Longest Daily Commute

dtipp

Just wondering what kind of distances people do each day just to get to work. I'm not talking about going long distances once a week, staying away, and home again for the weekends.

I drive 95 miles to work, and (obviously) 95 miles home each day, five days a week.

No public transport available, and for family reasons, no chance of moving closer to the office.

Vahevala

I am on public transport and get 2 buses and a tram to work and back again. It takes around 1.5 hours in the morning and nearly 2 hours in the evening 5 days a week.

I am up at 5.30am and don't get home till 6.30pm and I don't even leave Dublin :mad::mad:

It is really tiring :(

**Timbuk2**

3km cycle, 85km bus journey, 1km walk, and the same in reverse on the return journey! Don't mind it though, quicker and cheaper than driving, and I can relax and listen to music etc. on the bus!

ullu

A guy I used to work with a few years ago did Tyrone - Dublin.

Cookie_Monster

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=55432040

lot of crazy ones in here

dtipp

Vahevala wrote: »

I am on public transport and get 2 buses and a tram to work and back again. It takes around 1.5 hours in the morning and nearly 2 hours in the evening 5 days a week.

I am up at 5.30am and don't get home till 6.30pm and I don't even leave Dublin :mad::mad:

It is really tiring :(

Ya, I hear ya.
Commuting is so tiring, I always think I'd do so much more in work if I lived nearby.
Maybe I wouldn't though!

SMASH THE UNIONS

Like so many other problems in Ireland, the extreme commuter problem could be solved with the discouragement of one-off housing. It's unrealistic to expect a city job and a country lifestyle. Besides, how can you enjoy your isolated bungalow in the mountains if you're leaving your house at 5am in the morning to commute to work, only to arrive home again at 9pm.

Knock down all those ghost estates in the middle of nowhere and build tall tower blocks of apartments along the railway lines leading into Dublin. The construction of Adamstown is a good start.

Just my 2 cents.

daenerysstormborn3

Did Waterford to Dublin everyday for 3 months in 2010.

10km to train station by bike, 2.5 hours on the train and then 5km cycle and the same in reverse on the way home, sometimes a courtesy 20 minutes extra on the train thrown in by IE because they're great like that.

Could never do it again, up at 5am, not home until 9.30pm (11pm/midnight during the snow), diet was atrocious, health suffered, constantly tired, no time for anything during the week so had to cram in everything at weekends.

Reg'stoy

What ever the lenght of journey we have this to look forward to.



Only a 1/4 of a century plus till...., Christ thats depressing.

messrs

Vahevala wrote: »

I am on public transport and get 2 buses and a tram to work and back again. It takes around 1.5 hours in the morning and nearly 2 hours in the evening 5 days a week.

I am up at 5.30am and don't get home till 6.30pm and I don't even leave Dublin :mad::mad:

It is really tiring :(

Pretty much the same as that, up at 5am, leave house at 5.30, walk to Clondalkin Village, bus to town, bus to swords, get there for 8am, finish work at 4.30, bus back to town bus back to clondalkin, home for 7pm or thereabouts most days

**Timbuk2**

messrs wrote: »

Pretty much the same as that, up at 5am, leave house at 5.30, walk to Clondalkin Village, bus to town, bus to swords, get there for 8am, finish work at 4.30, bus back to town bus back to clondalkin, home for 7pm or thereabouts most days

Would you consider buying a scooter or small motorbike? Fuel costs wouldn't amount to too much, don't have to pay M50 toll, quicker and more flexible than PT, and any extra cost would most likely be offset by the increased quality of life :P

Littlehorny

Lad in work drives from somewhere in Tipperary to Dublin everyday, dont know where exactly in Tipp or how many kilometres he does though, only spoke to the chap a couple of times.

Some of the commuting in this country is madness.

Not only confined to Dublin either.

I work in Letterkenny and know people who travel from all over Donegal and the North every day.

Another side-effect of commuting is it eats into a person's disposable income.
Spending 100 euro/week in fuel means 100 eu less in Irish shops and pubs.

All it is doing is making an already wealthly Arab even richer, minus fuel tax I suppose.

A sad reflection on our city centres which are so unliveable that so many people choose this lifestyle.

Are there any family-friendly appartments in this country?
A complex that is large, safe and secure and close to where people work?

dtipp

salonfire wrote: »

A sad reflection on our city centres which are so unliveable that so many people choose this lifestyle.

Of course, many don't have a choice.
For family and financial reasons I can't move.
So it's 950 miles in a car every week - just to get to work and home again.

Don't know what it says about myself, but it's actually comforting to know that others are suffering long commutes as well.
I'm not the only nutter.

Victor

dtipp wrote: »

I drive 95 miles to work, and (obviously) 95 miles home each day, five days a week.

What is the trip?

