52,150words
- Pages
- 250paperback, Ballantine Books, 2009
- Reading time
- 3 h 29 minat 250 words a minute
- Listening time
- 5 h 36 minaudiobook pace, 155 words a minute
- First published
- 1980
Book 2 of 5 in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Compared with other books
Longer than 17% of the other 366 books here.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- arbookfind.comword count
- openlibrary.orgpages of this edition · ISBN 9780345418920
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition.
Questions
How many words is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams has 52,150 words.
How many pages is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?
250 pages in the paperback, Ballantine Books, 2009 edition. Other editions have more or fewer pages for the same text.
How long does it take to read The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?
About 3 h 29 min at 250 words a minute, or 5 h 36 min as an audiobook.
Writing a book of your own?
Musael counts every chapter as you write, keeps the plan beside the draft and checks names and facts across the book.