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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 Worst Episode
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    Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 9 - The Reunion
    6.5/10(19 votes)

    #1 - The Reunion

    S5:E9

    Six months after undertaking the race of a lifetime, the five intrepid pairs meet for the first time since returning home in this reunion episode.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    6.6/10(32 votes)

    #2 - Episode 3

    S5:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Episode 8

    S5:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    6.7/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S5:E4

    After reaching Shangri-La in China, the teams discover where they’re headed next – one of the world’s oldest living cities, Varanasi.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 9 - The Reunion
    6.8/10(35 votes)

    #5 - The Reunion

    S3:E9

    With a thrilling third series of the Bafta-winning adventure now over, our five pairs meet up again to reflect on the adventure of a lifetime. Season Finale

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    6.8/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Episode 2

    S5:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #7 - Episode 6

    S5:E6

    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.

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  8. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 9 - Reunion
    6.9/10(32 votes)

    #8 - Reunion

    S2:E9

    The five teams reunite for the first time to reveal fascinating insights into their different strategies and individual experiences - from their highest highs to their lowest lows.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    #9 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

    Five intrepid duos are tasked with undertaking the trip of a lifetime, racing over 14,000km across the world’s largest continent, Asia, taking in three of its nations – China, Nepal and India.

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  10. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 2 - Tlell to Dawson City
    7.0/10(57 votes)

    #10 - Tlell to Dawson City

    S3:E2

    The race to St John’s continues as the five teams leave Haida Gwaii and head into the heart of the Yukon towards the second checkpoint, the former gold rush boom town Dawson City.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 5 - Churchill to Manitoulin Island
    7.0/10(54 votes)

    #11 - Churchill to Manitoulin Island

    S3:E5

    The teams head for Lake Huron, a 3,000-kilometre journey, but the pairs only have one way out of Churchill – a noisy overnight train south.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Episode 7

    S5:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 1 - Vancouver to Tlell
    7.1/10(65 votes)

    #13 - Vancouver to Tlell

    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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  14. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 3 - Dawson City to Banff
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    #14 - Dawson City to Banff

    S3:E3

    The five pairs leave Dawson City and head south to the third checkpoint, the Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff. This time, the team arriving in last place will be eliminated from the race.

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  15. Race Across the World Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Episode 5

    S5:E5

    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.

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  16. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 1 - Mexico City, Mexico to Copan Ruinas, Honduras
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    #16 - Mexico City, Mexico to Copan Ruinas, Honduras

    S2:E1

    In the first episode, the teams set off from Mexico City – a gargantuan metropolis and the largest Spanish speaking city in the world.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 4 - Banff to Churchill
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    #17 - Banff to Churchill

    S3:E4

    The teams head for the fourth checkpoint, the remote outpost of Churchill, on Hudson Bay. The only transport is a twice-weekly train, and they have just three days to catch it.

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  18. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 4 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Huangyao, China
    7.3/10(49 votes)

    #18 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Huangyao, China

    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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  19. Race Across the World Season 3 Episode 6 - Manitoulin Island to Quebec City
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #19 - Manitoulin Island to Quebec City

    S3:E6

    In the sixth leg of the race, the pairs must brush up on their language skills, as the next stop is in Quebec. To get there, the teams must navigate Canada’s most densely inhabited region.

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  20. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #20 - Episode 2

    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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  21. Race Across the World Season 4 Episode 9 - The Reunion
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #21 - The Reunion

    S4:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 2 - Delphi, Greece to Baku, Azerbaijan
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    #22 - Delphi, Greece to Baku, Azerbaijan

    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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  23. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 3 - Baku, Azerbaijan to Tashkent, Uzbekistan
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    #23 - Baku, Azerbaijan to Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Race Across the World Season 1 Episode 5 - Huangyao, China to Koh Rong, Cambodia
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #24 - Huangyao, China to Koh Rong, Cambodia

    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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  25. Race Across the World Season 2 Episode 2 - Copan Ruinas, Honduras to Panama City, Panama
    7.4/10(49 votes)

    #25 - Copan Ruinas, Honduras to Panama City, Panama

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Reunion" is the worst rated episode of "Race Across the World". It scored 6.5/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/18/2025. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 3".