fantasy audiobook · The Lord of the Rings
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien narrated by Rob Inglis is about 17 hours long at normal speed. At 1.5× that drops to about 11 hr 20 min, and at 2× to about 8 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× | 21 hr 15 min |
| 1× | 17 hr |
| 1.25× | 13 hr 36 min |
| 1.5× | 11 hr 20 min |
| 1.75× | 9 hr 43 min |
| 2× | 8 hr 30 min |
| 2.5× | 6 hr 48 min |
| 3× | 5 hr 40 min |
Plan your listen
At one hour a day and normal speed, you'll finish in about 17 days. Speed it up to 1.5× and the same hour a day finishes it in about 12 days. At 45 minutes a day and 1.5×, plan on about 16 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× | 68 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| 1.25× | 55 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| 1.5× | 46 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| 2× | 34 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
How long, really
At 17 hr, The Two Towers is about the length of a drive from Chicago to Washington, D.C. and back. That's longer than about 76% of the 169 popular audiobooks we list.
Spoken at an average narration pace, The Two Towers comes to roughly 158,000 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 The Two Towers and how many hours remain, whichever app you listen in.
Common questions
The The Two Towers audiobook by J.R.R. Tolkien runs about 17 hours at normal (1x) speed, in the edition narrated by Rob Inglis. Exact runtime can differ by a few minutes between editions and stores.
At 1.5x speed, The Two Towers takes about 11 hours and 20 minutes. At 2x it takes about 8 hours and 30 minutes.
At one hour a day and normal speed, The Two Towers takes about 17 days. At 1.5x speed and an hour a day it takes about 12 days. At 30 minutes a day and normal speed it takes about 34 days.
Compared with the 169 popular audiobooks on this site, The Two Towers is longer than about 76% of them. At 17 hr it is about the length of a drive from Chicago to Washington, D.C. and back.
