The BEST episodes of Race Across the World
Every episode of Race Across the World ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Race Across the World!
In a frenetic race across the world, travellers can choose any route they like - but no flights or phones are allowed. On the trip of a lifetime, which pair will finish first?
#1 - Episode 6
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/28/2025
With over two-thirds of the race completed and almost 10,000km travelled, four teams have successfully made it to the fifth checkpoint, McLeod Ganj.
#2 - Episode 3
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2024
The teams enter south east Asia, starting the third leg from Vietnamese capital Hanoi. They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into the Kingdom of Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh.
#3 - Episode 4
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/1/2024
The teams are starting from the third checkpoint in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and must travel 1,400 kilometres through Thailand, one of the most visited countries in the world.
#4 - Episode 5
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/8/2024
The teams must navigate the full length of Thailand to reach the next checkpoint - Koh Phi Phi - an archipelago of islands immortalised by the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Beach.
#5 - Episode 6
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/15/2024
After the tranquillity of the islands of Koh Phi Phi, the teams now face a giant leap into the unknown, leaving Thailand behind to embark on a 2,000km journey to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
#6 - Episode 7
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/22/2024
The teams must travel through the populous Indonesian island of Sumatra, where they will endure an ad-hoc transport system, limited accommodation options and virtually zero English spoken.
#7 - The Final
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/29/2024
Twelve minutes is all that separates the first two teams as they embark on the final leg of their Race Across the World from Jakarta to Lombok.
#8 - The Reunion
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2024
The five intrepid teams reunite in London to look back at their 51-day thrilling adventure through some of the most beautiful, populous and remote places on the planet.
#9 - Episode 1
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/23/2025
Five intrepid duos are tasked with undertaking the trip of a lifetime, racing over 14,000km across Asia, the world’s largest continent, taking in three of its nations – China, Nepal and India.
#10 - Episode 2
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/30/2025
The teams race to reach the second checkpoint – Sanya, one of China's most southerly cities. As well as choosing the best route to get there, they have a typhoon to contend with.
#11 - Episode 3
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/7/2025
The five pairs are challenged to race from the island checkpoint of Sanya to the mysterious Shangri-La – a city sitting on the edge of the Tibetan plateau towards the foothills of the Himalayas.
#12 - Episode 4
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/14/2025
After reaching Shangri-La in China, the teams discover where they are headed next – one of the world’s oldest living cities, Varanasi.
#13 - Episode 5
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/21/2025
After journeying through China and Nepal, the teams have reached northern India. Ahead of them is a journey of 1,500km north west of Varanasi to the fifth checkpoint, McLeod Ganj.
#14 - Episode 2
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/17/2024
The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.
#15 - Episode 7
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/4/2025
In the penultimate episode, the finish line is in sight for the four remaining teams, who need to reach the seventh checkpoint - Panaji, the tiny capital of India’s smallest state, Goa.
#16 - Episode 8
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/11/2025
After racing nearly 13,000 kilometres over seven weeks through China, Nepal and India, the four teams are about to embark on the final leg of the race.
#17 - The Reunion
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/18/2025
Six months after undertaking the race of a lifetime, the five intrepid pairs meet for the first time since returning home.
#18 - Episode 1
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2026
Five adventurous teams are pushed to the limit, battling extreme climates and harsh terrain in a 12,000km race across Europe and Asia to reach Hatgal in northern Mongolia.
#19 - Episode 2
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2026
Leaving the tranquillity of Kefalonia behind, the teams race through Greece to reach one of Europe’s biggest and most vibrant cities, Istanbul, where Europe and Asia collide.
#20 - Episode 3
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2026
The five teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing toward the remote riverside town of Halfeti, where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition.
#21 - Episode 4
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2026
With over 4,500km behind them, the race steps up a gear as the remaining teams learn the fourth checkpoint lies in Georgia’s futuristic capital, Tbilisi.
#22 - Episode 5
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2026
At the halfway stage of the race, the teams discover their next checkpoint lies within Zaamin National Park, Uzbekistan. To reach it, they must navigate the endless horizons of the vast Kazakh steppe.
#23 - Episode 6
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/7/2026
With the leaderboard closer than ever, all four teams leave Zaamin National Park and race towards the next checkpoint, Almaty, Kazakhstan’s former Soviet-era capital.
#24 - Episode 7
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2026
In the penultimate leg, the teams enter Mongolia, the final country of the race, battling freezing conditions and brutal off-road travel to reach Kharkhorin.
#25 - Episode 8
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/21/2026
After more than 11,000km across eight countries, the teams face one final test of endurance as they race to claim victory at the finish line in Hatgal, Mongolia.