About 10 inches long, it passes through the neck & goes past the heart, through the diaphragm & into the stomach
[DOC] [TLE] Esophagus - Anatomy Pictures and Information - InnerBody [PAR] The esophagus is about 9-10 inches (25 centimeters) long and less than an inch 
(2... ... for food and liquids that have been swallowed into the pharynx to reach 
the stomach.