Sincethisstuffseemstobedisputedwithalarmingregularity,Ivedecidedtocompilealistof

howlongittakestotraveltoplaces.Istartedwith
thismap
,whichisinFrench,becausethe
versionIhadhadthewallworkouttosomethinglike149pixelslong.Thewallisahundred
leagues(threehundredmileslong),soitsreallysimpletoballparkdistancesbysimplydoubling
thenumberofpixelsbetweenthings.

Thisassumes,ofcourse,thatthemapistoscale.Itspossibleitsnot.Martindoesntinclude
scalesonhismapsinthebookandIveseenmapsthatdifferintheirinterpretationofwhatthe
exactgeographyofanygivenlocationis.Allthesefiguresareballparks.Illdealwithhow
quicklypeopletravellaterinthisdoc.

THEWESTERLANDS
CasterlyRocktotheGoldenTooth:240miles
CasterlyRocktoLannisport:<40miles
CasterlyRocktoKayce:12milesbyseaand100milesbyland
CasterlyRocktoDeepDen(Goldroad):240miles(DeepDenisduenorthofSilverHill)
DeepDentoKingsLanding(Goldroad):590miles
KaycetoFaircastle(byraven):480miles
FaircastletotheCrag(bywater):115miles
TheCragtoAshemark:85miles
AshemarktoCasterlyRock:170miles
AshemarktotheGoldenTooth:100miles
LannisporttoCrakehall:260miles
CrakehalltoOldOak:130miles

THEREACH
OldOaktoHighgarden:275miles
HighgardentoOldtown:330miles
OldtowntoBlackcrown:110miles
OldtowntoThreeTowers:120miles
BlackcrowntoThreeTowers(bywater):60miles
ThreeTowerstotheArbor(bywater):140miles
BlackcrowntotheArbor(bywater):180miles
MouthoftheManderRivertotheShieldIslands:70miles
HighgardentoGoldenGrove(either):150miles
GoldenGrovetoSilverhill(either):220miles
HighgardentoKingsLanding(Roseroad):760miles
HighgardentotheCrownlands(Roseroad):600miles
HighgardentoCiderHall(byriver):140miles
CiderHalltoLongtable(byriver):100miles
CiderHalltoAshford(byriver):110miles
LongtabletoBitterbridge(byriver):70miles
LongtabletoGrassyVale(byriver):200miles

THERIVERLANDS
HarrowaytoOldstones(bywater):270miles
SeagardtoOldstones:75miles
SeagardtoTheTwins:60miles
SeagardtotheIronIslands(equidistant,bywater):390miles
HarrowaytotheTwins:365miles
HarrowaytoRiverrun:270miles
RiverruntoCasterlyRock:420miles
RiverruntoHarrenhal:255miles
HarrenhaltoHarroway:90miles
HarrenhaltotheKingsroad(duenortheast):40miles
HarrowaytoKingsLanding(Kingsroad):400miles
RiverruntoPinkmaiden:215miles
HarrowaytoSaltpans:145miles
HarrowaytotheVale(Highroad):60miles
SaltpanstoMaidenpool(bywater):95miles
MaidenpooltoHarroway:240miles
MaidenpooltoKingsLanding:270miles

THEVALE
Note:theresalotofgeographyinthewayhere.Thesefiguresareespeciallyrough.
BordertotheBloodyGate:170miles
TheBloodyGatetotheEyrie:70miles
SaltpanstoWickenden(bywater):180miles
WickendentoGulltown(bywater):310miles
GulltowntoRunestone:40miles
RunestonetoIronOaks(bywater):135miles
RunestonetoOldAnchor(bywater):95miles
OldAnchortoLongbowHall(byraven):115miles
OldAnchortoLongbowHall(bywater):240miles
LongbowHalltoSnakewoods(bywater):350miles
LongbowHalltoBaelishKeep:90miles
SnakewoodstoHeartsHome(bywater):125miles
HeartsHometoStrongSong(bywater):180miles
SnakewoodstoColdwater(byraven):70miles
SnakewoodstoColdwater(bywater):450miles
TheSisters(equidistant)toPebbleIsland(bywater):190miles
PebbleIslandtoThePaps(bywater):120miles
ThePapstoColdwater(bywater):160miles
TheSisters(equidistant)toWhiteHarbor(bywater):275miles

