How do you get to work?

faceman

Just wanted to see how people generally get to work and if you dont cycle or take public transport find out why you dont. Im not affiliated in any way to any service providers or goverment bodies so I have no hidden agenda.

So basically tick the relevent boxes in the poll (you can select more than one) and if you dont use public transport or cycle, then post what puts you off.

Its more than why we dont use bikes or public transport results Im curious to see.

faceman

The reason I dont use public transport is that it takes longer and there is no direct route to my place of work.

I dont cycle cos the weather is Ireland is crap and the distance is too far.

paulm17781

faceman wrote: »

I dont cycle cos the weather is Ireland is crap and the distance is too far.

What's too far? I used to cycle 6 miles each way a day. Then we moved office and I got lazy due to Luas. I wish I did still cycle though.

mikemac

I've walked it but it's just too far, 6.5km. Takes over an hour at my slow pace.
Cycle when it's sunny or use the moped.

Edit: Reread the OP’s post. The reason I don’t use public transport is my local bus is full of lowlifes and wasters. Is that PC to say? I’m sure many Dublin Bus users will understand. It's a regular service and the fare is resonable and the drivers are friendly.
I just can't stand the shouting, smoking and messing and I've only used the 78A twice.

That's what is turning me anyway as a customer anyway

BendiBus

79/A to town & shanks mare from there to the office.

Occasionally get a Chapelizod bus home as it's a lovely run out between the park & the river.

78A is OK in peak times (skanger-wise). But too slow through Thomas St/Inchicore. It's horrible (skanger-wise) mid-morning

And how come 7 people have voted but apparently only 4 people have viewed the thread?

deRanged

combination of walking and the train for me.

500 yards to the train station, 5.5 miles to town on the train, 2.5m (30 mins) walk to the office.

AARRRGH

I do a brisk 30 minute walk.

I like walking (it feels very much like "me" time) and it helps keep me fit.

I sometimes get the bus or a taxi, but that's only if I'm running late.

veryangryman

Does it count if your not from/working in Dublin?

Drive across the Athlone bypass each day. Occasionally cycle if weathers good but mainly drive. 3 mile each way

shoegirl

To my shame I drive, even though I am within cycling distance, but up a very steep hill. I sometimes use public transport, but shamefully, it is so expensive that it is actually quite a bit more than I pay for petrol each week, so only when I have to.

AmyG

I drive as my only way in (CL2 route) was taken away!!!

hunnymonster

I cycle or walk-train-walk. My preferred option is to cycle. The cycle is 25 km each way so less than an hour but on a twisty road so don't like doing it in the dark. I live a mile from the train station and it's a further 2 miles to work on the other side which adds up to make the train journey an hour and a half with no real exercise but it's a safer option in winter.

Delirium

I walk to work. I live about 10 minutes from place of work.

In my last job I didn't have a car so I cycled 10km to work. It was on a good main road so weather would be the only reason not to cycle.

djkeogh

I walk in, in good weather (20 mins) or get the bus in bad weather (10 - 20 mins, traffic Dependant)

Steve

faceman wrote: »

The reason I dont use public transport is that it takes longer and there is no direct route to my place of work.

I'm pretty much the same.
I can drive to work in 35mins, public transport would take over 2 hours and cost more.

6th

I chose "other" because I take the moped in ... for some reason I just couldnt click on motorbike.

From Tallaght to Temple Bar in 30 minutes .... "beats yore flamin' horse Fergus".

djpbarry

I walk - about 2km each way.

I used to cycle when I lived further out - about 7km each way.

Honey-ec

I drive. Reason being that there is no form of public transport that can get me from home in Tullow to work in Sandyford by 8am, which is my start time.

peter1892

I drive - it takes about 25 minutes (M50). Public transport would involve taking a very slow bus or a Luas, then the other Luas line and then a private shuttle bus, around 2 hours in all.

djpbarry

Honey-ec wrote: »

I drive. Reason being that there is no form of public transport that can get me from home in Tullow to work in Sandyford by 8am, which is my start time.

Tullow to Sandyford and back every day?!? That's one hell of a commute! What is it, 160km in total?

January

I get the bus, I could walk (Ballymun to City Centre) but I'm 5 and a half months pregnant and it would take me hours!! So bus it is.

rhapsody

Drive 10ish min to the train
Train 50ish min
Walk to work 15/20 min.

Alternative is to walk 10 min, get a bus 60min+ & walk 20 min. Though waiting on Bus Eireann is not something I want to add to my day (time and energy -wise)

vektarman

I use a scooter or car as there's no public transport to get me in to work for 6am.

dazberry

Luas or Bus or Walk - generally Bus in and weather permitting walk home.

D.

