How far do you commute to work?

[bonzoe]

Just applied for a job in Sheffield, about 50 motorway miles distance, to be told by the agency that this is too far for a daily commute!!!

What do they know? I have just done 3 months commuting to York, similar distance & not such good roads. Previously I had to commute to Chesterfield, even further, and then visit sites as far apart as York, Bradford, Hull, Derby and Boston.

Straw poll, how far do you travel (distance/time)?

Got that off my chest!! Agencies!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edit: that's 50 miles each way

[Jon M]

about 35 miles/one hour each way ( Bracknell to Newbury )

[Mr_love_monkey]

About 2 metres, from my bed to my office :)

I work from home 4 days a week (sometimes 5) when I have to go into the office it takes me about an hour and twenty minutes door to door - via train, tube, and walking

Not sure what the distance is, it's outside London (Waddon) to Chancery Lane way

[gazzae]

Just applied for a job in Sheffield, about 50 motorway miles distance, to be told by the agency that this is too far for a daily commute!!!

What do they know? I have just done 3 months commuting to York, similar distance & not such good roads. Previously I had to commute to Chesterfield, even further, and then visit sites as far apart as York, Bradford, Hull, Derby and Boston.

Straw poll, how far do you travel (distance/time)?

Got that off my chest!! Agencies!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is that 50 miles total or one way?

I currently commute 40 miles total.

About a year ago I was living at home while waiting to complete on my new house so for about 3 months i commuted 100 miles a day.

[Bifta]

About 10 yards, from my bed to my office upstairs.

[Nugget]

Roughly 35 miles each way, from Grimsby to Scunthorpe - it takes from 30 minutes to about 45, depending on the traffic. If I had to, I wouldn't mind driving to Sheffield or maybe Leeds (65 to 80 miles), but no more than that 'cos it's just too long and boring!

[Paul]

13 miles (each way).

[Ramrod]

30 meters to the annex :D
............though my wife drives 28 miles to our new clinic now.................

[Jerrek]

1 kilometer to school, which I walk or bike. :)

[SMHarman]

About 40 miles, Hertford to City of London, City of London to Canary Wharf and back again.

[teeky]

i travel 20 miles each way
from where i live to leed,
which can take approximately 1hr 30minutes door to door as i have to take the bus
of which the journey takes 45minutes alone (without traffic)

[teeky]

leeds*

[Marge]

My journey is about 30 miles round trip, if I have a 8am start then I have to leave before 7am and enjoy all the fun of the M60 :erm: otherwise it's about 15-20 minutes.

[SMHarman]

teeky, next to the quote button on the bottom right of your post is an edit button. Press that and you can get your leeds untangled.

Press it on your second post and you can delete it. You can change history for at least 30 minuties, I think it is 90 minutes now.

[porpoise]

I go Farnborough to Newbury wave to me tomorrow !!!

[Chimaera]

Rainham to Romford, I have to drive as I must have a car available for work :(
About a 14 mile round trip - can take up to an hour each way if the traffic is bad - usually 40 mins each way.

[Escapee]

My commute is 59 miles each way I have been doing it for the past 2 years, most of it is dual carraigway and motorway.

The motorway is a fairly quiet one so its not too bad.

[paulyoung666]

8 miles each way , not too bad i reckon :D :D :D

[Stuart]

Going directly, via car, my journey to and from work is 13 miles. However, this is going through Greenwich Park (which does open to traffic for certain times). However, I catch the train then Docklands Light Railway, and this is a less direct route. I probably travel 17 or 18 miles.

It SHOULD take around 45-50 minutes. Usually takes over an hour though.

[Hell's Child]

sorry, guys n gals....

my comute is approx 1000 yards.... from my house to work takes either a 30 second drive or a 5 min walk

[Bex]

30 meters to the annex :D
............though my wife drives 28 miles to our new clinic now.................
30metres.... surely it isnt that far:erm:
annoyingly, because i have to rely on public transport, the journy takes me half an hour, would normally take fifteen minutes, but the really annoying part is i end up being half an hour early for work

[Tricky]

Drive 7 mile round trip - I would love to cycle but I need to drag the biggest laptop bag around with me (for a tiny laptop) - paperless office my a***!

[sonygeezer]

42 miles round trip Norwich to Snetterton, mostly dual carriage way, takes about 30 mins each way.

