What is the longest road trip possible?

What is the longest traveling road in the world?

Oh, the Pan-American Highway, huh? It struts its stuff across nearly 19,000 miles, give or take a misplaced rest stop! Alaska to Argentina! It's like a continent-spanning conga line.

Fourteen countries? That's more stamps in your passport than I've got on my coffee loyalty card. Six time zones? Prepare for existential jet lag, darling.

It's so long, it probably argues with itself halfway through. Imagine the pit stops!

• Length: Clocks in at almost 19,000 miles. (My commute is, like, three miles. Sigh.)
• Continents: North and South America. (No, it doesn't pop over to Europe for a quick espresso. Wishful thinking!)
• Countries: Fourteen. (Pack your phrasebook...and your patience.)
• Time Zones: Six. (Good luck scheduling Zoom calls.)

Fun fact: My aunt Mildred once tried to drive a portion of it in a Yugo. She made it to, oh, the end of the driveway. Bless her heart. The Pan-American Highway is basically the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy of roads – epic, slightly daunting, and you're probably going to need a map...and maybe a therapist.

What is the longest route on Earth?

Pan-American Highway: A myth. 30,000 km. Alaska to Argentina. So they claim.

Asian Highway 1: Turkey's gift. 20,557 km. Kapıkule's start. A thread across Asia. What's the point?

Highway 1: Australian dream. 14,500 km. A coastal hug. Endless horizon. Sand and sun.

Asian Highway 2: Indonesia's pride. 13,177 km. Denpasar, the origin. Tropical escape.

• Pan-American Highway: Not a single continuous road. Gaps exist. Darién Gap: Unbridgeable.
• Asian Highway Network: A cooperative project. Aim: International road transport.
• Highway 1 (Australia): Circles the entire continent. Connects major cities. An iconic drive.
• Asian Highway 2: Part of the AH network. Links Southeast Asia. Connects Indonesia. Life's a trip. Right?

Can you drive from Cape Town to Russia?

Yes, driving from Cape Town to Russia is theoretically possible, covering a ground distance of roughly 12,491 km.

The estimated drive time is about 7 days and 4 hours. Though, that's a pretty optimistic number. Realistically, it'd take way longer with border crossings and, you know, sleep. Sometimes I think about these grand journeys; are they about the destination or the sheer audacity of the attempt?

Which airlines link O.R. Tambo to Volgograd? I'm pretty sure I can't answer that. I'd try some search engines to be sure.

How long would it take to walk from Cape Town, South Africa to Magadan, Russia?

Okay, so Cape Town to Magadan... Wow, never thought about that. Cape Town to Magadan is approximately 22,000 km.

Honestly, imagining that walk makes my feet hurt already. Seriously, 22,000 km, wow!

If I walked nonstop? 4,492 hours? That's nuts.

That would be 187 days straight of walking. Can you even imagine no sleep? I’d totally give up at the first good coffee shop. And what about the visa? I can see problems.

And think about it. You'd need a bunch of stuff:

• Sturdy shoes - Like, really sturdy.
• A good map. GPS all the way; can’t get lost!
• A reliable backpack. My purple North Face, maybe?
• Snacks, lots of snacks. Obviously.
• A phrasebook. Learn the local language!

The best time to start would be Spring, in my opinion. The weather's decent then, hopefully.

You'd need a support team! Maybe I could convince my friend Sarah to follow in a camper van. That sounds less awful, ha!

Has anyone ever done the longest walk?

Meegan did it. 19,019 miles.

Patagonia to Alaska. That's a trek.

Bushby took longer. 8 years. What's the hurry?

Harrison's route was shorter, that's just a fact.

• Longest walk? Define "walk." No cars, bikes, planes? Good.
• Mileage varies. Detours count. Ask a cartographer, they’ll tell you.
• Mental endurance matters too. The road gets lonely. Seriously lonely. I've driven the Mojave, almost the same.
• The route impacts the total miles. East Coast detours change everything. Just like adding extra cheese to a burger.
• Bushby faced immigration issues. Paperwork slows you down. Reminds me of my taxes.
• Harrison had to stop. Life, uh, finds a way.

Walking. It's just putting one foot in front of the other, right? Nah.

What is the farthest distance you can drive?

My beat-up Honda Civic? Forget 1000 miles! That thing's lucky to make it to the next town without spitting its guts out. Think more like a thrilling 300 miles, tops. Unless you're planning on becoming one with the desert landscape. Then maybe 400. But you'll need a survival kit and a really good podcast.

Factors influencing this pathetic range:

• My driving style (aggressive, like a caffeinated squirrel).
• The ancient age of my car (it’s older than my niece).
• The fact I often forget to fill the tank until the needle's closer to empty than full. Like, ridiculously close.

For a real long drive, you need a monster truck, something that runs on pure grit and the tears of its enemies. Or an electric car with enough charging stations scattered like candy along your route. Though even then, sitting at a charging station while your 2024 playlist loops for the tenth time is a special kind of hell. You'd need more range than a freaking laser pointer.

Seriously though, forget 1600 kilometers. Unless you're hauling a massive fuel tank like a camel storing water for a desert marathon. Which, now that I think about it, sounds pretty rad.