Where They Went

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

Directed by Brad Bird

Framed for a bombing in Moscow and disavowed, Ethan Hunt's small team chases a nuclear extremist from the Kremlin to Dubai and Mumbai.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Prison breakout
    Moscow, Russia
    ≈ 00:04:00
    Stated on screen

    Ethan's team breaks him out of a Moscow prison.

  2. 2Kremlin
    Moscow, Russia
    ≈ 00:14:00
    Stated on screen

    Ethan infiltrates the Kremlin archive; a bomb goes off and he is blamed.

  3. 3Hospital and the Secretary's car
    Moscow, Russia
    ≈ 00:24:00
    Stated on screen

    Ethan escapes custody and meets Brandt before an ambush kills the IMF Secretary.

  4. 4Burj Khalifa, Dubai
    ≈ 00:45:00
    Stated on screen

    Ethan climbs the outside of the Burj Khalifa as the team runs a double con for the launch codes.

  5. 5Sandstorm chase
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    ≈ 01:10:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6Mumbai, India
    ≈ 01:30:00
    Stated on screen
  7. 7Seattle, Washington
    ≈ 02:02:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
18,070 km
Places
5
Countries
4
Stops
7
  • Not shown: 18,069 km
  • Car: 0.9 km

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

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