Dune Travel Distance Comparison (Book KM)
How far is Arrakeen to Carthag? Compare 11 Dune journey legs from 0.5 to 300 km with bars. Herbert text cited. See full table with sources and ratios.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrakeen to Carthag About 200 km NE. | 200 kilometers | Book One, Broken Land span | Dune Book One plus appendix notes: about 200 km |
| Ornithopter to Cloud Some 30 km ahead. | 30 kilometers | Book One, spice flight dust | Dune Book One spice flight: some 30 km ahead |
| Ornithopter to Crawler Still 3 km away. | 3 kilometers | Book One, final approach | Dune Book One spice flight: still some 3 km away |
| Flight to Crawler Fix About 3 km NE. | 3 kilometers | Book One, Kynes radio fix | Dune Book One Kynes radio: about 3 km NE |
| Arrakeen to Hideout Some 200 km SE. | 200 kilometers | Book Two, Hawat with Fremen | Dune Book Two Hawat scene: some 200 km SE |
| Sink Crossing 4 to 5 km, rowed 4.5. | 4.5 kilometers | Book Two, Hawat sink crossing | Dune Book Two Hawat scene: 4 to 5 km expanse |
| Rock to Escarpment 3 to 4 km, rowed 3.5. | 3.5 kilometers | Book Two, open desert night | Dune Book Two night crossing: 3 to 4 km across |
| Fissure to Cliff Some 4 km away. | 4 kilometers | Book Two, tent fissure view | Dune Book Two night scene: some 4 km away |
| Sietch Basin Width 10 to 12 km, rowed 11. | 11 kilometers | Book Two, Stilgar basin show | Dune Book Two basin scene: 10 to 12 km wide |
| Gurney Ridge to Patch Shortest at 0.5. | 0.5 kilometers | Book Three, Gurney ambush | Dune Book Three Gurney scene: about 0.5 km away |
| Salt Pan Axis Longest near 300. | 300 kilometers | Appendix ecology, Kynes find | Dune Appendix ecology: some 300 km long axis |
About this converter
Dune journey legs run 0.5 to 300 km across eleven figures from the 1965 text. The Gurney ridge ambush lists 0.5 km and stands as shortest here. The salt pan long axis lists 300 km and stands as longest here. Every figure here names its book section and scene. Ranges like 4 to 5 use midpoints with the original kept per row. Wind speeds, worm areas and lengths carry no travel distance and stay out with the gap stated here.
How to use it
Pick two legs and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try 1 Salt Pan against Gurney Ridge to see the 300 to 0.5 gap. All rows use book kilometers, with miles shown in the unit box. Click any table row to load it as Entry A with amount 1.
Values are book kilometers as Herbert wrote them, and miles follow at 1.609 per km. The 4 to 5 km sink rows at 4.5, the 3 to 4 km crossing at 3.5 and the 10 to 12 km basin at 11, each with the original per row. Appendix cartographic notes anchor Carthag and the salt pan. Legs with no figure stay out.
FAQ
Which Dune leg is longest?
Near 300 km along its long axis, per the appendix ecology.
Which Dune leg is shortest?
About 0.5 km, the Gurney ridge ambush in Book Three.
How are ranges handled?
At midpoints with the original kept per row: 4.5, 3.5 and 11.
How many legs are covered?
11 rows here. Speeds, areas and worm lengths stay out.
Sources
- Herbert, F. Dune 1965 Books One to Three plus appendixes: leg distances in km
- Dune cartographic notes and ecology appendix (Carthag 200, salt pan 300)
Last verified: 2026-10-16 · 11 entries
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