The distance to the nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is a small star located 4.2465 light-years away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It means that it will take light 4.2465 years to get there. If we send a radio signal (or phone call) to that star, it will take 4.2465 years to get there. It takes light 8 minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the Earth to the Sun.