diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b974a90c..2ab0148f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ These methods exist in v3 and they need to be considered for v4.
   - [x] toString
   - [x] width
 - [ ] grid functions (these should apply to multiple hexes):
-  - [ ] ?   distance
+  - [x] distance
   - [x] hexToPoint
   - [x] pointToHex
   - [x] get
diff --git a/src/grid/functions/distance.test.ts b/src/grid/functions/distance.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f77103eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/grid/functions/distance.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { createHexPrototype } from '../../hex'
+import { distance } from './distance'
+
+test('returns the number of hexes between the passed 2 hexes (excluding the last hex)', () => {
+  const hexPrototype = createHexPrototype({ orientation: 'pointy' })
+  const result = distance(hexPrototype, { q: 1, r: 3 }, { q: 8, r: 7 })
+
+  expect(result).toBe(11)
+})
diff --git a/src/grid/functions/distance.ts b/src/grid/functions/distance.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..454ec62e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/grid/functions/distance.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { HexCoordinates, HexPrototype } from '../../hex'
+import { assertCubeCoordinates } from '../../utils'
+
+export function distance(
+  hexPrototype: Pick<HexPrototype, 'offset' | 'isPointy'>,
+  from: HexCoordinates,
+  to: HexCoordinates,
+) {
+  const { q: fromQ, r: fromR, s: fromS = -fromQ - fromR } = assertCubeCoordinates(from, hexPrototype)
+  const { q: toQ, r: toR, s: toS = -toQ - toR } = assertCubeCoordinates(to, hexPrototype)
+  return Math.max(Math.abs(fromQ - toQ), Math.abs(fromR - toR), Math.abs(fromS - toS))
+}
diff --git a/src/grid/functions/index.ts b/src/grid/functions/index.ts
index 4f955545..0b422c55 100644
--- a/src/grid/functions/index.ts
+++ b/src/grid/functions/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './distance'
 export * from './flatTraverse'
 export * from './inStore'
 export * from './neighborOf'
diff --git a/src/grid/grid.test.ts b/src/grid/grid.test.ts
index ce74e2e2..c639f848 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid.test.ts
+++ b/src/grid/grid.test.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ describe('pointToHex()', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('distance()', () => {
+  test('returns the distance between the passed 2 hexes', () => {
+    const grid = new Grid(hexPrototype)
+    const result = grid.distance({ q: -3, r: 11 }, { q: 15, r: 1 })
+
+    expect(result).toBe(18)
+  })
+})
+
 describe('getHex()', () => {
   test('returns a hex from the store when present in the store', () => {
     const coordinates = { q: 1, r: 2 }
diff --git a/src/grid/grid.ts b/src/grid/grid.ts
index be36c709..d06d241b 100644
--- a/src/grid/grid.ts
+++ b/src/grid/grid.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createHex, Hex, HexCoordinates, Point, pointToCube } from '../hex'
-import { flatTraverse } from './functions'
+import { distance, flatTraverse } from './functions'
 import { Callback, Traverser } from './types'
 
 export class Grid<T extends Hex> {
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ export class Grid<T extends Hex> {
     return this.getHex(pointToCube(point, this.hexPrototype))
   }
 
+  distance(from: HexCoordinates, to: HexCoordinates) {
+    return distance(this.hexPrototype, from, to)
+  }
+
   update(callback: (grid: Grid<T>) => Grid<T> | void) {
     let nextGrid = this._clone(this._getPrevHexes)
     nextGrid = callback(nextGrid) || nextGrid
diff --git a/src/utils/assertCubeCoordinates.ts b/src/utils/assertCubeCoordinates.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1987c968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/assertCubeCoordinates.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { CubeCoordinates, HexCoordinates, HexPrototype, offsetToCube } from '../hex'
+import { isOffset } from './isOffset'
+
+export function assertCubeCoordinates(
+  coordinates: HexCoordinates,
+  hexPrototype: Pick<HexPrototype, 'offset' | 'isPointy'>,
+): CubeCoordinates {
+  const { q, r, s = -q - r } = isOffset(coordinates) ? offsetToCube(coordinates, hexPrototype) : coordinates
+  return { q, r, s }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 6888c347..a7776d10 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './assertCubeCoordinates'
 export * from './isAxial'
 export * from './isFunction'
 export * from './isObject'