Seperot, the Universe is big.

Huh, now being serious, depends on what ship you have, I mean, yeah, it can be slow in a cruiser that has 200 - 250 m/s, but faster in a shuttle that has 500 m/s, but less than my lovely interceptor that has around 4000 m/s.
Of course, there are afterburners, microwarp drives, that boosts your speed for a limited time.
It\'s an interesting game, and its freedom makes it even more interesting. Though, I must admit, there were times when I was getting a little bored by EVE.