The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy runs an estimated 17.4 hours (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening (estimated).
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
You'll finish in–by –
What our data says
- At 17.4 hours (estimated), it runs longer than 92% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 66% longer than the average science fiction audiobook (10.5 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).
Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for science fiction listeners who want a comic streak: a long-haul epic at 17.4 hours (estimated).
About the book
The history of the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is now so complicated that every time I tell it I contradict myself… The publication of this omnibus edition seemed like a good opportunity to set the record straight — or at least firmly cooked.” Reissued to coincide with Mostly Harmless, includes A Guide to the Guide and notes on How to Leave the Planet. Contains: - [The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163649W/The_Hitch_Hiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) - [The Restaurant at the End of the Universe][2] - [Life, the Universe and Everything][3] - [So long, and thanks for all the fish][4] [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163721W [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163720W [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163716W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163719W
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How long is The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy as an audiobook?
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy runs about 17.4 hours, our estimate from its 590 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
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Is The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy first published?
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams was first published in 1979.
