Londoners, how long is your daily commute?

elJarmen

elJarmen

elJarmen

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Hi,

I'm potentially moving to London soon and I'm considering living either close to work where I'd know nobody but could walk/cycle each day or a bit far with my friends and commute daily (Limehouse to Victoria, presumably 30 minutes). Apparently there will be transportation costs associated with the second option and, ignoring any difference in rent costs between the two areas, I'm just wondering what London people think is a reasonable commute time/cost for work daily in the capital?
 
My commute door to door is 40-45mins... though my actual train journey is about 10-15 mins and the station is circa 7mins walk from my flat...

If I were you - do the commute you're thinking about and time it door to door - you've got to take into account walking and waiting times - not to mention any changes/travel by tube etc... it can all add up...
 
I'm not a londoner, but I do travel into there (and then further sometimes) everyday for work.

Door to door it is 1h 20m to get into central London. and about 2h 45min to get to the office outside of the capital.

Previously I always lived <30min from work, which was dramatically better...
 
When I last work in London (early last year in aldgate) it would take about an hour and fifteenth mins..... On a good day lol.
 
I used to do a similar commute, Whitechapel to Westminster, and it was very straight forward. Very few problems, almost always on time and not too expensive. You could either go Limehouse to Bank on the DLR and then change on to District, or cycle up from yours to Stepney Green and then jump on the District.

I much prefer commuting east to west. My commutes west to east were a nightmare (Hampton to Parson's Green, followed by Parson's Green to Green Park once our office moved).
 
Had a fun experience last Friday afternoon, was driving back from Folkstone to get to Lakeside (East Thurrock).

Fine until we got to the M25 slip road and everything was at a standstill, waited half an hour and people on the bridge ahead were out of their cars so I thought 'going to have to be Blackwall then' and pulled off and rejoined the A20.

It took 5 hours to complete the trip, don't know how Londoners cope I really don't, I was ready to pop a cap the standard of driving was that bad.
 
door to door is 1 hour, I could get a bus and reduce that by 5-10 mins, but I prefer to walk.

I think an hour is probably reasonable, given then massive difference in house prices.

My ticket costs over £3,000 per year - but that is easily offset by the higher salary. To get a job anywhere reasonably local I'd be looking at a massive pay cut.
 
Door to sat at my desk. At best 25mins at worst 35mins, depends how much I walk, if I'm lucky with the bus. It's only 1 stop on the tube.

elJarmen said:
Hi,

I'm potentially moving to London soon and I'm considering living either close to work where I'd know nobody but could walk/cycle each day or a bit far with my friends and commute daily (Limehouse to Victoria, presumably 30 minutes). Apparently there will be transportation costs associated with the second option and, ignoring any difference in rent costs between the two areas, I'm just wondering what London people think is a reasonable commute time/cost for work daily in the capital?
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I'd rather live closer to friends. I used to commute over 1.5hrs door to door, and whilst it was horrendous, I was near friends at the weekend and in the evenings. If all costs are the same in terms of rent, a short commute (if you get a season ticket it won't be that much anyway) would far outweigh the "advantage" of living close to work.
 
dowie said:
My commute door to door is 40-45mins... though my actual train journey is about 10-15 mins and the station is circa 7mins walk from my flat...

If I were you - do the commute you're thinking about and time it door to door - you've got to take into account walking and waiting times - not to mention any changes/travel by tube etc... it can all add up...
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You are right, ideally I'd do it at least once to know realistically what to expect. TFL journey planner takes into account walk and transfer time, according to it it's 38 minutes (exaggerates transfer time to Limehouse station, I know it's much shorter than that especially if you time your arrival with the train schedule)

toshj said:
I used to do a similar commute, Whitechapel to Westminster, and it was very straight forward. Very few problems, almost always on time and not too expensive. You could either go Limehouse to Bank on the DLR and then change on to District, or cycle up from yours to Stepney Green and then jump on the District.

I much prefer commuting east to west. My commutes west to east were a nightmare (Hampton to Parson's Green, followed by Parson's Green to Green Park once our office moved).
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Good lad, totally forgotten about the possibility of cycling to a nearby District or Circle line to cut time/costs, thanks!

Mr^B said:
door to door is 1 hour, I could get a bus and reduce that by 5-10 mins, but I prefer to walk.

I think an hour is probably reasonable, given then massive difference in house prices.

My ticket costs over £3,000 per year - but that is easily offset by the higher salary. To get a job anywhere reasonably local I'd be looking at a massive pay cut.
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I presume you're travelling into London via rail?
 
Live in SW London too.

Previous commute door to door was anything between 1h and 1h:20

New commute is about 50m door to door.

So depends where in London.
 
Surrey to Canary Wharf... 1 hour 15 mins each way due to infrequent trains and then a horrible Jubilee Line connection.

Often a couple of hours when there are problems though.
 
molinari said:
I live in SW London and travel into Mayfair using a bus, a train and then the tube. Door to door is 35 minutes :).
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To be honest with you, using a bus, a train and the tube and keeping your commute to 35 mins isn't too bad! getting out of SW London can be a pain, especially if you're coming from somewhere like one of the Clapham tube stations. Several years ago my sister would get the Northern line in the opposite direction from Clapham South to Tooting, and then come back the same way just to ensure she managed to get on a train.
 
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