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Probably been other threads on this but thought I'd start a new one.
My commute is roughly 37 miles each way. It can take me anything from 1 hour to 1 hour 20 each way....been doing it for 2 years now to get a foot on the ladder of a new career.
However, I've had enough now. It's not to bad in the summer but now with it getting darker quicker I'm just getting more and more fed up with this commute 5 days a week...I did get used to it after a few months but now I've just had enough now. 40 minutes each way should be the maximum.
How long is your commute and if more then 1 hour each way do you find it draining or are you used to it??
My commute is roughly 37 miles each way. It can take me anything from 1 hour to 1 hour 20 each way....been doing it for 2 years now to get a foot on the ladder of a new career.
However, I've had enough now. It's not to bad in the summer but now with it getting darker quicker I'm just getting more and more fed up with this commute 5 days a week...I did get used to it after a few months but now I've just had enough now. 40 minutes each way should be the maximum.
How long is your commute and if more then 1 hour each way do you find it draining or are you used to it??
10-30 mins if I drive, 11 mins if I ride, 25 mins if I run, 40-45 mins if I walk.
3 miles each way, across town.
I did a stint in Birmingham 10 years ago where 25 miles took me anywhere between 40 mins and 3 hours. f
k that.
Life is way too short for sitting in a car doing 2 mph. I'd rather listen to a podcast and walk faster than the traffic.
At least on a train or the loser cruiser you can use the time productively.
3 miles each way, across town.
I did a stint in Birmingham 10 years ago where 25 miles took me anywhere between 40 mins and 3 hours. f
k that.Life is way too short for sitting in a car doing 2 mph. I'd rather listen to a podcast and walk faster than the traffic.
At least on a train or the loser cruiser you can use the time productively.
About 10 seconds to walk from my bedroom to my spare room.
Before covid I had about 1:30 each way. Cycle to the station, train to Euston, cycle from Euston to Cannon Street. I could have made it quicker by driving to the station but only would have shaved 10 mins and cost another chunk of cash. That was pretty tough. I used to shower at wrlork as well so needed to allow 20 mins for that. No seat on the train often.
Best commute I had was a 45 min drive on quiet roads. Never any traffic or incidents always predicable and relaxing, especially in a nice motor.
Before covid I had about 1:30 each way. Cycle to the station, train to Euston, cycle from Euston to Cannon Street. I could have made it quicker by driving to the station but only would have shaved 10 mins and cost another chunk of cash. That was pretty tough. I used to shower at wrlork as well so needed to allow 20 mins for that. No seat on the train often.
Best commute I had was a 45 min drive on quiet roads. Never any traffic or incidents always predicable and relaxing, especially in a nice motor.
A while ago, I moved to Norfolk from the South. I was working in London, around Lambeth, as night manager of a printing firm.
Fortunately I only did four nights a week, 9pm - 7am.
However, my commute by car each night to work was 100 miles, and then 100 miles home in the morning. Did it for two years.
Wasn't too bad, as I was generally going the other way to most traffic, plus on the A11 / M11, at night and early doors, I could take the p1ss a bit, providing I was vigilant for camera vans etc. Normally able to do it in around 1hr 45mins.
Had the car (Volvo S40 T4) converted to run on LPG, and back then, it was around 50p a litre, so costs not too bad. And as it was all mostly high speed miles, with careful servicing, the car lapped it up. I sold it with nearly 200k on the clock, still going strong.
The installation of a DAB radio was crucial...used to tune in to Planet Rock, and enjoy the luxo-barging to banging tunes. I was a lot younger then though, not sure I'd be able to stick it now.
Fortunately I only did four nights a week, 9pm - 7am.
However, my commute by car each night to work was 100 miles, and then 100 miles home in the morning. Did it for two years.
Wasn't too bad, as I was generally going the other way to most traffic, plus on the A11 / M11, at night and early doors, I could take the p1ss a bit, providing I was vigilant for camera vans etc. Normally able to do it in around 1hr 45mins.
