Ask HN: How long is your daily commute?

12 points by servlate ↗ HN
Please mention the mode of transport as well.

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by car between 45 min and 60 min each way.

by train 2 hours each way

Which do you prefer?
I prefer the train as I can do something productive, but if I have to work late as I usually do, the train schedule does not work off peak hours.
30 minutes by bicycle each way
By public transportation: 45 minutes each way ± 10 for vehicle delays, since the system I use is inefficient. Good time to read and listen to podcasts, though.
Depending on traffic, anywhere from 30 - 50 minutes in the AM and 25 - 45 minutes PM (by car).
42 minutes Tube each way, hopefully off peak + walking. An hour door to door.

Time to read.

50-80 minutes depending on direction of travel and traffic, on a motorcycle (legal lane splitting in California)
By Car, 8.5 miles. AM 20-30 minutes PM 30-40 minutes.
12 minutes via car each way - about 5 miles. Have been considering biking to work and home but there was quite a bit of road construction this year - maybe next year (snow will be here soon)
10 seconds, I live across the street.
zero commute now. But to share, I used to commute 2.5 hours ONE way daily (Car + Bus combo). Yea, don't ask. I did it for almost 2 years. Job was good, money was good except for that commute. Now I work for myself from where ever I want :)
My last commute was ~40 minutes each way. Edit: Car.
20 minutes by public transport each way + 10 minutes walk each way.
None -- I work from a home office. It used to be 2 hours per day.
Same here, but I had 1h per day back in the days.
2 -> 2.5 hours one way

Bus to train station. The trains and buses rarely match up so there's a good bit of wait time at either end.

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8 minute bus ride + 2 minute walk.
20 minute walk
45 min. walk to the University in the morning 45 min. walk back home at the end of the day

I used to take the bus and it was 10 min. walk + 15 min. bus.

0 minutes, I work remotely from home (or wherever else I want)
Around 6 minutes via car each way.
Most days is just zero as I usually work from home. If I go to the office I cycle for about 15 minutes.
Average about 2.5 hours total: 45 minutes x2 for the Caltrain to and from the South Bay, and another 60 minutes of biking to and from the train station. This is at a cost of $190.80/month for the Caltrain monthly pass.
About 35 minutes.

5 min walk to the bus, one bus stop then hopping on the subway for 20 min, luckily I don't have to change so I can just relax for those 20 min. Then a 10 minute walk to the office.

Not too bad at all for living in a nice suburb of Stockholm.

Since you are in Stockholm, I'd like to ask: is it feasible to commute by bike in winter?

My impression was that Stockholm is pretty small compared to other capitals, and also well connected with bike lanes. But I visited during summer I don't know about the situation in winter.

There are a lot of people who bike all year. Though less than in spring-autumn.

You probably need/want winter tires for your bike and it may be cold but sure, it is possible. The bike lanes are usually cleared quickly when it snows.

For me the biking distance would be 14km or so. A bit further than I personally want to bike but not an uncommon biking route.