a 1.5 hr / 55 mile commute...

debrag

Is it doable at least in the short term? It would be a mixture of days and nights and 3-4 shifts a week.

From South East coast to Kent zone 4.

paddedjohn

Doesn't seem too bad to be honest, I have heard of people on here travelling further/longer to work.

monty-doggy

I've seen job adverts recently stating you must be prepared to travel up to 90 minutes to your place of work so I guess lots of people do seem to think its acceptable.

Saying that I used to spend over an hour doing a 9 mile trip to and from work as the traffic was always horrendous.

Equaliser123

Surely only OP can answer the question depending upon personal circumstances?

debrag

hours would be 7am - 7:30pm or 7pm - 7:30am

I currently travel 45 mins to 1 hr to travel from SE London/Kent to East London.

CFC

I wouldn't want to do it, but my husband is considering a new job with this commute. Personally i think it's ridiculous as he won't be any better off than his current job once he's paid transport costs, let alone the time out of the day.
On the other hand it does take me 40 mins to do the 3 miles to work!

Yorkie1

In my organisation they are shutting many offices and 90 mins commute either way is the dividing line what they consider to be reasonable.

Kaz2904

I would be concerned about the safety of the return commute from the night shifts. I'm sure it's covered by the health and safety at work executive documents regarding night workers. Would you be able to have the 45 minute restorative sleep which they recommend?

Laurajo_2

I've been doing a 1.5 hour commute for the past three years, so it's doable, yes.
However, you seem to have quite long shifts - would you feel safe driving for 1.5 hours after a long nightshift?

marlot

It depends if you're talking driving or train. I'm commuting 2.5-3 hours each way at the moment. But I'd rather be doing that than not working. And I'm doing it by train. Unfortunately when there is a train delay, I can miss my connection - making it 3.5-4 hours!

Denning.

On a non-busy train? Be a breeze. My commute is about that, it isn't the nicest thing in the world, especially out of London, but it is far from untenable.

In a car? Even easier. Then I find driving peaceful.