How long does it take to beat Elite: Dangerous?

The estimated time to complete all 43 Elite: Dangerous achievements is 200+ hours.

This estimate is based on the median completion time from 11 TrueAchievements members that have completed the game.

These estimates are only for the base game - please see individual DLC packs for their estimates

Site Completion Estimates

Game Information

Publisher:: Frontier Developments
Developer:: Frontier Developments
Release:: 06 October 2015
Platform:: Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Genres:: Simulation, Aerial, Open World, Vehicular Combat, MMO
Features:: Xbox One X Enhanced, 4K
Notes:: xCloud, Xbox Game Pass
Medium:: Physical and Digital
Size:: 15.40GB
Completion est:: 200+ hours (excludes DLC packs)
Links:: Official site

DLC Information

Title Update 1.5.02 (Title update)

Release date:: 26 April 2016
Completion time:: 200+ hours
Medium:: Digital only

Horizons (Title update)

Release date:: 03 June 2016
Completion time:: 200+ hours
Medium:: Digital only
Size:: 11MB

Horizons Title Update (Title update)

Release date:: 03 June 2016
Completion time:: 200+ hours
Medium:: Digital only

Horizons: Guardians (Title update)

Release date:: 25 October 2016
Completion time:: 40-50 hours
Medium:: Digital only

Guardians Title Update (Title update)

Release date:: 25 October 2016
Completion time:: 80-100 hours
Medium:: Digital only

The Commanders Title Update (Title update)

Release date:: 11 April 2017
Completion time:: 200+ hours
Medium:: Digital only

Horizons: The Commanders (Title update)

Release date:: 11 April 2017
Completion time:: 60-80 hours
Medium:: Digital only

Horizons: The Return (Title update)

Release date:: 26 September 2017
Completion time:: 0-1 hour
Medium:: Digital only

The Return Title Update (Title update)

Release date:: 26 September 2017
Completion time:: 15-20 hours
Medium:: Digital only

Beyond - Chapter One Title Update (Title update)

Release date:: 27 February 2018
Medium:: Digital only

Horizons: Beyond - Chapter One (Title update)

Release date:: 27 February 2018
Completion time:: 2-3 hours
Medium:: Digital only

Beyond - Chapter Four Title Update (Title update)

Release date:: 11 December 2018
Completion time:: 8-10 hours
Medium:: Digital only

Beyond - September Update (Title update)

Release date:: 18 September 2019
Completion time:: 0-1 hour
Medium:: Digital only

Fleet Carriers Update (Title update)

Release date:: 09 June 2020
Medium:: Digital only