I have a 35min express train with a 15 min walk to the station. I'm not currently doing drop off's as df is home, but when I do it will probably be a 25min drive and drop off and then a 40min express train (because I need to park I go one stop further back). Before I had DS, I would leave work at 4:45 to make it back for a 6pm pick up. We live in Sydney, so no real choice but to live this far out so we can afford a nice house with a big yard. I only work 3 days per week so I think the commute is worth it, if I want to work closer to home I would have to work full time to earn the same amount of money if not less.