Londoners, how long is your daily commute?

I'd say anything under an hour and you're doing pretty well. I remember moving back to Surrey during my last month before I went away, despite still working in London. The hour less in bed every morning was definitely missed.
 
My commute is between 50 minutes to 1 hour 20 on my bike or approximately 1 hour by train and underground)

Train used to cost me around £4000 a year coming in from St Albans where as it costs close to £5000 a year from Luton. The motorbike costs me about £2400 in fuel, about £300 in insurance and then add another £500-1000 a year in maintenance costs I am still saving money. The train was better for my relaxation and overall tiredness though
 
My commute is about 50 minutes door to door from Putney to Shoreditch. Pretty easy journey all in. Get the mainline from Putney to Clapham Junction and then jump on the Overground from Clapham Junction to Shoreditch High Street. Always manage to get a seat at Clapham Junction and the trains are pretty comfortable so is all good.
 
Starting next month it'll be about an hour door to door.
Train from Wandsworth Town to Feltham then a short ride on a bus.
 
Sidcup (zone 5) to London Bridge then to Moorgate (zone 1). Leave house at 5.40 and get to the office just before 7.
 
dowie said:
you don't have to live in a council estate and spending 3 hours a day commuting 8-10 hours in the office... you're not going to have time during the week to enjoy any of that

optimum IMO is a flat in London and house in the country for weekends... (at least that's my aim... though am only just over half way through paying off the flat and so not much hope of a second home yet...)
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Even if I could afford to own 2 properties I would still have no interest in staying in London.

Horses for courses, but I'm a country bumpkin who just happened to end up working in an industry that is predominantly city based.
 
Skeeter said:
Even if I could afford to own 2 properties I would still have no interest in staying in London.

Horses for courses, but I'm a country bumpkin who just happened to end up working in an industry that is predominantly city based.
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Everyone is a country bumpkin once they've tried it for awhile.

I live in the Burbs but want to live on the Lord Byron estate. They've got ponds.

Getting to actually hear crickets and weird animal noises at night like in old 80s movies, sure beats sirens and shouting.
 
Door to door is about 1 hour.

6 minute walk to station.
4 minutes-ish waiting for train (I give myself a buffer)
35 minutes to Weybridge.
15 minutes walking to and catching bus to offices.
 
Arthur Hucksake said:
Everyone is a country bumpkin once they've tried it for awhile.

I live in the Burbs but want to live on the Lord Byron estate. They've got ponds.

Getting to actually hear crickets and weird animal noises at night like in old 80s movies, sure beats sirens and shouting.
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Other than 4 years in Plymouth for Uni I've always lived in the country. I just have zero desire to ever live in a city. London is great for visiting and nights out or hanging out, but I think I always enjoy my time there more because I know I will be leaving.

Unfortunately a lot of people have the same idea, making living outside London almost as expensive as living in it!
 
~2.5hrs door to door for new job starting this month. Not a Londoner, obviously!

Friend of mine lives in Limehouse, seems fine. Gold card is £1200 a year or summat iirc, but if you are living in London then you will get full use of it outside of work.
 
Live in NE London and commute to Hayes. Central Line, train and bus. 1:15 each way on a good day.

Driving would cost 4 times as much and take longer unless I worked nights.
 
Skeeter said:
Other than 4 years in Plymouth for Uni I've always lived in the country. I just have zero desire to ever live in a city. London is great for visiting and nights out or hanging out, but I think I always enjoy my time there more because I know I will be leaving.

Unfortunately a lot of people have the same idea, making living outside London almost as expensive as living in it!
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I like Nottingham. People walk slower like country folk and are polite, even when everyone else thinks they aren't.

Perks of being a southerner up naarf!

Good night life but lots of green stuff on the outskirts. Robin Hood Country is amazing. Something magical about Sherwood Forest and such.
 
Ah friendlyness. I use the Dog Walker measure. The further from London you get, the more likely you are for a dog walker to say hello. In Cornwall or Scotland you can have a full conversation and be invited round for tea with half the people you see outside, yet in central London the mere act of making eye contact is enough for people to start searching for their pepper spray.
 
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