THECROWNLANDS
KingsLandingtoCasterlyRock(Goldroad):830miles
KingsLandingtoHighgarden(Roseroad):760miles
KingsLandingtoStormsEnd(Kingsroad):385miles
KingsLandingtoWinterfell(Kingsroad):1460miles
KingsLandingtoDuskendale:160miles
DuskendaletoMaidenpool:145miles
DuskendaletoRooksRest:125miles
RooksResttoDyreDen:120miles
KingsLandingtotheWendwater:210miles
KingsLandingtoSharpPoint(bywater):320miles
SharpPointtoDragonstone(bywater):100miles
DragonstonetoRooksRest(bywater):140miles
DragonstonetoGulltown(bywater):410miles

THESTORMLANDS
WendwatertoBronzeGate:80miles
BronzeGatetoStormsEnd:95miles
StormsEndtoEvenfallHall(bywater):180miles
StormsEndtoGriffinsRoost:110miles
StormsEndtoRainHouse(bywater):200miles
StormsEndtoSummerhall:260miles
SummerhalltoBlackhaven:140miles
BlackhaventoWyl(Boneway):220miles
RainHousetoMistwood:180miles
MistwoodtoWeepingTower:50miles
WeepingTowertoWyl(bywater):370miles
MistwoodtoStonehelm:160miles
StonehelmtoGrandview(bywater):150miles

DORNE
WyltoYronwood(Boneway):270miles
YronwoodtoTheTor:220miles
TheTortoGodsgrace:90miles
GodsgracetoLemonwood(bywater):180miles
GodsgracetoSunspear:250miles
GodsgracetoSaltshore:90miles
SaltshoretoVaith:135miles
VaithtoHellholt:230miles
HellholttoSandstone:115miles
HellholttoStarfell:170miles
HellholttoSkyreach:140miles
SkyreachtoYronwood:180miles

THENORTH
HarrowaytoMoatCailin(Kingsroad):700miles
MoatCailintoCerwyn(Kingsroad):260miles
CerwyntoWinterfell(Kingsroad):100miles
GreywaterWatchtoKingsroad:~75miles
FlintsFingertoKingsroad:500miles
MoatCailintoWhiteharbor:160miles
WhiteharbortoWinterfell:340miles
WhiteharbortoRamsgate:260miles
RamsgatetoHornwood:220miles
RamsgatetoWidowsWatch:230miles
WidowsWatchtoKarhold(bywater):480miles
KarholdtoLastHearth:260miles
KarholdtoDreadfort:260miles
DreadforttoLastHearth:210miles
DreadforttoWinterfell:350miles
WinterfelltoTorrhensSquare:230miles
WinterfelltoDeepwoodMotte:350miles
DeepwoodMottetoTorrhensSquare:320miles
DeepwoodMottetoBearIsland(bywater):140miles
WinterfelltoCastleBlack(byraven):600miles
WinterfelltoCastleBlack(Kingsroad):650miles
WinterfelltoHornwood:280miles
BarrowtontoKingsroad:260miles
BarrowtontoTorrhensSquare:125milesbyland,60milesbywater
BarrowtontotheSaltspear(bywater):115miles
BarrowtontoFlintsFinger(bywater):280miles

