How long Morse code take to travel from one point to another?

Answer 1

From one telegraph station to another - instantly. However telegraph stations were not very far apart so the message had to be retransmitted onwards. Originally this was done manually - an operator had to listen for incoming messages, write them down and then re-key tem. Later on they used punched tape which was produced when a message was received and could be automatically retransmitted. End to end - from the sender to the recipient could take several hours or days if overseas depending on the number of "hops".

Answer 2

It took me about 4 years, because I didn't know what I was doing or how to do it, and had no mentoring or guidance. With a little bit of competent guidance, any reasonably intelligent adult, who is motivated and willing to spend the time, can master the International Morse Code in a few days, well enough to begin sending and receiving full text at slow speed. From there on, increasing speed is all practice.