How Long Would It Take To Get To The Sun If I was In A Car?

If you were able to drive in a straight line from Earth to the Sun at highway speed (about 100 km/h or 62 mph), here's how long it would take:

• The average distance from Earth to the Sun is about 149.6 million kilometers (93 million miles).
• Driving 100 km/h (62 mph) nonstop, 24 hours a day, it would take:

$$\frac{149,600,000 \, \text{km}}{100 \, \text{km/h}} = 1,496,000 \, \text{hours}$$

Converting that to years:

$$\frac{1,496,000 \, \text{hours}}{24 \, \text{hours/day} \times 365 \, \text{days/year}} \approx 171 \, \text{years}$$

So, it would take about 171 years to drive to the Sun in a car at 100 km/h, without stopping!