The Old Patagonian Express: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Old Patagonian Express runs 16.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 931 Travel Tips audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Norman Dietz
Norman Dietz narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the Travel Tips shelf
26 Travel Tips audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt
- Miles from Nowhere: A Round the World Bicycle Adventure
- The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
- The Last Dive: A Father and Son's Fatal Descent into the Ocean's Depths
- Around the World in 80 Days: My World Record Breaking Adventure
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 Old Patagonian Express is an audiobook by Paul Theroux: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released August 10, 2017, on the Travel Tips shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Norman Dietz
- Released
- August 10, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Travel Tips
- ISBN
- 9781510009400
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Old Patagonian Express as an audiobook?
The Old Patagonian Express runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is The Old Patagonian Express free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Old Patagonian Express?
The Old Patagonian Express is narrated by Norman Dietz.
Is The Old Patagonian Express worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.