Had the car (Volvo S40 T4) converted to run on LPG, and back then, it was around 50p a litre, so costs not too bad. And as it was all mostly high speed miles, with careful servicing, the car lapped it up. I sold it with nearly 200k on the clock, still going strong.
The installation of a DAB radio was crucial...used to tune in to Planet Rock, and enjoy the luxo-barging to banging tunes. I was a lot younger then though, not sure I'd be able to stick it now.
OP, you haven't said what mode of transport you use for your commute. Public transport can be a right PITA and can make or break a commute.
I commute by car 2-3 times a week. It's 40 miles one way and takes around 1hr15m to 1hr30m on average. Occasionally it can touch 2 hours if there's an accident somewhere but it's rare enough to not bother me.
It's probably 3 quarters smart motorway (usually maximum 60mph limits) and a quarter on A roads. Been doing it for 10 years now, although pre COVID it was 4 days a week and the roads were a lot busier. And back then I couldn't park on site so had a 15 min walk too.
I actually look forward to it now so no commute issues for me. If it was consistently up around 2hrs then I'd have an issue.
I commute by car 2-3 times a week. It's 40 miles one way and takes around 1hr15m to 1hr30m on average. Occasionally it can touch 2 hours if there's an accident somewhere but it's rare enough to not bother me.
It's probably 3 quarters smart motorway (usually maximum 60mph limits) and a quarter on A roads. Been doing it for 10 years now, although pre COVID it was 4 days a week and the roads were a lot busier. And back then I couldn't park on site so had a 15 min walk too.
I actually look forward to it now so no commute issues for me. If it was consistently up around 2hrs then I'd have an issue.
Mine used to be about an hour drive 5 days a week but then I moved house which brought it down to about half an hour on the train and 10 minutes walk either side. It felt much shorter because it was broken up a bit and also forced me to leave the office on time.
Then I ended up WFH over COVID before now being back in 2 days a week and the trains have become much more unreliable and expensive in that time due to strikes and delays. It wasn't so bad when I could get a season ticket for the whole month but with only 2 days in it made more sense to just pay each day or get a 10 journey ticket for almost the same cost.
I now have an EV and my work has free charging so I now drive in for about an hour again but only twice a week and the charging makes the commute free as well as most of my personal mileage. I don't think I could go back to 10 hours a week commuting...
Then I ended up WFH over COVID before now being back in 2 days a week and the trains have become much more unreliable and expensive in that time due to strikes and delays. It wasn't so bad when I could get a season ticket for the whole month but with only 2 days in it made more sense to just pay each day or get a 10 journey ticket for almost the same cost.
I now have an EV and my work has free charging so I now drive in for about an hour again but only twice a week and the charging makes the commute free as well as most of my personal mileage. I don't think I could go back to 10 hours a week commuting...
40-80 mins each way depending on time of day and traffic, to go 20 miles. Flexible working times makes choosing those times easier but realistically unless i want to leave home at 6 and finish by 2.30 its an hour each way.
Nowadays I prefer the 10 seconds from bedroom to home office, but i have to go to the office sometimes (in theory at least 2 times a week, but in practice less). I also used to go to a remote office Tues-Thurs every 3-4 weeks which was a 4 hour drive or 5 hour train journey. Fortunately there's currently a travel ban
My best commute was a 20 min drive down mostly country roads. Only problem was the estate the office was on had 2 entrances but only one exit, so getting out at busy times could take 30 mins!
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Nowadays I prefer the 10 seconds from bedroom to home office, but i have to go to the office sometimes (in theory at least 2 times a week, but in practice less). I also used to go to a remote office Tues-Thurs every 3-4 weeks which was a 4 hour drive or 5 hour train journey. Fortunately there's currently a travel ban
My best commute was a 20 min drive down mostly country roads. Only problem was the estate the office was on had 2 entrances but only one exit, so getting out at busy times could take 30 mins!
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Best commute I had was 17 miles each way by bicycle. Always took just under an hour each way. I’d leave Didsbury in south Manchester and ride out through Bowdon, Dunham Massey and the 12p Warnurton toll bridge. I did that 5 days a week, year round. Happy times.
