Maps of Movies
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Where Terminator: Dark Fate says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Mexico City is Spain, the border camp is a Hungarian factory, and the plane never left the studio.
View on the map
Scenes and places
The 1998 ambush (1998)
Sarah and John Connor are living quietly when a T-800 finds them. The ambush sets up the grief that drives Sarah for the next twenty years.
Set in Livingston, Guatemala — A small coastal town where Sarah and John Connor are hiding in 1998.
The opening scene of the film, set in a small Caribbean-coast town.
Filmed at Isleta del Moro, Almería, Spain — Where the first day of filming took place, for the opening scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
The auto assembly plant
The Rev-9 walks into the plant disguised as Dani's father. Grace gets Dani and Diego out, and the chase begins.
Set in Auto assembly plant, Mexico City — The Mexico City factory where Dani and her brother Diego work.
A car factory in Mexico City, the first place the Rev-9 strikes.
Filmed at San Juan industrial estate, Catral, Spain — Filming for two weeks in Catral, including the San Juan industrial estate. The coordinates are of Catral town, not the estate. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
The highway chase
The Rev-9 chases Grace, Dani and Diego along the highway. Sarah Connor makes her entrance in the middle of it.
Set in Highway, Mexico City — A Mexico City highway where the Rev-9 pursues Grace, Dani and Diego, and where Sarah Connor is introduced.
A multi-lane highway chase built from practical effects and CGI.
Filmed at New roads to Región de Murcia International Airport, Spain — The final choice among about seven freeway locations considered. The coordinates are of the airport, not the road. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
The border detention center
Dani and her group cross the border and end up held by U.S. authorities. The cages and guards are the film's picture of the border.
Set in Border detention center — A detention center on the Mexico-US border.
A detention facility on the Mexico-US border.
Filmed at Former Nokia factory, Komárom, Hungary — Detention center scenes were filmed here in July 2018. The coordinates are of Komárom town, not the factory. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
Carl's house
Sarah finds the T-800 that killed John, now calling himself Carl, living with a family. He tells her he sent the messages to give her a purpose.
Set in Carl's house, Texas — The home where the T-800 now lives with an adopted family.
A family home, built from scratch for the film.
The C-5 cargo plane
The group flies out with the Rev-9 on board. The fight inside the fuselage ends with them parachuting out.
Set in C-5 transport plane — A military transport the group uses to get away, with the Rev-9 aboard.
A cargo plane, shot on a studio set with a gimbal.
The hydroelectric dam
After the jump, the group makes a stand at the dam, a place with nowhere left to run.
Set in Hydroelectric dam — The dam near where the group lands, site of the final stand.
A large concrete hydroelectric dam.
Filmed at Aldeadávila Dam, Spain — Filming took place at the Aldeadávila Dam. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there:
Filmed at Pueblo Nuevo and Lavapiés, Madrid, Spain — Mexican streets Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Cartagena, Spain — Scenes set in Mexico (scene not named) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Mercedes-Benz factory, Kecskemét, Hungary — Scene not named Google Maps · Apple Maps
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Mexico of Terminator: Dark Fate really filmed?