Traveling in Westeros; distance and time, extended headcanon
for those interested in relatively accurate travel distances and how long it would take in Game of Thrones, here is a list so that your writing can be as accurate as possible ! I have chosen the main cities to focus on, and a few smaller places that I know are of interest. This headcanon can be reblogged and utilized at your discrepancy ! **reminder: only open headcanons can be utilized by many on my blog**
city distances: x x time period travel time: x x
the rest of the headcanon is set up to help like this:
Sandor Clegane travelled from King’s Landing to Winterfell, which is roughly 1,460 miles. If he is on horse and traveling at 7 mph and traveling for 8 hours a day, it would take him 26 DAYS to get from King’s Landing to Winterfell. ( i literally did this math because the sources provided no mileage that I saw from KL to WF and fml I hate math )
all calculations in this headcanon are rough calculations, and are based off measurements by the sources above, simply compiled into one comprehensive source for writers. This list will be based on the ASSUMPTION that your character is traveling at 7 mph on horse, for 8 hours a day !! A.K.A. 56 miles per day on land, 168 miles per day on water - given knots ( all figures rounded up )
WESTEROS, BY LAND and WATER.
- King’s Landing to Winterfell, 1,460 miles (2349 km) - 26 days
- Casterly Rock to Lannisport: 40 miles (64 km) - 1 day
- Casterly Rock to Deep Den: 240 miles (386 km) - 4 days
- Highgarden to King’s Landing: 760 miles (1223 km )- 14 days
- Highgarden to Crownlands: 600 miles (965 km) - 11 days
- Riverrun to Casterly Rock: 420 miles (675 km)- 8 days
- Riverrun to Harrenhal: 255 miles (410 km)- 5 days
- Harroway to King’s Landing: 400 miles (644 km) - 8 days
- Maidenpool to King’s Landing: 270 miles (434 km) - 5 days
- Bloody Gate to Eyrie: 70 miles (113 km) - 2 days
- The Sisters to White Harbor (BY WATER) - 275 miles (443 km) - 2 days.
- King’s Landing to Casterly Rock: 830 miles (1136 km) - 15 days
- King’s Landing to Storm’s End: 385 miles (620 km) - 7 days
- King’s Landing to Sharp Point: (BY WATER): 320 miles (515 km) - 2 days
- Sharp Point to Dragonstone (BY WATER): 100 miles (161 km) - <1 day
- King’s Landing to Dragonstone (BY WATER): 430 miles (692 km) - 3 days
- Storm’s End to Evenfall Hall (BY WATER): 180 miles (290 km) - 2 days
- God’s Grace to Sunspear: 250 miles ( 402 km) - 5 days
- Winterfell to Castle Black: 650 miles (1046 km) - 12 days
- Whiteharbor to Winterfell: 340 miles (547 km) - 6 days
- Winterfell to Dreadfort: 350 miles (563 km) - 6 days
- Winterfell to Torrhen’s Square: 230 miles (370 km) - 4 days
- Iron Islands to Bear Island (BY WATER): 1,500 miles (2414 km) - 9 days
- Iron Islands to Lannisport (BY WATER): 650 miles (1046 km) - 4 days
- Iron Islands to King’s Landing (BY WATER AND LAND): 1,520 miles (2446 km) - 20 days
WESTEROS TO ESSOS BY WATER.
- Tyrosh to Storm’s End: 450 miles (724 km) - 3 days
- Tyrosh to Dragonstone: 700 miles (1127 km) - 4 days
- Pentos to Dragonstone - Roughly 600 miles (966 km) - 4 days
ESSOS, BY LAND AND WATER.
- Astapor to Yunkai (BY WATER): 280 miles (451 km) - 2 days
- The Stepstones to the Wall (BY WATER): 2,870 miles (4619 km) - 17 days
- Volantis to Myr: 725 miles (1167 km) - 13 days
- Vaes Dothrak to Volantis: 2320 miles (3734 km) - 41 days
- Vaes Dothrak to Qohor: 1850 miles (2978 km) - 33 days
- Meereen to Yunkai: 145 miles (233 km) - 3 days
- Meereen to Vaes Dothrak: 1115 miles (1794 km) - 20 days
- Myr to Pentos: 650 miles (1046 km) - 12 days