Current commute is 33 miles into central Manchester. By car the fastest is 45 mins, with the slowest being 2.5 hours. It’s ok but it’s perma-roadworks on the M6 and then the M62 and M602. I used to do the same by train pre-covid which was (when Northern Rail could be bothered to run a service) a 1 hour 20 mins door to door.
The car is ok because it’s private and I can have the temperature exactly as I like, but it’s a manual so not suited to the stop/start traffic of the current journey. The train was always overcrowded and the old Pacers were really filthy and manky. But I liked being able to read for nearly an hour each way.
I’m contemplating returning to the train.
Current commute is 33 miles into central Manchester. By car the fastest is 45 mins, with the slowest being 2.5 hours. It’s ok but it’s perma-roadworks on the M6 and then the M62 and M602. I used to do the same by train pre-covid which was (when Northern Rail could be bothered to run a service) a 1 hour 20 mins door to door.
The car is ok because it’s private and I can have the temperature exactly as I like, but it’s a manual so not suited to the stop/start traffic of the current journey. The train was always overcrowded and the old Pacers were really filthy and manky. But I liked being able to read for nearly an hour each way.
I’m contemplating returning to the train.
simons123 said:
Probably been other threads on this but thought I'd start a new one.
How long is your commute and if more then 1 hour each way do you find it draining or are you used to it??
My commute now is 25-30 minutes each way, (10.5 miles). Just long enough IMO to unwind and switch off before I get back home.How long is your commute and if more then 1 hour each way do you find it draining or are you used to it??
Many years ago I worked in a casino in the centre of Leeds. As I would be working 21:00-05:00, my 45 mile commute used to take me around 40 minutes.
My Father worked in an office literally a couple of miles up the road, also in Leeds city centre. His commute used to take him around 1hr 45- 2 hours. He absolutely hated every day of the 20 years he did it, and I can’t say that I can blame him ! It used to take me less time to get back up home from the centre of London when I worked down there, (top of Oxford Street), and that was 168 miles.
My 13 mile commute with my current job used to take me between 21 mins and 1 hour door to desk depending on when I left for work, 6:50am or 08:30am. Could easily be an hour home if you didn't leave by 4:30pm
I currently work from home and have done this for 3 years or so, it's about 13 mins from bed to my desk including a shower and being fully attired, none of this pyjamas lark. So far I reckon I've saved at least perhaps 3/4 of a year of my working life by not commuting & not wasting time ironing trousers & shirts.
I first started WFH regularly for weeks at a time around 1996 on a Toshiba Laptop with a 486 dx4 & an unprecedented 16mb of RAM, IIRC & was spending between £120 & £200 a month on 1p minute dialup with freeserve. My 15min @ £15 a mth mobile contract from Orange allowed my boss to stay in contact, as land-line was engaged.
Longest weekly commute was between Hudds & Brighton, 13 hours one Monday to do that journey in a Citroen ZX Aura broke me.
Before speed cameras the 201 miles between Central London to Hudds on a regular very early Friday morning could be done in well under 3 hours. That same journey with my extra 300bhp might well now be 4 hours if I wanted to keep my licence and even that wouldn't be guaranteed.
I currently work from home and have done this for 3 years or so, it's about 13 mins from bed to my desk including a shower and being fully attired, none of this pyjamas lark. So far I reckon I've saved at least perhaps 3/4 of a year of my working life by not commuting & not wasting time ironing trousers & shirts.
I first started WFH regularly for weeks at a time around 1996 on a Toshiba Laptop with a 486 dx4 & an unprecedented 16mb of RAM, IIRC & was spending between £120 & £200 a month on 1p minute dialup with freeserve. My 15min @ £15 a mth mobile contract from Orange allowed my boss to stay in contact, as land-line was engaged.
Longest weekly commute was between Hudds & Brighton, 13 hours one Monday to do that journey in a Citroen ZX Aura broke me.
Before speed cameras the 201 miles between Central London to Hudds on a regular very early Friday morning could be done in well under 3 hours. That same journey with my extra 300bhp might well now be 4 hours if I wanted to keep my licence and even that wouldn't be guaranteed.
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