BYSEA
IronIslandstoFlintsFinger(bywater):640miles
IronIslandstoBearIsland(bywater):1500miles
IronIslandstoFaircastle(bywater):280miles
IronIslandstoLannisport(bywater):650miles
IronIslandstotheShieldIslands(bywater):980miles
LannisporttotheShieldIslands(bywater):600miles
TheShieldIslandstotheArbor(bywater):630miles
TheArbortotheDornishCoast(bywater):300miles
TheSouthernDornishCoastlinetoLemonwood(bywater):900miles
LemonwoodtoLys(bywater):530miles
LemonwoodtoSunspear(bywater):85miles
SunspeartoTyrosh(bywater):430miles
TyroshtoLys(bywater):475miles
TyroshtoMyr(bywater):300miles

BYSEA
(cont)
TyroshtoStormsEnd(bywater):450miles
TyroshtoDragonstone(bywater):700miles
TyroshtoPentos(bywater):660miles
TyroshtoGulltown(bywater):1025miles
PentostoGulltown(bywater):795miles
BraavostoRunestone(bywater):420miles
BraavostoPentos(bywater):900miles
BraavostoTyrosh(bywater):1230miles
BraavostoRamsgate(bywater):770miles
BraavostothePaps(bywater):450miles
BraavostoLorath(bywater):380miles
LorathtothePortofIbben(bywater):3000miles
LystoVolantis(bywater):800miles
VolantistoNaath(bywater):1270miles
VolantistoNewGhis(bywater,circumventingValyria):2000miles
NewGhistoOldGhis(bywater):360miles
NewGhistoAstapor(bywater):1400miles
NewGhistoYunkai(bywater):1530miles
NewGhistoMeereen(bywater):1640miles
NewGhistoBhorash(bywater):1470miles
NewGhistoQarth(bywater):1360miles
NewGhistoAxIsland(bywater):420miles
NewGhistoValyria:740milesbywater,100milesbyland
AstaportoYunkai(bywater):280miles
YunkaitoMeereen(bywater):130miles
VolantistoDaggerLake(bywater):715miles
DaggerLaketoQohor(bywater):430miles
DaggerLaketoNorvos(bywater):470miles
TheStepstonestotheWall(bywater):2870miles
TheSmokingSea(westeast):520miles

ESSOSBYLAND
MyrtoSelhorys:420miles
SelhorystoVolantis:300miles
SelhorystoQohor:740miles
QohortoNorvos:525miles
NorvostoPentos:525miles
VolantistoMantarys:650miles
VolantistoMyr:725miles
VaesDothraktoVolantis:2320miles
VaesDothraktoDaggerLake:2230miles
VaesDothraktoQohor:1850miles
VaesDothraktoBhorash:1350miles
MantarystoBhorash:390miles
MantarystoOros:510miles
BhorashtoMeereen:420miles
MeereentoYunkai:145miles
YunkaitoAstapor:320miles
MeereentoVaesDothrak:1115miles
MeereentoQarth(byraven):1435miles
AstaportoQarth(byraven):1445miles
LystotheDisputedLands(bysea):140miles
TyroshtotheDisputeLands(bysea):20miles
MyrtoDaggerLake:650miles
MyrtoPentos:650miles
PentostoBraavos(byraven):720miles
NorvostoBraavos(byraven):640miles

HOWLONGTOTRAVELSHIPS
Shipswereoneofthemostreliablewaystogoplacespriortotheadventofthesteamengine.
Sometimestheseshipsreliedonoarpower,sometimessails,sometimesboth.Itdependedon
weresailing.Shipsthatreliedonoarsexclusively(ie,galleys)typicallydidntcarrymuchinthe
wayofstoresandthatmeantfrequentstops.Andthat,inturn,meanthuggingthecoastline.Oar
powerwasntreliableonthehighseasbutifyouwerecruisingaroundsomeplacelikethe
Mediterranean,itwasgreat.Sailingships,whiletheycouldbelessreliableintermsofspeed
wherewindwasunreliable(and,whilenotheldhostagebytheprevailingwinds,theprevailing
windsplayedahugeroleininfluencingtheirspeed),packedmorestoresandcouldmore
reliablycrossgreatdistances.Combinationshipswereshipsthatcoulduseeithersailsoroars
topropelthemselves.Whilebasicallyeverygalleyhadasail,theywerentreallysailpowered
theirspeedcamemostlyfromoars.Bythelate16thcenturyweseethattrendbegintochange
withtheintroductionofthegalleass(whichwasclosertoacombinationship).Galleasseswere
alsoagreatdealmoreseaworthythangalleys:afewaccompaniedtheSpanishArmadain
1588,havingproventheirusein1571atLepanto.Bythe17thcenturyitwasprettyclearthat
sailingships,byvirtueofcannons,hadeclipsedgalleys.

