It took me 10-15 minutes by car in good traffic when I was working (and unfortunately will be going back soon )
It takes DP 3 minutes by car in good traffic (he starts at 3-4am so always good traffic on the way!) Would probably take 25 minutues to half an hour to walk but at that time of night/morning I wouldn't want him to walk
Wow that's a lot of travel! In high school at one stage I was traveling 1.5 hours one way by PT (bus, train and another bus). But you gotta do what you gotta do! If the job is good then the travel time won't be so bad - just take a good book!
It takes DH about 45 minutes by car from walking out the front door to walking in his office. By public transport (bus) it takes about an hour. He works in the CBD. He prefers to take the bus even though it takes longer because he gets to get a short walk in everyday (to and from bus stops) and he gets to read his book on the bus.
I used to drive a round trip of 140kms to get to work before we moved. It was 80% dirt road also...grrrr my car did not like it. But I was living in the country & there is not much choice when you choose to live remote & work in the nearest town. Plus side was never any traffic, no lights etc...I did enjoy the drive each day.
I feel quite guilty admitting that my work is about 600m up the road!! and DH works diagonally opposite our house LOL
DS' s FDC is 7 houses up from us (other direction from my work though LOL)
It sounds like a lot, but if you can read or do something useful on the train (or bus) it probably isn't so bad. If you don't have a laptop with wireless internet or an iphone maybe now's the time to get one so you can do emails and surf BB on your way to work!!
I work with a few people who catch the train to Brissy from the Sunshine Coast every day and they don't seem to mind it too much.
I drive just over an hour each way. DH has the worst drive though, it can be 1.5 to 3 hours hours each way depending on the traffic. I agree that if you're on public transport you can make use of the time. But we both drive - don't even ask about the km's our cars do!
We're on the Sunny Coast and DH works in Logan. We've been doing it for around 7 years. It's a lifestyle thing, plus both our families live here.
20 minutes each way for DH and I.
It is mostly freeway, and we are in the country, so nice flowing traffic!
Next year things will be a bit trickier, because I will be travelling 12km in the opposite direction to drop DD of at school (she will be in prep next year and we have picked a private school), then travelling the 12km back (only 10 minutes really), then travelling my normal 36km to work (20mins). I will have to go backwards before going fowards!! I am hoping to be able to arrange car pooling for the two days I work, but if not, it is only two days a week, and I pick my start time at work, cos I work for myself, so I can't complain at all.......
Yep I'm in the country and have to go in to the city for work.
There's just nothing around here atm but my husband goes in on the train everyday anyway..
Maybe I can go on bellybelly on the train mantaray
40 minutes by bike, 60 by train. I don't have a car, so that's not an option, but would be about 30 minutes.
I love riding because I get my day's exercise in at the same time as travelling. If I were driving, it'd be an hour out of my day and then I'd have to find exercise time on top of that. I go through three times as much deodorant as the average person, but I feel SO GOOD! And I don't pay PT fees, car maintenance or gym membership
But next year I will be looking for something closer.
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