How long was the journey from Babylon to Jeru­salem?

How long was the journey from Babylon to Jeru­salem? It took Ezra and the caravan he was traveling with four months to traverse the nearly 900 miles (1,448 km) from Babylon to Jerusalem. An army could have traveled much faster, but Ezra’s entourage probably included children and elderly people.
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