BBC’s Race Across the World is an epic adventure that sees two-person teams make their way across countries with no smartphone and limited resources – and the sixth series is fast approaching.
In 2025, series 5 visited Asia, beginning at The Great Wall of China, and ending in Kanniyakumari, the southernmost tip of India. The route was a gruelling 14,000km. Along the way, teams battled public transport woes, money troubles and challenging environments.
The show is a brilliant way to get a glimpse of parts of the world that may not have been on your radar, and think about the way you’d tackle a journey on a shoestring budget. But when will the BBC hit return? We’ve rounded up everything we know so far.
You can also read up on all the news we have on The Traitors season 4.
BBC/Studio Lambert
When could Race Across the World series 6 be released?
If the 2026 series follows the same pattern as previous years, we’d expect to see series 6 of Race Across the World air sometime around April 2026.
Do we know the route for Race Across the World series 6?
The Race Across the World series 6 route has not yet been confirmed by the BBC. We do know, however, that this time the participants will embark on an “east-to-west journey”, travelling through Mongolia, among other places.
Here are the routes from the previous instalments:
- Series 1: London to Marina Bay (Checkpoints in Greece, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, China, Cambodia and Singapore)
- Series 2: Mexico City to Ushuaia (Checkpoints in Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil)
- Series 3: Vancouver to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (Checkpoints all in Canada)
- Celebrity Series 1: Marrakesh to Tromsø (Checkpoints in Portugal, France, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and Norway)
- Series 4: Sapporo to Gili Meno (Checkpoints in Japan, South Korea, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia)
- Celebrity Series 2: Belém to Frutillar (Checkpoints in Brazil, Argentina and Chile)
- Series 5: The Great Wall of China to Kanniyakumari (Checkpoints in China, Nepal and India)
- Celebrity Series 3: Isla Mujeres, Mexico to Península de La Guajira, Colombia (Checkpoints in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Panama)
Related articles
from Tech Advisor
via Race Across The World series 6 trailer teases another unique journey