Buthowfastwerethey?Assumingidealconditions(favorablewinds,askilledcrew,etc.),a
sailingshipcouldaveragearound6knotsoveratrip.Thattranslatesto168milesperday,
assumingsailingdayandnight(itwasntuncommontojuststopsailingatnight,especiallyin
unfamiliarwatersornearcoastlines).Asaruleofthumb,sailingatlessthan3.5knotstypically
meantashipwassailingwithunfavorablewinds(tackingintothewindisaslow,laborious
process).Butthequalityofacrewisalsoaratherlargeinfluence.Lessexperiencedcrewswill
tendtosailmoreslowlysimplybecausetheylacktheexperiencenecessarytomakethekinds
ofrapidadjustmentsnecessarytokeepasailingshipgoingattopspeed.

Galleyspeedsareeventougher.Galleyscouldmaintainamodestpaceortheycouldeffectively
sprintattheirtarget(thiswasespeciallycommoninancientwarfarewhentheyhadrams
sprintsatupto12knotswerententirelyoutofthequestion).But,forthemostpart,youcould
probablyexpecttogetabout3knotsoutofthemonareliablebasis.Shipsthatwerecrewedby
professionalrowers(likethoseemployedbyVenetiangalleys)aremorelikelytoreachhigher
andmoreconsistentspeedsthanshipscrewedlargelybyslaves(ie,mostgalleys).Ofcourse,
professionalrowersarealotmoreexpensivethanslaves.

Riverscomplicatethemath.Theydonthaveconsistentspeeds.Agoodruleofthumbis3
knots.Butthisisntconsistentitspossibletosailalongtheinsidecurveoftheriver,wherethe
currentisweaker,butthatismoredifficultwithdraft(howfardownintothewatertheship
extends).Sailingshipstendtohavegreaterdraftthanoarpoweredships.

Asforprevailingwinds:thatsabittougherbutmorebecauseofgeographythananythingelse.
IfWesterosworldisroughlythesamesizeasEarth,andassumingtheequatorislocatedsouth
ofDorne(orinsouthernDorne),thentheprevailingwindswouldblowfromeasttowest

(easterlies)southoftheNeckandfromwesttoeast(westerlies)northoftheNeck.Iwouldnt
weightthesemorethanoneknoteitherway.

Inthecaseofshipslikecogs(sailingshipsthatarelargelyusedtomovestuffaround),Id
expectthemtomoveslowlycomparedtoeverythingelse.Thosekindsofshipsarebuiltforhold
space,notforspeed.

So,tosummarize:~5knotsforsailingshipsand3knotsforcogsandgalleys.Longshipswould
probablyconsistentlyexceed6knots(theNorseweresupposedlyabletosailtoNorwayfrom
Icelandin3days,whichwouldsuggestanaveragespeedof8knots)callit~7knots.Rivers
wouldfunctiontoincreaseordecreaseashipsspeedby~2knots.

HOWLONGTOTRAVELBYLAND
Letsgetthisoutoftheway:horsesarenotmotorcycles.Ifyoukeepyourhorseatthegallopall
day,itwillbedeadbylunchtimeandthenyourestuckwalking.Themainbenefitofhavinga
horsewhenyoutravelisthatyoudonthavetowalk.Or,ifyourehaulingstuff,thebenefitisthat
ithaulsthestuffforyou.Horsesdontmagicallymakeyoutravelfasterunlessyouretraveling
shorterdistancesoryouvegotarelaystation(likethePonyExpress)orhavehalfadozen
sparemounts(liketheMongols).

