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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?

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 8 - The Final
    8.1/10(47 votes)

    S4:E8

    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.

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  2. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 8 - Mendoza, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina
    8.0/10(60 votes)

    S2:E8

    The teams embark on the final leg of their journey, heading off on the 4,800 kilometre trek to the finish line in Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly city in the world. However, as they prepare to leave the last checkpoint, one of the teams reveals that they have run out of money and will not be completing the challenge. The three remaining pairs rely on different tactics to get ahead, benefiting from risky gambles, lucky opportunities and the kindness of strangers.

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  3. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.9/10(48 votes)

    S4:E7

    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.

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  4. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 7 - Ilha Grande, Brazil to Mendoza, Argentina
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    S2:E7

    With two teams at the checkpoint – Ilha Grande in Brazil – the remaining teams are engaged in a frantic race to avoid finishing the leg in last place.

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  5. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 4 - Villavieja, Colombia to Puno, Peru
    7.7/10(57 votes)

    S2:E4

    As the 25,000km race to Ushuaia approaches the half-way mark, the four teams compete not just with each other but with the extreme altitudes of Peru.

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  6. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 6 - Cafayate, Argentina to Ilha Grande, Brazil
    7.7/10(53 votes)

    S2:E6

    With three teams at the checkpoint at Cafayate in Argentina, one team is yet to arrive. Dom and Lizzie are over 24 hours behind their competitors and after a disastrous last leg must rely on all their ingenuity to claw their way back into the race.

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  7. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.7/10(45 votes)

    S4:E6

    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 2000km journey to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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  8. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 1 - Greenwich, London to Delphi, Greece
    7.6/10(72 votes)

    S1:E1

    The teams set off from Greenwich. They must pass through five checkpoints to reach their final destination. First up: the ancient city of Delphi.

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  9. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 5 - Puno, Peru to Cafayate, Argentina
    7.6/10(55 votes)

    S2:E5

    To reach the next checkpoint - Cafayate in Argentina - teams must choose to travel through either Bolivia or Chile, but an unstable political climate in both countries puts everyone’s journeys at risk.

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  10. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.6/10(46 votes)

    S4:E5

    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.

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  11. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 3 - Baku, Azerbaijan to Tashkent, Uzbekistan
    7.5/10(61 votes)

    S1:E3

    The four remaining teams leave Azerbaijan and head across the deserts, mountains and Silk Road cities of Central Asia in the third leg of the challenge. Along the way, they meet a stuntman with a high-octane car, get the chance to watch a grisly 13th-century Kazakh sport played between horse riders and using the carcass of a dead goat, and brave a storm on the Caspian sea.

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  12. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 6 - Koh Rong, Cambodia to Singapore
    7.5/10(62 votes)

    S1:E6

    The teams face the final leg of their journey, travelling 1500 miles down the Malaysian Peninsula to Singapore. However, seven weeks on the road is starting to take its toll. Josh and Felix are reliant on the kindness of strangers, Natalie and Shameema make a desperate gamble, Tony collapses with back pain, and Darron is forced to face his fear of dogs. Last in the series.

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  13. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 3 - Panama City, Panama to Villavieja, Colombia
    7.5/10(57 votes)

    S2:E3

    Setting off from Panama City, they take to the Caribbean Sea, bypassing the most dangerous place in the Western Hemisphere - the Darien Gap.

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  14. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 8 - Liverpool to St John's
    7.5/10(62 votes)

    S3:E8

    The third series of Race Across the World reaches its epic climax as the pairs complete their gruelling journey across Canada. Which team will triumph?

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  15. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    S4:E1

    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?

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  16. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    S4:E3

    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.

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  17. Race Across the World Season 6 Episode 8 - Finale
    7.5/10(32 votes)

    S6:E8

    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.

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  18. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 2 - Delphi, Greece to Baku, Azerbaijan
    7.4/10(67 votes)

    S1:E2

    The five teams head to their next checkpoint - Baku in Azerbaijan - a journey that will see them leave behind the familiarity of the West for the exotic and unknown of the East.

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  19. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 4 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Huangyao, China
    7.4/10(58 votes)

    S1:E4

    The global travel series reaches another level this week as the four remaining teams enter the People’s Republic of China. After nearly a month on the road together, relationships are coming under increasing pressure in what is the most challenging leg of the race to date. With vast distances to cover to the checkpoint - the ancient village of Huangyao - budgets are running low and emotions are high.

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  20. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 5 - Huangyao, China to Koh Rong, Cambodia
    7.4/10(58 votes)

    S1:E5

    It is the penultimate leg of BBC Two’s unrivalled travel series, that has taken viewers on a journey through the wilds of Kazakhstan to ancient villages in China. This leg sees the remaining four teams head through the dense forests and bustling metropolises of Cambodia and Vietnam, and the final checkpoint before Singapore – the island paradise of Koh Rong.

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  21. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    S4:E2

    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.

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  22. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 7 - Quebec City to Liverpool
    7.3/10(62 votes)

    S3:E7

    41 days since the start on Canada's Pacific coast, the teams now have the Atlantic within their reach, lapping the shores of the seventh checkpoint at the seaside town of Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

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  23. Race Across the World Season 6 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    S6:E1

    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.

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  24. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 2 - Copan Ruinas, Honduras to Panama City, Panama
    7.2/10(60 votes)

    S2:E2

    The race to Ushuaia is underway, and the five teams head out of Copan Ruinas in western Honduras to their next checkpoint – Panama City

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  25. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 1 - Vancouver to Tlell
    7.2/10(75 votes)

    S3:E1

    Five teams set off from Vancouver on a race across Canada. Without smartphones, internet access or credit cards, they will need plenty of ingenuity to make it to the finish line in Newfoundland.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Final" is the best rated episode of "Race Across the World". It scored 8.1/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/29/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mendoza, Argentina to Ushuaia, Argentina".