# \[B\]How far do you commute?\[/B\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847 "2006-09-23T14:29:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/1 "2006-09-23T14:29:34Z")
Having recently moved from a midtown location 12 miles from my office to a house 1 1/2 miles away from work, I’d like to hear how far you travel from home to work, school, on a daily or nearly daily basis. And by what mode of travel. I drive my car and it takes 3 minutes max. I am considering getting a bicycle, if it weren’t for the narrow lanes on most of the 45-55 mph 2-lane roads and the fact that it thunderstorms often when I get off work. I could/should walk but I would have to get up earlier and (see storms). So, 1. How many miles (km) from home to daily destination? 2. How long does it take (average)? 3. Travel mode(s)? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/2 "2006-09-23T14:34:04Z")
[ul][li]33 miles[/li][li]40-45 minutes[/li]Yamaha YZF-R1 (lane splitting mode)[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/3 "2006-09-23T14:39:26Z")
Was: 35 miles one-way through a mountain canyon. 40-50 minutes, depending on my mood. My Focus ZX3 is no sportscar, but hauls a fair amount of ass. Is: 20 miles in the car (half-hour, some surface streets), then another 65 (2 hours, all freeway on the vanpool). Husband: 90 miles one-way through freeway, over mountains, and through downtown LA. Hour and a half. Kawi Z750S. ---
**Author:** ![Alistair\_McCello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Alistair\_McCello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alistair_McCello)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/4 "2006-09-23T15:09:54Z")
1. 65 miles 2. 70 minutes 3. Car, half interstate, half state highway. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/5 "2006-09-23T15:22:16Z")
1/2 mile. 20 minutes My two feet. I use to work 2 blocks from my house before both of us moved. It was great! ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/6 "2006-09-23T15:24:37Z")
1. 50 mi, one way. 2. 50-60 minutes, depending on route and traffic. 3. About half is 2 lane; the rest divided surface road or interstate. In a car, of course… ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/7 "2006-09-23T15:26:18Z")
1. Roughly 4 miles. 2. At 7.10am, about 25 minutes. Coming home between 5pm and 7pm, about 45 minutes. 3. London Underground (the infamous Northern Line). ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/8 "2006-09-23T15:33:43Z")
Five blocks. Depends…walk in decent weather and if I don’t need the car to run around to meetings, etc. during the day. Takes ten minutes, tops, either way. I drive a Honda CRV so gas consumption is really low. Love it! ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/9 "2006-09-23T15:37:24Z")
1. 13.8 miles 2. 25-30 min. 3. Town and county roads mostly 3a. 93 C1500 or 85 Olds Cutlass ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/10 "2006-09-23T15:41:46Z")
> [@Crusoe](#): > > 1. London Underground (the infamous Northern Line). You have my sympathies. Roughly 30 min. door to door via overground train (Greenwich to Waterloo East). ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/11 "2006-09-23T16:02:15Z")
1. Roughly twenty miles, 2. Approximately thirty minutes. 3. Mostly highway and interstate via car. ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/12 "2006-09-23T16:08:54Z")
1. Not sure. 2. About 35-40 minutes door to door. 3. London Underground (St. John’s Wood-Moorgate) and a bit of walking. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/13 "2006-09-23T16:22:10Z")
1. 36 miles 2. 65 minutes, +/- 3. An '02 Kia Rio, which gets decent mileage; combination of two-lane and four-lane roads with lights, mostly, though there are two short stretches of expressway (one of which is currently under construction). ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/14 "2006-09-23T16:34:10Z")
12 miles, 30 minutes give or take. Mostly on four lane road with stoplights (what’s that called?). I did take the highway, but discovered it takes longer recently. Car. I would take the bus, but it takes the better part of two hours with three transfers and a short train ride. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/15 "2006-09-23T16:36:12Z")
A different set of destinations each day of the week, totalling about seven hours and 200 miles, mostly on small rural roads. Shitty Nissan Micra. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/16 "2006-09-23T16:46:44Z")
1. 50 miles. 2. 50 minutes. 3. Honda Civic EX. Pretty nice, decent power, 34-36 mph. The route is great - 35 minutes of rolling countryside with no traffic and about 15 minutes of freeway (on the way to work…going home is, obviously, the reverse). ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/17 "2006-09-23T16:47:33Z")
1. Just over 3 miles 1. 20-25 minutes 2. 2-5 minute walk (depends on which bus I catch), remainder is bus ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/18 "2006-09-23T16:55:55Z")
25 miles 45 minutes In a car; 13 miles of city streets, 12 miles of freeway ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/19 "2006-09-23T17:02:25Z")
About an hour, door to door. 15 minutes walking, then 30 - 40 minutes on the train, then 5 minutes walking. Sometimes if I’m leaving work after rush hour, I take an express bus home; it takes the same amount of time if traffic isn’t bad, but it runs along the lake, which is nice. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847/20 "2006-09-23T17:23:47Z")
1. Just over 3 miles. 2&3) 12-15 minutes by bike, or 5 minutes by car. I only drive if it’s raining hard. Or need to drive somewhere after work. Or I’m late for work. :o [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/b-how-far-do-you-commute-b/373847.md?page=2)