The Bridge of San Luis Rey: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bridge of San Luis Rey runs 3.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sam Waterston (about 2.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 3.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day | 4 days |
| 2 hours / day | 2 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 3.6 hours, it is shorter than 61% of the 2,835 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
128 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2020 recording read by Thom Rivera runs 0.7 hours longer (4.3 hours).
- The 2026 recording read by AI Voice Spoken runs 0.6 hours shorter (3 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Ian Porter runs 0.7 hours longer (4.3 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by Edoardo Ballerini runs 0.6 hours shorter (3 hours).
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
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is an audiobook by Thornton Wilder and Richard Ferrone: a 3.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sam Waterston, released January 13, 2004, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 3.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sam Waterston
- Released
- January 13, 2004
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9781598873009
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Bridge of San Luis Rey as an audiobook?
The Bridge of San Luis Rey runs 3.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.4 hours.
Is The Bridge of San Luis Rey free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Bridge of San Luis Rey?
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is narrated by Sam Waterston.