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The Girl on the Train: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Girl on the Train runs an estimated 10.6 hours (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.6est. listening hrs
3.6★94 ratings
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Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 10.6 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Girl on the Train at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

What our data says

  • At 10.6 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 66% of the thriller audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 14% shorter than the average thriller audiobook (12.3 hrs across 717 titles in our dataset).

Computed from thriller audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for thriller listeners who want psychological twists and a murder to untangle: a solid week of commutes at 10.6 hours (estimated).

About the book

The #1 New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Book of the Year, now a major motion picture. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. “Nothing is more addicting than The Girl on the Train. ”— Vanity Fair “ The Girl on the Train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since Gone Girl . . . . [It] is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership.”— The New York Times “Marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. . . hang on tight.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Girl on the Train as an audiobook?

The Girl on the Train runs about 10.6 hours, our estimate from its 360 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.

Is The Girl on the Train free as an audiobook?

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

Is The Girl on the Train worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.

When was The Girl on the Train first published?

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins was first published in 2014.