Talk:Hellevator/@comment-64.121.46.13-20120404201457/@comment-462615-20120414085433

It depends on many factors, like world size (smaller worlds are shallower and take less time), your equipment (The Nightmare Pickaxe is faster than any other) and eventual hard ores or caves you may encounter. This assuming you aren't in Hard mode and thus have access to a Drill.