The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe runs 5.8 hours as an audiobook (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 5.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any of the 2,187 audiobooks we measure.
What our data says
- At 5.8 hours, it's shorter than 85% of the science fiction audiobooks we measured.
- That's 47% shorter than the average science fiction audiobook (10.9 hrs across 820 titles in our dataset).
Computed from science fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ). Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for science fiction listeners who want a comic streak: a weekend-size listen at 5.8 hours.
About the book
Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.”— The Washington Post Book World Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability. Among Arthur’s motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who’s gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food speaks for itself (literally). Will they make it?
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe as an audiobook?
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe runs 5.8 hours. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
When was The Restaurant at the End of the Universe first published?
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams was first published in 1980.
