I use Train and tube from Srruey to central london
2006-06-07 01:35:48 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
It depends. It sure seems that way, but if you live in an expensive are where the pay is good, you will find it more and more common that people will commute long distances to make more money.
2006-06-07 01:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by Jason W 3 · 11⤊ 3⤋
Nope, I live in the UK and work in New York so it takes ages!
When I do use the London office from my home in the midlands 150 miles away I can do door to door in about 1 hour forty mins on the West Coast main line, so you could sell up in Surrey, buy half of Staffordshire and still be in the office in about the same time.
2006-06-07 09:23:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's too long. I did the same commute from Great Bookham in Surrey to the West End for two and a half years. Then I got a local job and realised what real life was!!
2006-06-07 08:38:59 · answer #3 · answered by Away With The Fairies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is, you might be able to rearrange your train so that it is a fast(er) service or you arrive in London and can take the tube without any delay. I used to travel from Finsbury Park to Leatherhead and the longest wait was for a train at Victoria.
2006-06-08 11:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.5 hours is considered a long commute where I live. But for others, it's normal. It takes me 14 minutes to get to work :-)
2006-06-07 08:36:58 · answer #5 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes its to long and cause's UN canny stress on you !when your returning home after work i know your tired and then must deal with what ever you have there ,many people drive farther but hey you got to go where the money is, and hope you can shorten it up, just the wear and tear on your Vehicle is enough well sorry you must drive so Far did this for a time and to much on everything and sometimes its not worth it but iam not you so take care
2006-06-07 08:43:02 · answer #6 · answered by Mechanical 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is long. Fortunately you use the mass trans, so you could cut down on the time spent away from home by trying to accomplish work and personal goals by reading/ working on a laptop while on your ride.
Good luck.
2006-06-07 08:39:32 · answer #7 · answered by iank 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a long time for travel. Is the pay really good? Do you get compensation fo the travel time? If not, I would find something closer. Is it worth having your time cut off from yourself, family and friends after work?
2006-06-07 08:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by jessigirl00781 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband works 8 miles away from home, but it still takes him one hour and twenty minutes to get there and the same back. It's the bane of his life and absolutely hopeless if we want to eat together as a family. It's traffic mostly. Thankfully, it only takes me seven minutes to get to work.
2006-06-07 08:46:15 · answer #9 · answered by R.I.P. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is long. At least you don't have to drive though. You can sleep on the train, or read a good book.
2006-06-07 08:38:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husbands drives from Southampton in Hampshire to Swindon in Wiltshire it takes around 2 hrs in light traffic & averages around 3 hrs each way
2006-06-07 08:38:23 · answer #11 · answered by madamspud169 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