Commute Top Trumps

[herbert_goon]

I know there are people a lot worse of than myself in this cruel world, but I can honestly describe my daily commute as a miserable experience.

So to cheer me up and get me counting my blessings I would like to see somereal examples of painful journeys to work...

Mine:

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Purley to Canary Wharf
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Distance (miles): 10
Duration (minutes): 70
Modes Of Transprt: 3
Cost Per Month (£): 160
Seat Factor: 1%
Reliability Factor: 70%

Seat Factor is the chance of sitting down throughout the journey. Reliability Factor is how confident you are that you will have a reasonable journey. It is not punctuality(!)

Thanks for your time!

[5lab]

I only live round the corner, so not too tricky. a mate of mine commutes from watford to brighton every day - 4 hours per day on the train (!!)

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Preston Park to Brighton
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Distance (miles): 2
Duration (minutes): 30
Modes Of Transprt: 1
Cost Per Month (&#163: 0
Seat Factor: 0%
Reliability Factor: 60%

(i walk)

[herbert_goon]

Not too long ago i was doing Worthing -> London which goes through Preston Park - at about 7 am....

[herbert_goon]

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Worthing to Canary Wharf
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Distance (miles): 70
Duration (minutes): 120
Modes Of Transprt: 2
Cost Per Month (&#163: 350
Seat Factor: 90%
Reliability Factor: 90%

[probedb]

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Chesterfield to Sheffield
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Distance (miles): ~16
Duration (minutes): 60
Modes Of Transprt: 2 (train/walking)
Cost Per Month (&#163: 78
Seat Factor: 95/45% (not term time/term time)
Reliability Factor: 90%

Most of the time is walking, only 15 mins is the train.

[tiggerai]

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Bletchley to London Bridge
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Distance (miles): 56
Duration (minutes): 90
Modes Of Transprt: 3 (car/train/tube)
Cost Per Month (&#163: 400
Seat Factor: 80%
Reliability Factor: 80%

[SilentDeath]

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Purley to Canary Wharf
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Distance (miles): 10
Duration (minutes): 70
Modes Of Transprt: 3
Cost Per Month (&#163: 160
Seat Factor: 1%
Reliability Factor: 70%

walk?

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Cost Per Month (&#163: 400

[Howard]

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Surrey to Teddington, Middlesex (Greater London)
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Distance (miles): 17
Duration (minutes): 35-45
Modes Of Transprt: 1
Cost Per Month (&#163: £40 of petrol every couple of weeks or so
Seat Factor: 100%
Reliability Factor: 85%

Most of the time I get there on time (i.e the time I EXPECT to get there, I get to work early usually to beat the traffic nowadays), but occasionally I might get held up. It's not disasterous though. And being in a car means it's nice and comfy, no irritating commuters in your personal space (Unless one of them drives into me)

[b0redom]

Shepperton (Middlesex) to Winchester
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Distance (miles): 58 (ish)
Duration: 58 mins: 3 hours
Modes of Transport: Car
Cost per Month (&#163: 200 ish

Tom

[Tom Scott]

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South Leicester to Round the corner
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Distance (miles): 1/2 (half)
Duration (minutes): 3
Modes Of Transprt: 1
Cost Per Month (&#163: 20
Seat Factor: 100% Leather
Reliability Factor: 100%

[Oobie-]

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Harrow to Canary Wharf
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Distance (miles): about 20 miles
Duration (minutes): 75
Modes Of Transprt: 1 (2 changes on underground)
Cost Per Month (&#163: 150
Seat Factor: 5%
Reliability Factor: 70%

[Tarffie]

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Lincoln to...Lincoln
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Distance (miles): About 1/4 of a mile
Duration (minutes): 2
Modes Of Transport: 0 (walking isn't a mode of transport)
Cost Per Month (£): 0
Seat Factor: 0%
Reliability Factor: 85%

[tiggerai]

I'm winning on cost to commute then.... Maybe we should introduce another category...

Job satisfaction: 100% (i.e does the job outweigh the commute?)

Quick breakdown:
£272 for train
£60 for tube
£48 for parking
£20 petrol

A nice round £400

[snowplow]

Mile end to Holborn

£ 30 (travel card)
duration (15 minutes)
seat factor (i never get a seat)
central line reliability (75 %)

[stytagm]

Normally its this goodness:

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Finchley to Holborn (By bike)
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Distance (miles): 8.5
Duration (minutes): 40-45
Modes Of Transprt: 1 (Bike)
Cost Per Month (£): £5 (Occasional puncture and new brake pads)
Seat Factor: 100% (but it's not comfy!)
Reliability Factor: 90%

But, Alas, all too often it's this evil ness
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Finchley to Holborn (By London Transport)
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Distance (miles): 8.5
Duration (minutes): 60+
Modes Of Transprt: 3 (Foot/tube/bus)
Cost Per Month (£): £140 ish
Seat Factor: 50%
Reliability Factor: 60% (It's the northern line )

[Steve]

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Bristol to HEXUS.bristol-branch
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Distance (miles): 0.001
Duration (minutes): 0.1
Modes of transport: 1 (walk)
Cost per month: £0
Seat factor: 0%
Reliability factor: 100%

Working from home ROCKS.