Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet route map

The Count of Monte Cristo map, route, chapters, and distances

This page collects the full Mapped Fiction route for The Count of Monte Cristo. The interactive map follows the journey from Marseille to Monte Cristo island, while the notes below make the route crawlable and easy to audit.

Chapters 1-117

Route segments 7

Mapped distance 4,712 km

Travel media 4

Route overview

The mapped route uses Mediterranean sea route, Road journey, Urban carriage, Backstory context. Distances are either explicit in the source, geodesic between known locations, or estimated from the route notes where the title gives a fictional or approximate path.

Marseille to Chateau d'If: Marseille to Chateau d'If, 4.1 km by Mediterranean sea route.
Escape toward Monte Cristo: Chateau d'If to Monte Cristo island, 422 km by Mediterranean sea route.
Monte Cristo to Rome: Monte Cristo island to Rome, 187 km by Mediterranean sea route.
Rome to Paris society: Rome to Paris, 1,105 km by Road journey.
Paris, Auteuil, and Normandy: Paris to Normandy coast, 128 km by Urban carriage.
Janina backstory route: Paris to Janina, 1,786 km by Backstory context.
Final departure to Monte Cristo: Paris to Monte Cristo island, 1,080 km by Mediterranean sea route.

View the complete route table for The Count of Monte Cristo.

Chapter maps

Primary source

The map is grounded in Project Gutenberg #1184. Source links on route and chapter pages point to the relevant chapters or scenes where available.