How long does it take to read The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams takes about 14 hours 49 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 14 hours 49 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2012. 808 pages, about 222,200 words.
30 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 24 hours 41 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 14 hours 49 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 9 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 4.0 h 
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Life, the Universe and Everything 3.9 h 
Works (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Restaurant at the End of the Universe / Life, the Universe and Everything / So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish / Mostly Harmless / Young Zaphod Plays it Safe) 15.0 h 
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 5.1 h 
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