The Road: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Road runs 4.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Baker (about 3.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 4.7 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 6,931 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Classics (Literature) shelf
348 Classics (Literature) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2025 recording read by Kyle Bennett runs about the same length (4.7 hours).
- The 2020 recording read by Seth Thompson runs 0.9 hours longer (5.6 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 Road is an audiobook by Jack London: a 4.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Baker, released July 31, 2018, on the Classics (Literature) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Baker
- Released
- July 31, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Classics (Literature)
- ISBN
- 9782378980139
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Road as an audiobook?
The Road runs 4.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.1 hours.
Is The Road free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Road?
The Road is narrated by Michael Baker.