Where They Went

Inception (2010)

Directed by Christopher Nolan

An extractor who steals secrets from dreams wakes in Japan, gathers a crew in Paris and Mombasa, and runs his riskiest job on a Sydney–Los Angeles flight that may finally get him home.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Bullet train and rooftop helipad
    Tokyo, Japan
    ≈ 00:12:00
    Inferred

    Waking from a failed job on a Japanese train, Cobb is offered a way home by Saito on a Tokyo rooftop.

  2. 2University and Ariadne's dream
    Paris, France
    ≈ 00:18:00
    Stated on screen

    Cobb recruits Ariadne, who learns to build dreams, folding a dreamt Paris.

  3. 3Mombasa, Kenya
    ≈ 00:42:00
    Stated on screen

    Cobb hires the forger Eames and the chemist Yusuf, and flees a chase.

  4. 4Airport
    Sydney, Australia
    ≈ 00:58:00
    Stated on screen
  5. 5Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
    ≈ 02:20:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6Cobb's house
    Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 02:23:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
57,360 km
Places
6
Countries
5
Stops
6
  • Not shown: 45,305 km
  • Plane: 12,054 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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