MrsJohnMurphy

Luas from Tallaght to Rialto, jumo off, shortcut through the houses, walk down as far as top of the coombe, then wait for a 122 or 19 to whizz you down the SCR to camden st. Great way for anyone working near to Green to get in, cuts out the Hueston to OConnell Luas sardine fiasco.

mjm

L1011

30 minute drive versus train/walk/luas/walk of 2 hours. There is no other alternative.

Third_Echelon

peter1892 wrote: »

I drive - it takes about 25 minutes (M50). Public transport would involve taking a very slow bus or a Luas, then the other Luas line and then a private shuttle bus, around 2 hours in all.

Exact same commute as myself. Sandyford to Citywest.

I did the public transport thing for a few months when I first moved there. It near killed me. 2 hours one way. Bus or Green Luas into town, then the 69 Bus out to citywest. Pain in the ass!

Car is now 25 mins at most.

jester77

I take the underground. Goes every 3 minutes so never have to rush to make it. Amazing service

Zebra3

15 mins or so cycle to work. Never the rain that bothers me. Wet gear sorts that out, it's the bloody wind that's annoying.

The exercise is great and after a shower in work, I'm fresh and ready to start the day.

cyclopath2001

Cycle, 10km each way. Weather is not such a big deal and the saving on car, public transport and gym costs have allowed me to take a big chunk off my mortgage.

Main put-offs would be variable cycle tracks, some appearing and disappearing every other week and the aburdity of hundereds of people's way home being blocked by a couple of ignorant car-drivers in the box junction outside the Customs house.

Quint

Motorcycle for me, fastest way across the city. I travel 25km each way, bus from where I live is excellent, but leaves you near parnell street Dublin, which is useless for me. So 30 minute on the bike, or about 1hour 45mins bus/walk, no contest.
Sometimes I stay near the red cow, and laugh at how the saviour of public transport is so slow as I pass about 18 of them on the way to work!
I'm also on flexi time which is great, don't know why more companies don't use it.

Heroditas

Home to work is 6 miles.
I drive - it takes 20 mins in the summer, about 30-45 in the winter. If I was to take public transport, I'd have to drive 5 miles to the train station (15mins), pay parking, pay for the ticket, get a full train for 20 mins to the nearest train station and then walk 5 mins to the office. Going home in the evening, I'd barely be able to get on the train because it is utterly rammed at that stop in evenings. It would also take longer than driving. That includes driving to and from the station. If I got a bus between home and the station I would quite truthfully be adding nearly an hour each way to my commuting time.
Basically taking the car is a much easier and far cheaper option. Also, theoretically I could cycle but I have to wear a suit and occasionally I have to drive to meet clients in the morning or afternoon so public transport is out of the question.

anotherlostie

I drive 25 miles each way and could take public transport but it would extend my commuting day by at least 2hrs and I value that 2hrs too much. By 2010 the public transport option will be significantly improved and if I am making the same commute then I would hope to change to that method.

Steve

There is an unsurprising trend here that public transport is somehow lacking and inadequate....

Quint

Public transport is grand if you live right beside a dart line/sandyford luas line/commuter train and work beside a station on same line. Once you need 2 forms of transport, driving is quicker.
Nothing worse than public transport in bad weather. People coughing on you in the seat behind, scummers getting on and causing hassle, mobile phone conversations, queing to get onto a bus and being told it's full but another one is on it's way, and thats full too. I'd rather sleep rough than get public transport

Gavin

Cycle, 15km each way. As others said, weather is not a problem. Prefer to be on the bike in bad weather than on the bus/luas.

Journey time is 45 minutes. Exactly. Every day. I leave clothes in work and change when I get in.

If I get the Luas & Bus, journey time varies from 1 hour to 1.5 hours in bad weather.

A boards.ie wide comprehensive poll where mode, distance, time taken and type of location (urban/rural) would be very interesting. People might realise that a bicycle is a practical and realistic option.

Car - Athlone to Tallaght; no real alternative!
Plus a few overnight stays.

patrickc

drive from dublin to carlow daily, i often work shifts and between 2 locations. public transport just doesnt work for me.

A-Train

Its the car for me. I have to drive to get into work for 7:30 in the morning from Artane to Clondalkin. Public transport would be 1 hr +.

seamus

Cycle, 13.5km each way.

Hardest part is definitely getting up on a wet morning when it's pissing rain and looking out the window, knowing that you're 20 minutes away from being completely soaked. Once you're actually out in it, it's fine though.

Far and away the best bit is getting up on a bright sunny morning with no wind, or in the winter, getting out on a bright, crisp, cold day. It's also great to look out the window in work, see the sun shining and actually look forward to commuting home. The thought of commuting home on a bus always puts me in a bad mood, regardless of the weather.

