science fiction audiobook · Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy and others is about 21 hours and 2 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 14 hr 1 min, and at 2× to about 10 hr 31 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× | 26 hr 18 min |
| 1× | 21 hr 2 min |
| 1.25× | 16 hr 50 min |
| 1.5× | 14 hr 1 min |
| 1.75× | 12 hr 1 min |
| 2× | 10 hr 31 min |
| 2.5× | 8 hr 25 min |
| 3× | 7 hr 1 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 22 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 15 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 19 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× | 85 | 43 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| 1.25× | 68 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| 1.5× | 57 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| 2× | 43 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
How long, really
At 21 hr 2 min, Dune is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver. That's longer than about 86% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, Dune comes to roughly 196,000 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 Dune and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Dune audiobook by Frank Herbert runs about 21 hours and 2 minutes at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy and others. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Dune takes about 14 hours and 1 minutes. At 2x it takes about 10 hours and 31 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Dune takes about 22 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 15 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 43 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Dune is longer than about 86% of them. At 21 hr 2 min it is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver.
