Andromeda, which is relatively close by, is about 22,360,000,000,000,000,000 km away. This translates to 2.3 million light years, or 725 kpc.If we traveled at 17.3 km/s, it would take 40 billion years to get to the nearest galaxy, Andromeda. That's longer than the universe has been around. If it were possible to travel at the speed of light, it would still take 2.3 million years to reach the Andromeda Galaxy.