Horseornot,theaveragetravelspeedforsomeonenotladendownwithpackanimalsor
wagonsorthelikeisabout3milesperhouroverthecourseofperhaps8hours(remember,
youvegottostopforeverythingfromtakingaleaktocookingdinner).Alordandhisescort
couldprobablymatchthatpacewithouttoomuchtrouble(andpossiblypushanaverageof4
mphwhenalternatinghorsesbetweenthewalkandtrot).

Armies,ontheotherhand,werenotoriouslyslow.TheOttomanskeptextremelydetailed
recordsoftheircampaigns.Inthecaseofthe1663campaigntoHungary,theOttomanarmy
spent52daysmarching(foratotalof231hoursatthemarch)and67daysatrest(119days
total).Inthecaseofa1638campaigninMesopotamia,theOttomanarmyspent121daysat
march(544hoursatthemarch)and76daysatrest(197daystotal).Inthecasesofthe1663
campaign,theOttomansaveraged4.44hoursatthemarchwhentheywereactuallymovingin
thecaseofthe1638campaign,theyaveraged4.49hoursatthemarchwhentheywereactually
moving.Giventheremarkablydisparatetypography,itssafetosaythat4.44.5hoursatmarch
wasreasonablyconsistentovermostpremodernarmiesthatweremarching
throughfriendly
territorywithprepositionedsupplypoints
.TheOttomanshadsupplydepotseverythree
leagues,afterall,andthatmeantthattheirsupplytraincouldbeshortersinceitwouldntneedto
carryeverysinglebushelofgrainneededfromtheverybeginning.Andthat,inturn,speditup.
Basedonthedistancestheyweretraveling,theOttomantroopsappearedtohavebeen
marchingatarateofabout3.1mphthecaseoftheHungariancampaignandapaltry2.5mph
inthecaseoftheMesopotamiancampaign(theslowerspeedwaspossiblynecessitatedbyhot
weatherandpoorerroads).[Marchinginfo:RhoadsMurpheys
OttomanWarfare:15001700]

Whilethereareafewexamplesofarmiesreachingfasterspeeds(VegetiussaystheRoman
legionscouldmarch20milesin5hours,whichsuggestsanaveragespeedof4mphbutthats
thesupposedrate,nottheactualrateobtained),thesetendtobeveryspecificexamplesthat
dontgiveagoodideaofhowlongittookarmiestogetplaces.

TatarauxiliariesinOttomancampaigns,whofamouslyhadlotsofsparemounts,achieved
basicallythesamespeedperhourbutcouldstayonthemarchfor12hours.

Thesearemyeducatedguessesforspeedsareasfollows.

Largegroupsofinfantry
:3mphoverestablishedpaths,2mphoverruggedterrain.Depending
onhowhostiletheterrainis,expectedtobeatthemarchbetween1.5and3hoursperday
(accountingforrestdaysandsuch).Addafewadditionaldaysforcrossingmajorriversandthe
like.Certainobstacles,likemountainsandthedeepdesert,arefunctionallyimpassabletolarge
groups.

Mountedindividuals
:3mphoverabout5hours.Foreachsparemountavailable,add2hours
nottoexceed12hoursevenifweretalkingaboutpeoplewhoallbutliveinthesaddle(ie,
Dothraki).

Packanimals
:Thesupplytraintypicallymarchedhalfagainaslongastheinfantry(Ottoman
recordssuggestthatlessthan6hoursatthemarchwasunusual).Iwouldexpectpackanimals
tomovenomorequicklythanabout2mphundermostconditionssloweriftheroadsarebador
congested.Carriagesandthelikearesimilar.

Individualsonfoot
:3mphoveran8hourday,assumingreasonablyflatandunobstructedroads
andsomeoneusedtoallthatwalking.