How long does your commute to/from work take?

Woolwich_Kim

In the process of home hunting and this has to be taken into consideration.

Currently it takes me 30mins walk to get to work. I realise I am lucky to work local (I walk slow) and with my budget and the current housing market I realise I may have to spend an hour commuting even though I am reluctant to do so.

Some people at work travel nearly 2 hours each way. I think that is just madness!

AP007

Weigh up the house price(mortgage) and the price to travel to work as it may not be worth moving too far away etc.

30 mins walk is not bad at all.

I have done 25 mins door to door on public transport and 1hr 45 door to door.

Where I lived had nothing to do with where I worked but you are doing it the other way round I guess.

Woolwich_Kim

Thanks.

I'd stay local if I could afford it. I wouldn't go over an hour door to door, I'd rather just stay living with parents and just continue to save in that case.

Regarding the cost of travel, I could afford it but in the worse case scenario I could take out the interest free season ticket that work offers.

Some people pay more for travel into london than they do on rent/mortgage repayment!

AP007

Woolwich_Kim wrote: »

Thanks.

I'd stay local if I could afford it. I wouldn't go over an hour door to door, I'd rather just stay living with parents and just continue to save in that case.

Regarding the cost of travel, I could afford it but in the worse case scenario I could take out the interest free season ticket that work offers.

Some people pay more for travel into london than they do on rent/mortgage repayment!

Maybe work out the mortgage for a property near work now (30 mins walk you say) and then the mortgage for something further away and then take in to account the travel.

You may be better off nearer.

Some of my mates travel to London and at gross salary its over £6k to them but could get a job locally for £5k less and be better off but wont,

Lioness_Twinkletoes

My commute is between 30 - 90 minutes depending on weather & traffic. I know some people that travel a long way to get to work. However, if the trains are disrupted their journeys can be horrible and they are late. For me, being relatively close to work is important, but if I were offered the right job, with the right salary, I would considering a longer commute for a short term period (around two years).

DKLS

Current commute is about 10 seconds each way as I am working from home but have commuted up to two hours each way in the past.

DigForVictory

My commute is just under an hour each way when timed intelligently. I have to pay carparking & fuel etc, but even the next promotion would't change that. Public transport would work only if I wanted to see my family by artificial light 11 months a year.

It's not ideal but it's the only game in town for us.

melysion

It takes me 30 minutes to get to work at the moment, but I have been known to travel about an hour and a half. I don't mind - always books to read. But then I'm in London and longer commutes seem to be the norm

SailorSam

I'm not working at the moment so i don't count but all the years i drove the Cab that was a big good thing. I could walk out of my frontdoor and start work.
If you find yourself doing a long commute on public transport one of the things you need to bare in mind is, what if it lets you down. Especially in the winter buses & trains can be delayed or cancelled.

rach_k

I just go down to the computer in the dining room but OH commutes an hour each way. It can be 50 minutes if he's amazingly lucky with the trains AND there's nobody else on them AND he runs to the station but it can also be up to 1.5 hours if he's unlucky or there are problems.

I don't think I would walk for more than 30 minutes each way and I'd not want to drive for more than 30 minutes either. I prefer public transport for longer journeys as you can at least doze/read/stare into space.

GRM

1h45m door to desk, 20 min drive > 1 hour train > 20 min tube > 5 min walk. Usually work from home one or two days a week.

Quality of life for the family + London salary >>>>> shorter commute.