Where They Went

Skyfall (2012)

Directed by Sam Mendes

After a list of undercover agents is stolen and MI6 itself is attacked, James Bond follows the trail from Istanbul to Shanghai and Macau, towards a former agent with a personal score to settle with M.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Istanbul, Turkey
    ≈ 00:01:00
    Stated on screen

    A chase over rooftops and a train ends with Bond shot and falling into a river.

  2. 2Beach, Turkish coast
    ≈ 00:14:00
    Inferred

    Presumed dead, Bond drinks away the time at a beach bar.

  3. 3MI6
    London, England
    ≈ 00:20:00
    Stated on screen

    After an attack on MI6, Bond comes back and is put through tests.

  4. 4Shanghai, China
    ≈ 00:48:00
    Stated on screen

    A fight in a glass skyscraper.

  5. 5Casino
    Macau
    ≈ 00:58:00
    Stated on screen

    At a floating casino he finds Sévérine.

  6. 6Silva's island
    ≈ 01:10:00
    InferredFictional
  7. 7Inquiry and Underground
    London, England
    ≈ 01:22:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8Skyfall Lodge
    ≈ 01:50:00
    Stated on screenFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
24,101 km
Places
7
Countries
4
Stops
8
  • Not shown: 12,950 km
  • Plane: 9,197 km
  • Boat: 1,310 km
  • Car: 644 km

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

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