Reading time
How long does it take to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is about 216 pages, so it takes about 4 hours at an average 238 words per minute — about 8 days at 30 minutes a day.
At an average reading speed
3 h 47 min
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Douglas Adams · first published 1979
- Pages
- 216
- 30 min a day
- 8 days
By reading speed
| Unhurried reader · 180 wpm | 5 h |
| Average adult · 238 wpm | 3 h 47 min |
| Quick reader · 300 wpm | 3 h |
| Very fast reader · 400 wpm | 2 h 15 min |
By daily habit
Your reading speed
| 15 minutes a day | 16 days |
| 30 minutes a day | 8 days |
| 45 minutes a day | 6 days |
| 60 minutes a day | 4 days |
Page count: median of 130 editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
#1 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Next in the series: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, 224 pages)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: reading time questions
- How many pages is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is about 216 pages. That is the median across the 130 editions listed on Open Library; hardcover, paperback and large-print editions differ.
- How long does it take to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
- About 3 h 47 min at 238 words per minute, the average silent reading speed for adults. A quick reader at 300 words per minute needs about 3 h.
- How many days to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at 30 minutes a day?
- About 8 days. At 15 minutes a day it takes about 16 days, and at an hour a day about 4 days.
- What number is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series?
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is book 1 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.