Daily commute. How long is yours?

[ThomasSoerensen]

Hi all

I just noticed in another thread that someone mentioned a really long commute. (5 hours per day)

That made me curious. When considering contract offers/role specs I often have to think if the role is worth a longer commute.

Currently I have 25 minutes by car or 35 minutes by public transport. It is basically just in the opposite end of town from where I live.

How long is your daily commute?

[doodab]

Mine takes about 25-30 minutes including walking. I can do it by bike in the same time.

[stek]

Mine's about 10 mins by car, 20 mins by bus - permie (for now) though.

My longest was 2 hrs each way by train, plus 15 mins each end walking - 5 hrs. That was awful, leave home in the dark, back home in the dark.

[doodab]

I hate driving personally. Aside from the unpredictability of traffic and risk to life and limb it's impossible to get anything done. At least on a 2 hr train ride you can read a book, watch a DVD or get some work done.

[SueEllen]

Normal commuting time for me one way is 50-60 minutes. Longest commute I have done is 1hr 40 minutes one way. Any longer and I will stay away from home.

The reason is that if the commute goes wrong - which it does often in the UK regardless of what transport method you use - the time will easily be doubled. I've wasted many hours on station platforms, trains, tubes and in my car over the years just sitting there not moving.

[SimonMac]

I live in Leeds and work in Nottingham, approx 78 miles which I can do in 90 mins on a a good day, 3 hours has been my worse! To break up the week though I stay localling in a B&B on a Monday and Thursday though which means I can be a bit more flexible on those days so I can leave early on the Friday

[scooterscot]

25 minutes. Driving through Munich feels like London traffic, crazy driving, wonder I make it home alive.

[stek]

25 minutes. Driving through Munich feels like London traffic, crazy driving, wonder I make it home alive.

I read somewhere that Berlin's traffic at rush hour was worse than London's - when I was there it was fine, almost quiet, probably because there's no jobs. Never drove in it though, always used U-Bahn/S-Bahn.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I live in Leeds and work in Nottingham, approx 78 miles which I can do in 90 mins on a a good day, 3 hours has been my worse! To break up the week though I stay localling in a B&B on a Monday and Thursday though which means I can be a bit more flexible on those days so I can leave early on the Friday

worst why is that so hard?

[TykeMerc]

On this and my last gig my commute has taken about 30 seconds down 1 flight of stairs.

Previous gig was 280 miles away so I rented a place 5 mins from site and only went home every other weekend.