Long Distance (released as The Best of Runrig – Long Distance) is a 1996 compilation album released by the Scottish Celtic rock band Runrig on 7 October 1996 via Chrysalis Records.

Two singles were released from the album – a cover version of "Rhythm of My Heart" which reached number ten and number twenty four in Scotland and the United Kingdom respectively, and a remix version of "The Greatest Flame" which was originally released in 1993.

[2] To promote the album and the single "Rhythm of My Heart", Runrig appeared on British show GMTV to perform the song.

[3] The deluxe version of the album released in 1996 contained a bonus CD, which featured tracks from the band's early output from 1978 to 1985.

[4] In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number thirteen on the UK Albums Charts in the same week, spending a total of sixteen weeks within the UK Top 100 albums chart.