How far do you drive to get to work...?
#1
How far do you drive to get to work...?
So I was thinking.....
After just landing a new job in my chosen field, which starts next week, my commute time/distance will be roughly 45mins/40ish km with 'moving traffic' and likely using the 407. If I use the QEW/403 it'll definately be longer time wise, and about 50km.
So I wondered, how far do you all travel to get to work?
Sometimes I think I'm mad for taking on a job in Mississauga considering the congestion, but my plan was to get a good job here, and I think I just found it, so if it all works out I'll eventually move closer to reduce the travel time.
After just landing a new job in my chosen field, which starts next week, my commute time/distance will be roughly 45mins/40ish km with 'moving traffic' and likely using the 407. If I use the QEW/403 it'll definately be longer time wise, and about 50km.
So I wondered, how far do you all travel to get to work?
Sometimes I think I'm mad for taking on a job in Mississauga considering the congestion, but my plan was to get a good job here, and I think I just found it, so if it all works out I'll eventually move closer to reduce the travel time.
#2
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
So I was thinking.....
After just landing a new job in my chosen field, which starts next week, my commute time/distance will be roughly 45mins/40ish km with 'moving traffic' and likely using the 407. If I use the QEW/403 it'll definately be longer time wise, and about 50km.
So I wondered, how far do you all travel to get to work?
Sometimes I think I'm mad for taking on a job in Mississauga considering the congestion, but my plan was to get a good job here, and I think I just found it, so if it all works out I'll eventually move closer to reduce the travel time.
After just landing a new job in my chosen field, which starts next week, my commute time/distance will be roughly 45mins/40ish km with 'moving traffic' and likely using the 407. If I use the QEW/403 it'll definately be longer time wise, and about 50km.
So I wondered, how far do you all travel to get to work?
Sometimes I think I'm mad for taking on a job in Mississauga considering the congestion, but my plan was to get a good job here, and I think I just found it, so if it all works out I'll eventually move closer to reduce the travel time.
75 miles each way on downtown days, 60 on the others. That's an hour fifteen downtown, any number of hours back, just over an hour each way for the other trip which is, pretty much, all on dirt roads. Note that other commuters to the 60 mile destination, Guelph, come from Scarbough, Markham, Atlanta, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Boston so I don't have it so bad.
#3
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
17kms / 30 minutes. That includes dropping small AX off at daycare.
You can keep your big city commutes.
You can keep your big city commutes.
#5
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Joined: Mar 2010
Location: SW Calgary
Posts: 776
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
I walk 15 mins to work (I live and work in downtown Calgary!)
Last edited by Photoplex; Mar 23rd 2010 at 12:47 am.
#6
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
Nope. Rural properties take forever to sell. Once that's done the commute will be five miles or less on downtown days and 60 miles but over a very slow route on the others. Going downtown in the early evening, which I do once a week or so, is as bad as going downtown in the morning rush. Worse if there's iced hockey or baseball. That's an aspect of moving back to the city I'm not looking forward to.
#8
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
Was 5 mins in old job, will be 15 mins in new current job ( when we move house in June ).
#9
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
1km to the train station and a 30 min journey to downtown Calgary
#10
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
15 minutes to my office - drive from south Calgary to my office near Deerfoot and Heritage.
#11
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,457
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
between 5 and 8 minutes depending on traffic
#12
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
shamefully I drive the three blocks to work - only because I need the car most days straight after and my feet hurt too much walking to far - I am planning on getting out the push bike though
OH drives 10-15 mins before he arrives at his weekday destination
OH drives 10-15 mins before he arrives at his weekday destination
#13
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 14,227
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
I walk four blocks which takes me 10 mins from leaving the door to sitting down at my desk.
#14
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Joined: Jul 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Posts: 846
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
25 minutes on the bike in summer, 30-40 on the TTC depending on when the bus bothers to arrive.
#15
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,284
Re: How far do you drive to get to work...?
20 minutes about. Some of the others I work with are a 5 minute walk away, some are over an hours drive and one even lives over near dbd33. She doesn't do many shifts not surprisingly.