The Underground Railroad: Audiobook
As an audiobook, The Underground Railroad runs an estimated 11.2 hours (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrumentWhen will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening (estimated).
| 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 –
What our data says
- At 11.2 hours (estimated), it sits right at the median length for historical fiction.
Computed from historical fiction audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.
Who is this for?
Best for historical fiction listeners who want a historical setting: a solid week of commutes at 11.2 hours (estimated).
About the book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • "An American masterpiece" (NPR) that chronicles a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. One of The New York Times ’s 10 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century • A Los Angeles Times Best Fiction Book of the Last 30 Years The basis for the acclaimed original Prime Video series directed by Barry Jenkins. Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood—where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him.
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How long is The Underground Railroad as an audiobook?
The Underground Railroad runs about 11.2 hours, our estimate from its 378 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Can I listen to The Underground Railroad free?
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Is The Underground Railroad worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours. Most listeners adjust to 1.25–1.5× within a chapter or two.
When was The Underground Railroad first published?
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead was first published in 2000.
