The Odyssey: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Odyssey runs 11.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by LibriVox Volunteers (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 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 11.3 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 3,723 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelf
573 Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2005 recording read by Ian McKellen runs 1.7 hours longer (13 hours).
- The 2016 recording read by Gordon Griffin runs 4.2 hours longer (15.5 hours).
- The 2023 recording read by Peter Coates runs 1.3 hours longer (12.6 hours).
- The 2014 recording read by Norman Dietz runs 1.1 hours longer (12.4 hours).
- The 2006 recording read by John Lee runs 0.5 hours longer (11.8 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 Odyssey is an audiobook by Homer: a 11.3-hour unabridged recording, read by LibriVox Volunteers, released January 1, 2016, on the Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- LibriVox Volunteers
- Released
- January 1, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fairy Tales & Folklore (Literature)
How to listen to The Odyssey free
New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.
Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.
Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Odyssey as an audiobook?
The Odyssey runs 11.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Odyssey free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Odyssey?
The Odyssey is narrated by LibriVox Volunteers.
Is The Odyssey worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.8 hours.