Space questions, answered

How long does it take to get to the Moon?

About three days for a crewed mission on a direct trajectory — that's how long Apollo took, and how long Artemis is planned to take.

Apollo crews reached lunar orbit in roughly three days. The exact time depends on the path: a faster, fuel-hungry trajectory can cut it down, while robotic probes using slow, fuel-efficient routes have taken weeks or even months to arrive.

The record for the fastest was NASA's New Horizons probe, which crossed the Moon's distance in about nine hours on its way to Pluto — but it flew straight past rather than stopping, which is the hard part.

Sources: NASA — Apollo program