classic fiction audiobook
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is about 35 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 23 hr 20 min, and at 2× to about 17 hr 30 min.
Runtimes are approximate and vary slightly by edition and retailer. Check the length shown in Audible, Libby, Spotify or Apple Books for your copy.
| Playback speed | Total time |
|---|---|
| 0.8× | 43 hr 45 min |
| 1× | 35 hr |
| 1.25× | 28 hr |
| 1.5× | 23 hr 20 min |
| 1.75× | 20 hr |
| 2× | 17 hr 30 min |
| 2.5× | 14 hr |
| 3× | 11 hr 40 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 35 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 24 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 32 days.
The table below shows whole days needed for every combination of speed and daily listening time.
| Speed | 15 min | 30 min | 45 min | 1 hr | 1.5 hr | 2 hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 140 | 70 | 47 | 35 | 24 | 18 |
| 1.25× | 112 | 56 | 38 | 28 | 19 | 14 |
| 1.5× | 94 | 47 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
| 2× | 70 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
How long, really
At 35 hr, Anna Karenina is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening. That's longer than about 93% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Anna Karenina comes to roughly 326,000 words. Narrators vary, so a faster or slower reader will shift that number and the total runtime.
Want to try other speeds or your own schedule? Use the audiobook speed calculator or the listening goal calculator to find the daily minutes you need.
Track it as you listen
Booktrace is an iPhone audiobook tracker that logs your sessions, chapters, narrator and playback speed in one place, so you can see real progress through Anna Karenina and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Anna Karenina audiobook by Leo Tolstoy runs about 35 hours at normal (1x) speed. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Anna Karenina takes about 23 hours and 20 minutes. At 2x it takes about 17 hours and 30 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Anna Karenina takes about 35 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 24 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 70 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Anna Karenina is longer than about 93% of them. At 35 hr it is more than a full day and a half of non-stop listening.
