Here's How Many Years It Would Take To Travel To Uranus

In order to travel to any planet, the orbit of both Earth and the planet will need to be considered. This is because each planet has a different orbital speed, resulting in different distances between two planets at any given time. This becomes extremely evident when looking at two planets that are far away from each other, such as Uranus and Earth. At its closest, Uranus is 1.6 billion miles from Earth, but at its furthest it is around 1.98 billion miles away (via Space.com).

This change in distance makes determining the time it takes to reach Uranus a bit difficult. As a spacecraft travels to the planet, the planet will continue orbiting the sun. Space organizations like NASA must plan for this when launching spacecraft. The spacecraft has to be launched and steered in a way in which it will eventually meet up with the Uranus where it will be in its orbit at that point.