The Beach: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beach runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alfie Allen (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 13,042 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Suspense shelf
2,775 Suspense audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Wife Between Us
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Other recordings
- The 2022 recording read by Michael Page runs 0.3 hours longer (11.3 hours).
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Beach is an audiobook by Alex Garland: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Alfie Allen, released July 7, 2016, on the Suspense shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alfie Allen
- Released
- July 7, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense
- ISBN
- 9780241976029
How to listen to The Beach free
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Beach as an audiobook?
The Beach runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Beach free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Beach?
The Beach is narrated by Alfie Allen.
Is The Beach worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.