fantasy audiobook · Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling narrated by Jim Dale is about 21 hours and 50 minutes long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 14 hr 33 min, and at 2× to about 10 hr 55 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× | 27 hr 18 min |
| 1× | 21 hr 50 min |
| 1.25× | 17 hr 28 min |
| 1.5× | 14 hr 33 min |
| 1.75× | 12 hr 29 min |
| 2× | 10 hr 55 min |
| 2.5× | 8 hr 44 min |
| 3× | 7 hr 17 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 20 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× | 88 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| 1.25× | 70 | 35 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| 1.5× | 59 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| 2× | 44 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
How long, really
At 21 hr 50 min, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 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, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes to roughly 203,000 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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows audiobook by J.K. Rowling runs about 21 hours and 50 minutes at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Jim Dale. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows takes about 14 hours and 33 minutes. At 2x it takes about 10 hours and 55 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 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 44 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is longer than about 86% of them. At 21 hr 50 min it is roughly a full day of non-stop listening, a road trip from Seattle to Denver.
