Quote Originally Posted by Ruri View Post
Easiest way is to take the airship , elevator is by the chocobo stall in Limsa but it costs 5000gil for a ride and I know when you start you don't have a lot of gil. The only other way to get there from Limsa is to take the ferry to Uldah then follow the road alllll the way east to the end of the map then north to gridania.
Sorry, I just had to point something out about this: Airship costs 100gil * your highest level. Yes, many people have a level 50 character so it costs them 5k BUT for beginners it costs MUCH less. If your highest level is only 5 or 10 then it will only cost 500gil or 1k, something very easily managed after just 2-3 5min leves.

But, as the others have said, I suggest doing quests and leves first too. It certainly couldn't hurt and you learn a little about the game while you're at it.