Daily commute. How long is yours?

[jmo21]

Current gig is about 55mins there, and 40 mins back on average (traffic is worse in one direction) if I leave just before rush hour.

Thankfully all my gigs have been less than an hour drive away, not sure I could handle more.

Fingers crossed my luck with distance continues.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Currently zero. Previous 15 years it's been a long commute at the start and end of the week followed by short daily.

[stek]

worst why is that so hard?

'Could of', 'would of' and 'should of' wind the current Mrs stek up enormously. She's of the foreign persuasion though...

[Pondlife]

5 hours (2 flights) at the start and end of the week usually, with a midweek trek of 2 trains and a ferry taking 50mins door to door.

I could shorten the mid week bit but I like to stay in a nice part of town.

Other than that it's a flight of stairs, longer if I go via the kitchen to make coffee first.

[d000hg]

On this and my last gig my commute has taken about 30 seconds down 1 flight of stairs.

Same here for the last 3 years apart from a few months at a local company 30min away.
I really hate driving and that's realistically the biggest factor that led me from permie to contractor, rather than the more common reasons like money/politics/appraisals... I would fairly happily be a permie if I still got to work from home full time.

[SueEllen]

25 minutes. Driving through Munich feels like London traffic, crazy driving, wonder I make it home alive.

Do you actually drive through Central London though in rush hour?

Even on a weekend when I've had to pick people up from stations in the day it takes longer than taking the tube/train.

And on the outskirts of London I find the majority of people don't actually drive crazily though it depends exactly where you are whether people will let you into traffic or not.

[MrRobin]

This thread needs a poll, Shirley?!

About 1hr 10 mins door to door.

[Halo Jones]

In the morning 75 mins return home 90 mins, but most Fridays I work from home

[Doggy Styles]

100 minutes each way.

But their standard working day is only 7 hours so it's not so bad.

And they are not located in a sh1thole like Croydon with a sh1t train service like ThamesLink.

[MarillionFan]

8 minutes bed to desk.(2 miles)

Other 90 miles roundtrip, 2 hours