How long does it take you to get to work?

[Lab Monkey]

Urgh. I've just checked my journey planner, and as inaccurate as it may be, I'm still probably looking at 1 hour 40 minutues to get to work in the new year, and as it's to a school, I'll be leaving pretty early in the morning. However, as much as I'm grumbling, I've heard of commuters with a total of 4 or even 6 hours of travelling in a day. So, is my 3 hours or so not much? Are any of you out there sacrificing so much of your own time to get to work, and is it worth it?

 

[ainwood]

Well, my commute is OK. I drive 22 miles, and it takes me about 32 to 35 minutes, depending on traffic. Home in the evening usually takes a bit longer - about 40 minutes. All this pales in comparison to my last job, where I had to drive about 3 minutes.... or a twenty minute walk.

My girlfriend was working with a woman who commutes from the nort-norfolk coast to London and back each day - out at about 5:30 AM to get the train to norwich, then another to london. Across london by tube to get to work by about 8:30 am. Leaves at 5:30 pm and gets home about 9:00 PM.

But London pay makes it affordable!

 

[Rodgers]

A great opportunity for smugness - my flat is just around the corner from my office. A five minute walk - I dont even get that wet if it's raining!

 

[jpowers]

15 minutes driving, an hour by subway - thank you Washington, DC for hiring correspondance-school-trained civil engineers!

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Used to take about an hour - took a local area bus out to the nearest Mass Rapid Transit station, then a quick trip to the business zone of downtown Singapore. The crowds were unbelievable.

 

[funxus]

4h totally. The actual travelling takes about 3h, but since I'm going to school I have a fixed starting time. The only reason it's all right is that I have only 6h at school 4 days a week. So I'm not gone from home much more than those in my hometown

 

[Greadius]

You guys need to move closer...

I'm with Rodgers on this one. Ten minute walk, but I do get wet if it rains.

 

[jiml_63]

Since I work from my home office on the bottom level of my townhouse, my commute only depends on whether I stop in the kitchen for a cup of coffee on my way downstairs....

I HATE COMMUTING!!!!!!

 

[Yoda Power]

Originally posted by jiml_63
Since I work from my home office on the bottom level of my townhouse, my commute only depends on whether I stop in the kitchen for a cup of coffee on my way downstairs....

I HATE COMMUTING!!!!!!

You did´nt answer the question, how long does it take

 

[Perfection]

normally half an hour each way but traffic and weather can increase the time to MUCH greater peroids, the record being 4 hours

 

[u-gene]

About 50 minutes each way. I have to go by bus and by Underground.

 

[jiml_63]

about 45 seconds, Yoda...maybe a minute and a half if I stop for coffee....

 

[Panda]

About 30-40 minutes each way. I prefer to walk, but during the winter I use the busses.

 

[rapid]

1 hour and a half because of the **** austrian public services

 

[Rodgers]

so, your name is ironic then?

 

[Richard III]

From my old place (as of November):
30 minutes walk
20 minutes streetcar/subway
10 minutes by cab

From my temporary home:
40 minutes walk
15 minutes car/cab
15 minutes subway plus 10 minutes walk to and from stations

From my new apartment (which used to be my old apartment)
6 minutes by foot
4 minutes by cab
15 minutes by subway

Which is the way it should be.

R.III

 

[andrewgprv]

usually about 20 minutes

 

[sysyphus]

I live in the city and work in suburbia. The drive itself is about 60km, but fortunately since I am opposing traffic I only have to suffer through about 40 minutes of Toronto drivers.

 

[Wolfe Tone]

On the bus it is one hour going and 1hr 30min coming home, and it is the same route. If I drive it takes 20min there, 20min back. I hate the bus, except for the company.

 

[gr8ful wes]

10 minutes unless I am toodleing along checking out the scenery. in a few weeks I will be doing the 1 1/2 hour one way. not much toodleing, but lots of scenery.