

Where to find: Between the tunnel and the broken road, inside a yellow bus on the seat.
Unlocks: Room 301 in the West Wing of the Health Resort (shared balcony with Room 304).
Rewards: LEDX Skin Transilluminator, SV-98 Sniper Rifle, medical supplies, cash, computer parts, two PC Blocks, and a Weapon Box.

Health Resort Utility Room Key

Where to find: Janitor’s closet near the central staircase in the East Wing of the Health Resort, on the second floor.
Unlocks: Three utility rooms in the Health Resort (Rooms 327 and 227 in the West Wing, and Room 328 in the East Wing).
Rewards: Industrial items, rare loot

Streets of Tarkov

Abandoned Factory Marked Key

Where to find: Can be looted from Scavs’ pockets, backpacks, or found in Jackets across the map.
Unlocks: Marked room at the abandoned factory on Streets of Tarkov.
Rewards: Rare and valuable items, including weapons and equipment.

Apartment Key for Checkannaya, 15

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Apartment in the building at Checkannaya, 15.
Rewards: Various loot, including valuable resources and gear.

Apartment 34 Key in "Concordia"

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Apartment 34 in the Concordia residential complex.
Rewards: Various loot, including valuable resources and gear.

Director’s Office Key for the Car Dealership

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Director’s Office in the car dealership.
Rewards: Rare and valuable items, including weapons and equipment.

Construction Trailer Key at the Building Site

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Construction trailer at the building site.
Rewards: Building materials and tools.

Apartment Key 8 for Zmeevsky, 3

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Apartment 8 in the building at Zmeevsky, 3.
Rewards: Various loot, including valuable resources and gear.

Apartment Key 20 for Zmeevsky, 5

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Apartment 20 in the building at Zmeevsky, 5.
Rewards: Various loot, including valuable resources and gear.

Archive Key

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Archive room on Streets of Tarkov.
Rewards: Documents, valuable items, and information.

Spare Shelter Key

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Spare shelter on Streets of Tarkov.
Rewards: Various loot, including valuable resources and gear.

Closed Section Key for the Car Dealership

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Closed section of the car dealership.
Rewards: Rare and valuable items, including weapons and equipment.

Office Key in Apartment 64 of "Concordia"

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Office inside Apartment 64 in the Concordia residential complex.
Rewards: Various loot, including valuable resources and gear.

Security Room Key for "Concordia"

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Security room in the Concordia residential complex.
Rewards: Weapons, ammunition, and security equipment.

Apartment Key 64 in "Concordia"

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Apartment 64 in the Concordia residential complex.
Rewards: Various loot, including valuable resources and gear.

Conference Room Key

Where to find: Found in Jackets and on Scavs across Streets of Tarkov.
Unlocks: Conference room on Streets of Tarkov.
Rewards: Documents, electronics, and high-value items.

Conclusion

Keys are an essential part of your progression and survival in Escape from Tarkov, especially on the Streets of Tarkov map. They provide access to rare loot, shortcuts, and are often critical for completing quests. Knowing where to find and how to use these keys will give you a significant advantage in your raids.

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