I’m assuming that most of you are from the US so probably using cars, but lemme know if you use trains, subways, buses, etc.
Me? Back when I was doing an internship I walked to a nearby station for 10 minutes then transited to another train line, which could be an instant or 20 minutes wait. After that I walked for 10 minutes to my work place. So it was probably about 40 minutes of commute. Of course, I live in tropical country so I’m drenched in sweat as I arrive in the office.
Fortunately every year my city’s public transportation seems to get better and as a result I barely needed to use cars.
A 30 minute walk across the city center
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You should get some skis, that 50km would be much more fun!
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I live in a medium sized city (~95k) in Europe. It takes me around 15 minutes by bike to get to work.
10-second walk down my hallway to my computer.
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10-second* walk
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Same. When I have an appointment with a costumer: usual a combination of private car, train and rental to reach the destination
4 years back it was a walk to the station and a half hour train ride.
Now I walk downstairs after waking up at 9:30.
2 km bicycle ride to the train station, 25 minutes by train, 2 minutes walk to the office on the other side of the road.
Commuting in Germany.
10-15 minute bike ride. On the way I in traffic can almost be entirely evaded by swapping the section without bike lane for a bit of trail. The return is a bit more janky because the infrastructure designer probably died from aneurysm as they were designing the road layout.
Live in the northern US and bike 3 miles to work. Icy right now so I have studded tires and bar kits. I wear a ski facemask and skip the glasses cause they fog. Bike light since it’s easy to work past sunset this time of year. Even when it was -30F I only wore one hoody (biking is hard work). Takes me around 15 minutes which is the same as driving. There’s bike paths 90% of my commute but I still almost get ran over at every other cross walk. Besides the danger, one of the best things I’ve ever done for my mental health. And I’m not even the road rage type. I just enjoy the ride
Family gets in car, two minute drive to wife’s work, five minute drive to elementary school, two minute drive to daycare, 1 minute drive back home until time for me to go to work in an hour. 2 minute drive to work.
Depends on which office I work at.
Cycle to the closest train station and catch the sprinter to the Utrecht Centraal.
If I work in my normal office I catch a bus to the Utrecht office.
If I work in Amsterdam I stay on the same train and get off at the station and walk for about 5 min to the office.
If I work in Rotterdam I switch trains at Utrecht Centraal to a line going to Rotterdam centrum, then take the metro to the office.
All trips take about an hour.
I live in a small town near Amsterdam and work twice a week in the office in Amsterdam.
My commute is:
- 3 minutes walk to train station
- 24 minutes train ride
- 12 minutes bike ride
What’s the bike situation? Do you take it on the train with you or use an app or smthg?
I wonder if they park their own bicycle near the station. Not sure if that’s even a thing
It’s a thing.
We park the bike near the station. Each station has extensive room for bikes. Larger cities often have underground bike parking.
About a 50 minute drive. That’s as close as I could get and still afford a house.
Wow… I hope that there isn’t bad traffic on the way…
Half of it is small highways that aren’t too bad as long as there isn’t ice and/or deer. Once I start getting to the metro area traffic gets congested. Nothing like LA though.
Its a 38 minute drive without tolls and a 33 minute drive with tolls. Ill suffer the 5 minutes to avoid $30 in tolls every month.
I actually live in a more expensive area than where I work, but I do so because the entire state is still somewhat affordable (Kansas) and the city I live in is much more progressive than the one I work in.
Walk 2.5km from home to mini bus taxi rank. Wait for taxi to fill (15 passengers) and we drive 30km. Get off and walk through a mall to office. Takes about an hour total. Afternoons it’s just the opposite. Traffic doesn’t matter to South African Taxi drivers.
Not bad at the moment.
Public transport is a bit awkwardly scheduled relative to my start times. A train only takes about 30 minutes, including walking to and from the station but it either gets me in super early or just a hair too late. I tend to take a bus instead because it’s a better fit, I get to leave a little latter than the early train while still being on time. But it takes about 40 minutes in total, which includes a bunch of extra walking because the route starts another suburb over.
I often get a ride in, depending on whether my schedule lines up, which only takes about 15-20 minutes depending on traffic. I feel a little guilty because this is the shortest commute I’ve ever had by far yet the first time I’ve not primarily used public transport, but I do really appreciate the convenience. I unfortunately sweat a ton (I really should talk to my doctor about hyperhidrosis, it’s extremely bad) so even the short walk from the bus/train station will leave my hair gross and matted, which then turns in a terrible case of triangle head.
I’ve thought about getting an ebike. There is a separated bike path that is a little bit indirect but covers like 90% of the route. I think I could get there at least as fast as the bus. Could be quicker, but I’m not taking a direct route as it’s just bicycle gutters in an area that sees a ton of industrial traffic. Fuck riding by trucks.
Wish I could say the same about our public transport improving, it’s only gotten worse. It all got privatized awhile back.