I worked out how much time I actually save by taking the bike, and it works out at ten full days in a year.

Getting the bus, the day starts at 7am - get up, have a shower, get dressed, get the bus for 7.45am, sitting at my desk by 8.45am.
On the bike, the day starts at 7.45am, get up, pack my bag, get on the bike, into work and have a shower, and at my desk as 8.45am.

So I save about 45 minutes.

Going home is similar except that I only save 15 minutes by virtue of having to shower when I'm off the bike.

So over a week, I save 5 hours. Over the course of a year, that's about 48 weeks = 240 hours = 10 days.

Kind of spurs me on when I think of it like that, as I know that I'm simply wasting time sitting on the bus.

djpbarry

Deleted User wrote: »

Car - Athlone to Tallaght; no real alternative!

I don't know how anyone can do that kind of commute. I went mad commuting from Lucan to Belfield!

patrickc wrote: »

drive from dublin to carlow daily, i often work shifts and between 2 locations. public transport just doesnt work for me.

Can I ask a general question of the long-distance commuters - do you expect viable public-transport alternatives to be put in place for these kind of commutes?

killbillvol2

I drive (about 11 km each way) but I walk and get the bus on Fridays usually to allow for a few pints after work.

The bus option is the 78A which has been mentioned. It's ok outbound early morning and runs very regularly and quickly. It's full of vermin later in the day though and painfully slow through Ballyfermot/Inchicore. I don't really take a lot of notice but I can see how people might be put off using it.

djpbarry

djpbarry wrote: »

I don't know how anyone can do that kind of commute. I went mad commuting from Lucan to Belfield!
Can I ask a general question of the long-distance commuters - do you expect viable public-transport alternatives to be put in place for these kind of commutes?

No, I am looking to work locally, but so far no luck. I'd work in Athlone or from home tomorroy given half a chance....

I don't do the journey every day as I often stay over in Tallaght, I see that many do!

Door to door now takes 1:20 - 1:30 each way, the new roads (& upgrades to old roads) make all the difference.

ciaran76

From home to work its about 18km each way.Clonee to Swords

I cycled it during the good weather and had no problems. Loved it. But a combination of laziness and the roads getting worse(pot holes no lights on the road, to many trucks) stopped me continuing this daily cycle.(Journey time was 45mins to 1 hour depending on wind)

I now at the moment am taking a lift with a work friend but that will end in a few months as we are moving to a new building.(Journey time about 20 mins)

The URBUS leaves from Blanchardstown to Swords so I need to get a bus to Blanch.Took this today as no lift today. (Journey time was about 100 mins that includes walking to the bustop and walking to work from the bustop)

I know that when I move to my new location that the journey time will add about 10 mins to 15 mins by bus eachway.

MOH

Quint wrote: »

Public transport is grand if you live right beside a dart line/sandyford luas line/commuter train and work beside a station on same line. Once you need 2 forms of transport, driving is quicker.

I live <10 mins walk from a DART station, have a (theoretical) 27 minute or so DART journey and work <5 mins from the other end.

Based on the year so far, I'll lose almost 36 hours this year thanks to Irish Rail.

As soon as I get my driving test, I'll be driving to work.

Heroditas

MOH wrote: »

As soon as I get my driving test, I'll be driving to work.

How long will it take to drive?

prendy

walk or get the train depending on time constraints, its only 30 mins walk but only 7 min walk and 5ish mins on the train.

Always walk home as cant abide the crush on the train at rush hour.

lord lucan

i use my scooter. i only live 4 km from my job. takes 10 minutes on the bike,25 mins if i use the bus. it works out cheaper to use the bike than take the bus too. also means i can leg it home for lunch.:D

matrim

I get the dart out of town, and live about 10 minutes from a dart station so walk to it.

MOH

Heroditas wrote: »

How long will it take to drive?

I've talked to a few people who do travel most of the same route, they reckon 40 minutes on average. Google maps says 20, so double that sounds right. Even allowing for fuel and parking costs, I'm going to be saving time and money and not at the mercy of an unreliable, unregulated transport provider.

OldGoat

Walk, 90 minutes each way. The best benifit is as much chocolate as I want without having any overweight worries.

Heroditas

MOH wrote: »

I've talked to a few people who do travel most of the same route, they reckon 40 minutes on average. Google maps says 20, so double that sounds right. Even allowing for fuel and parking costs, I'm going to be saving time and money and not at the mercy of an unreliable, unregulated transport provider.

Yeah this is what people fail to understand when they complain about people driving to work when they could use public transport. Why would we get public transport if it is available when it:
a) takes longer
b) is more expensive
c) is more uncomfortable!

It really is a no-brainer unfortunately. The incentives just aren;t good enough.