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Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen

Born to Run: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Born to Run audiobook runs 18.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Bruce Springsteen (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.2listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish Born to Run at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 18.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,212 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Born to Run is an audiobook by Bruce Springsteen: a 18.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Bruce Springsteen, released December 6, 2016, on the Arts & Entertainment and Memoirs shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.2 hrs
Narrated by
Bruce Springsteen
Released
December 6, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Memoirs, Celebrity Memoirs
ISBN
9781508224235

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Born to Run audiobook?

Born to Run runs 18.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.

Is the Born to Run audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Born to Run?

Born to Run is narrated by Bruce Springsteen.

Is Born to Run worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6.1 hours.