Where They Went

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Directed by J. J. Abrams

Newly engaged and trying to step back from field work, Ethan Hunt is pulled into a hunt for an arms dealer that takes him from Berlin to the Vatican and Shanghai.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Engagement party and Julia's hospital
    Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:04:00
    Inferred

    Ethan celebrates his engagement to Julia before being called back to rescue a captured trainee.

  2. 2Factory rescue
    Berlin, Germany
    ≈ 00:14:00
    Stated on screen

    The team rescues agent Lindsey Farris from a factory, but she dies on the way out.

  3. 3Hospital chapel wedding
    Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 00:28:00
    Inferred

    Ethan and Julia marry on impulse in the hospital chapel.

  4. 4Vatican City
    ≈ 00:34:00
    Stated on screen

    Ethan's team infiltrates a party at the Vatican and kidnaps the arms dealer Owen Davian.

  5. 5Chesapeake Bay Bridge
    ≈ 00:50:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6IMF headquarters
    Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 01:03:00
    Inferred
  7. 7Shanghai, China
    ≈ 01:13:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8IMF headquarters
    Washington, D.C.
    ≈ 01:56:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
51,822 km
Places
5
Countries
4
Stops
8
  • Not shown: 32,676 km
  • Plane: 19,146 km

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

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