Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
Apr 7th 2007, 11:28 am
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Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
Hi
Quick question, what would the average commute time be from the Pennat Hills area Sydney (not sure what suberb yet) to the CBD. Is the drive hellish. I hear there are quite alot of tolls, if so how much are we talking about on a daily basis.
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Michelle
Quick question, what would the average commute time be from the Pennat Hills area Sydney (not sure what suberb yet) to the CBD. Is the drive hellish. I hear there are quite alot of tolls, if so how much are we talking about on a daily basis.
Cheers
Michelle
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Apr 7th 2007, 3:37 pm
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Re: Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
Hi
Quick question, what would the average commute time be from the Pennat Hills area Sydney (not sure what suberb yet) to the CBD. Is the drive hellish. I hear there are quite alot of tolls, if so how much are we talking about on a daily basis.
Cheers
Michelle
Quick question, what would the average commute time be from the Pennat Hills area Sydney (not sure what suberb yet) to the CBD. Is the drive hellish. I hear there are quite alot of tolls, if so how much are we talking about on a daily basis.
Cheers
Michelle
The drive from Pennant Hills to CBD - at rush-hour - could take over an hour....hit quite a few tolls and then have the trouble of finding and paying for the parking...unless your employer has parking.
Cheers
Apr 8th 2007, 1:12 am
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Re: Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
I live in the Hills district and yes, it will take you at least an hour to get into the CBD in peak traffic and yes, you will pay an absolute fortune for parking n the city if your workplace does not offer parking. And I mean a fortune!
The tolls.....you pay $4.40 each way to use the M2, and you will pay $2.20 or $2.40, (cant remember which)each way to use the Lane Cove Tunnel after the free month is up. And you will pay a $3.00 toll to cross the Harbour Bridge but nothing to return....all up, $14.50 approx. per day, just in tolls. Add to that petrol costs and parking and its not good. Taking a train or hillsbus is much cheaper. The trains tend to run on time most days but the bus, well,you take your chances some days but generally not too bad. The express bus from Baulkham Hills to the city takes around 40 mins and cost around $11-12 return per day, and the Hillsbus company do not offer cheaper fares for multi tickets,i.e. weekly or monthly tickets. I think it would be the same cost from Pennant Hills to the CBD. The train is cheaper than the hillsbus and you can purchase multi tickets for even less.
The tolls.....you pay $4.40 each way to use the M2, and you will pay $2.20 or $2.40, (cant remember which)each way to use the Lane Cove Tunnel after the free month is up. And you will pay a $3.00 toll to cross the Harbour Bridge but nothing to return....all up, $14.50 approx. per day, just in tolls. Add to that petrol costs and parking and its not good. Taking a train or hillsbus is much cheaper. The trains tend to run on time most days but the bus, well,you take your chances some days but generally not too bad. The express bus from Baulkham Hills to the city takes around 40 mins and cost around $11-12 return per day, and the Hillsbus company do not offer cheaper fares for multi tickets,i.e. weekly or monthly tickets. I think it would be the same cost from Pennant Hills to the CBD. The train is cheaper than the hillsbus and you can purchase multi tickets for even less.
Apr 8th 2007, 1:43 am
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Re: Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
On the other side of the CBD, there are car parks around Darling Harbour that offer reasonable rates. But traffic can be bad and there's no easy way to the NW suburbs from here.
Apr 8th 2007, 10:29 am
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Re: Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
Check cityrail website. Look at the timetables. It's around a 45-50 train journey.
The drive from Pennant Hills to CBD - at rush-hour - could take over an hour....hit quite a few tolls and then have the trouble of finding and paying for the parking...unless your employer has parking.
Cheers
The drive from Pennant Hills to CBD - at rush-hour - could take over an hour....hit quite a few tolls and then have the trouble of finding and paying for the parking...unless your employer has parking.
Cheers
Cheers
Apr 8th 2007, 10:30 am
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Re: Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
I live in the Hills district and yes, it will take you at least an hour to get into the CBD in peak traffic and yes, you will pay an absolute fortune for parking n the city if your workplace does not offer parking. And I mean a fortune!
The tolls.....you pay $4.40 each way to use the M2, and you will pay $2.20 or $2.40, (cant remember which)each way to use the Lane Cove Tunnel after the free month is up. And you will pay a $3.00 toll to cross the Harbour Bridge but nothing to return....all up, $14.50 approx. per day, just in tolls. Add to that petrol costs and parking and its not good. Taking a train or hillsbus is much cheaper. The trains tend to run on time most days but the bus, well,you take your chances some days but generally not too bad. The express bus from Baulkham Hills to the city takes around 40 mins and cost around $11-12 return per day, and the Hillsbus company do not offer cheaper fares for multi tickets,i.e. weekly or monthly tickets. I think it would be the same cost from Pennant Hills to the CBD. The train is cheaper than the hillsbus and you can purchase multi tickets for even less.
The tolls.....you pay $4.40 each way to use the M2, and you will pay $2.20 or $2.40, (cant remember which)each way to use the Lane Cove Tunnel after the free month is up. And you will pay a $3.00 toll to cross the Harbour Bridge but nothing to return....all up, $14.50 approx. per day, just in tolls. Add to that petrol costs and parking and its not good. Taking a train or hillsbus is much cheaper. The trains tend to run on time most days but the bus, well,you take your chances some days but generally not too bad. The express bus from Baulkham Hills to the city takes around 40 mins and cost around $11-12 return per day, and the Hillsbus company do not offer cheaper fares for multi tickets,i.e. weekly or monthly tickets. I think it would be the same cost from Pennant Hills to the CBD. The train is cheaper than the hillsbus and you can purchase multi tickets for even less.
Apr 8th 2007, 10:50 pm
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Re: Commute time from Pennant Hills to CBD ?
If you're going to live near any of the northern line railway stations, such as Pennant Hills, Beecroft, Thornleigh, Cheltenham, you would be much better off (financially and stress-wise!) catching the train in rather than joining the peak hour traffic. My parents live at West Pennant Hills and only ever used the train (Beecroft) to travel to work - driving + tolls can add up and at least you can read the paper on the train.
Buses are ok from the Hills as well, and are set to improve with more services being introduced this year. Due to the bus lanes, it takes a lot less time than driving and a trip into CBD from Baulkham Hills/Castle Hill is now only 35-45 mins. The new Lane Cove tunnel is fantastic and I can highly recommend it. I just accept tolls as a fact of Sydney life, but I figure that if one toll can save me 8-10 sets of traffic lights and numerous stop-starts and bottlenecks in a trip, then I don't mind paying the extra few dollars.
Buses are ok from the Hills as well, and are set to improve with more services being introduced this year. Due to the bus lanes, it takes a lot less time than driving and a trip into CBD from Baulkham Hills/Castle Hill is now only 35-45 mins. The new Lane Cove tunnel is fantastic and I can highly recommend it. I just accept tolls as a fact of Sydney life, but I figure that if one toll can save me 8-10 sets of traffic lights and numerous stop-starts and bottlenecks in a trip, then I don't mind paying the extra few dollars.