[Graham]

Two feet from my bed to my computer or about 20 feet if I go into the work room...! :D

[MadGamer]

I get a lift to school by my mum which takes about 10 minutes.

[GazzaB]

I travel 7 miles each way, usually via car. I usually pick up my non-driving mates who work with me. (At least for the next two months at Ntl before we get made redundant!) :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[swoop101]

I have to travel 258 yards to work.
I then spend the rest of the day on the bus :( , driving the bloody thing :td:

[Stuart]

The best commute distance I know of is one of the guys I work with. His house is 2 and a half metres away from the entrance to the campus where we work. Admittedly he has another 100 Metre walk from the campus entrance to our building, but it still takes him around 2 minutes to get to work. And, costs nothing. Plus, he has all the advantages of working in an office (social life, someone else cleaning it for you, not being reminded of work on your time off).

The disadvantage is that he often gets members of staff who have drunk too much dropping hints about crashing at his place (no, I don't).

[Strzelecki]

I cycle 4 miles all together to and from work each day, it would be less but road planning in Stoke is so bad there isn't a more direct route!

[homealone]

my journey is about 6 miles round trip on my push bike - around 40-45 minutes, depending on wind direction ;)

[Nugget]

my journey is about 6 miles round trip on my push bike - around 40-45 minutes, depending on wind direction ;)

And whether it's raining or snowing, how bothered you are about getting there, and how much of the plonk you got through the night before ;)

[timewarrior2001]

40 mile round trip for me, fortunately its one fast rarely queued up road.

[orangebird]

30 miles each way for me, taking about 30 mins each way, depending on traffic. :)

[bb31]

1 mile approx for me - takes 2 mins if the traffic lights are on green and the kids are off school!!

[smegs]

From my house to work is a 20 minute walk

[handyman]

less than 2 miles, would walk it but work insist I use a company car.

Also taking the car enables me to pop home for lunch most days :-)

[poolking]

8 miles each way. I'm going to have to catch the bus in the morning, the relay unit for the indicators on my car has given up on me.

[tkiely]

22 miles each way, Hatfield - Pimlico. Easy ride, best bit of the day on my XF650.....oh bugger, winters coming......more follows in november

[Tezcatlipoca]

Straw poll, how far do you travel (distance/time)?



I don't know what the distance is, but it takes me about 20 minutes on the bus (that's if the bloody bus actually turns up....Stagecoach.... :rolleyes: :mad: )

[Tricky]

Depends which site I am going to:
Site 1 - 3.5miles - 15 minutes
Site 2 - 5.5miles - 25 minutes
Site 3 - 21miles - 30 minutes
Site 4 - 230miles - 1 hour drive, 1 hour wait, 40 minute flight, 10min cab

[KingPhoenix]

about 25 miles each way for me. Beacon Hill to Basingstoke

[Scarlett]

If I work from home 5 meters from my bed to the work desk...

If I go into the office, 90 miles each way 1 1/2 - 2 hours (depending on traffic)

Only started working from home last month so I was doing that 5 times a week to start out with...

[zoombini]

Approx 7 "puff" miles "pant" now, as I "wheeze" have started cycling "pant" into work and its doing me in!

Then its cycle approx 5 miles back. (work that one out!)

/me falls off & collapses in a heap of wobbly jelly on the floor!

I did use the bus but the local bus company just ditched the service & another co. has started it, but do not accept the same bus pass.
So its sod the busses & use the canal for me!

[TigaSefi]

1 mins and 32 secs down the road :D literally 7 mins to walk

[zovat]

Depending on which site I am at :

Main office : 13 miles each way - approx 20 mins each way
Cust 1: 26 miles each way - approc 45 mins each way
Cust 2: 16 miles each way - approx 45 mins each way
Cust 3: 220 miles each way - approx 3.5 hours each way (if I use the M6 toll).
Cust 4: (about to replace cust3) - site 1 : approx 30 miles each way - approx 45 mins
site 2: not yet measured - but bracknell to newport - so a long(ish) trip and a couple of hours on the M4..

Also work at hom when I can ( 0 distance - wireless laptop=work anywhere :D )

[Nemesis]

Woking to Reading ... lovely journet :(

About 30 Miles each way .... but takes me about an hour each way :(

[gavnad]

i have always endevoured to take jobs close to home...my commute is probably a mile and a half....bargain!!!