how long does it take to fly to space and back?

Question: how long does it take to fly to space and back?
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Asked by 493radg37 to Reka, Pip, Kuntal, Kate on 8 Nov 2016.
- Reka Nagy answered on 8 Nov 2016:
  
  ‘Space’ can be defined as about 100km (62 miles) above Earth. It wouldn’t take that long to get here – it can take as little as 2 and a half minutes to get up there, and even less time to get back down (because gravity helps instead of hinders you in getting back down to Earth).

Question: how long does it take to fly to space and back?