If you are spending €50/day on fuel, wouldn't you at least get a B&B for one night a week. Is working 4 longer days a possibility?

monument

Vahevala wrote: »

I am on public transport and get 2 buses and a tram to work and back again. It takes around 1.5 hours in the morning and nearly 2 hours in the evening 5 days a week.

I am up at 5.30am and don't get home till 6.30pm and I don't even leave Dublin :mad::mad:

It is really tiring :(

What areas do you commute to and from?

Vahevala

monument wrote: »

What areas do you commute to and from?

I travel from Tyrrelstown to Sandyford.

bk

salonfire wrote: »

Are there any family-friendly appartments in this country?
A complex that is large, safe and secure and close to where people work?

Of course there are, I live in one. 2 miles from Dublin city center and many people have families with kids here.

I also know of other good places.

I agree it could be much better, but they are out there for those who choose to look.

gsxr1

I travel from Dublin to Galway and back 5 times a week to work.

Over 420km a day.

bigroad

I drive from wexford to dublin and back 5 days a week .Its around 160miles round trip or 800miles a week.Its a pain in the arse and a dig in the wallet.

bk

gsxr1 wrote: »

I travel from Dublin to Galway and back 5 times a week to work.

Over 420km a day.

:eek:

Why would you do that?

Get a job in Dublin or move to Galway.

Life is too short to do that.

dtipp

Victor wrote: »

What is the trip?

If you are spending €50/day on fuel, wouldn't you at least get a B&B for one night a week. Is working 4 longer days a possibility?

Tipperary - Dublin

Working 4 longer days not a possibility (I'd love it, but boss wouldn't!)

Unfortunately, due to kids, staying in Dublin one night a week isn't feasible either. Wife works too, so I have to get them to school/child minder in the mornings etc.

Lapin

SMASH THE UNIONS wrote: »

Like so many other problems in Ireland, the extreme commuter problem could be solved with the discouragement of one-off housing. It's unrealistic to expect a city job and a country lifestyle. Besides, how can you enjoy your isolated bungalow in the mountains if you're leaving your house at 5am in the morning to commute to work, only to arrive home again at 9pm.

Knock down all those ghost estates in the middle of nowhere and build tall tower blocks of apartments along the railway lines leading into Dublin. The construction of Adamstown is a good start.

Just my 2 cents.

You were doing so well until you got to the highlighted bit.

As for long commutes, I know someone who made a daily return journey from Athlone (via Ballinasloe) to Clare Island off the coast of Mayo for a 3 month period.

Torture.

gsxr1

bk wrote: »

:eek:

Why would you do that?

Get a job in Dublin or move to Galway.

Life is too short to do that.

I do it because there is nothing else out there and I have a family to feed. Wish I had the option to work close to home.

I had no work for a year or so and this is the better option.



Today the job moved on to Sligo. Which is worse.

bk

gsxr1 wrote: »

I do it because there is nothing else out there and I have a family to feed. Wish I had the option to work close to home.

I had no work for a year or so and this is the better option.

Today the job moved on to Sligo. Which is worse.

I'm really sorry to hear that.

However perhaps it might be time to try and look for work in another line of business. Even if it doesn't pay as much, it might be better for your health and sanity.

Im_No_Superman

160 miles a day. But there is 4 of us carpooling so that takes the sting out of it hugely.

elvis jones

mine is over 3 hrs a day, works out at 17 to 19 hrs a week in total

Car/bike to train station, train to dublin, bus to city centre.

Its a right pain but i'm in for a new job and if i get it my commute will be 20 min a day:)

jester77

I live beside work, have always kept within 30 mins of work. Not worth it otherwise, life's short and you will be doing this commute 10 times a week!

A lad working with me does 300km each way every day, that's just nuts imo!

elvis jones

jester77 wrote: »

I live beside work, have always kept within 30 mins of work. Not worth it otherwise, life's short and you will be doing this commute 10 times a week!

A lad working with me does 300km each way every day, that's just nuts imo!

You do what has to be done to pay the bills, mortgage and keep food on the table.

Cookie_Monster

jester77 wrote: »

I live beside work, have always kept within 30 mins of work. Not worth it otherwise, life's short and you will be doing this commute 10 times a week!

exactly. furthest commute I ever had was to college, hour or so on the bus. Since then it's never been more than a 30 min cycle and I fully intend to keep it that way. An hour and a half in the car a day is worth about 10k a year in costs and time I reckon so would be prepared to take that much lower for a local job.

hardCopy

Not a daily one but I did Dublin to Leicester twice a week for a while, then the job moved to Milton Keynes and later on to Liverpool. Taxi - Ryanair - Taxi. Became intimately acquainted with some of the UK's most miserable airport terminals.

Took me two taxis, two trains, an overnight ferry and 16 hours to get home for Christmas during the Big Freeze in 2010

duffalosoldier

Doing 84 km to Virginia, Cavan. Way I look at it is I could have bought in Rathoath, Dunboyne or even Blanchardstoen and only save 30 mins or less on the commute. Its a small sacrifice for a nicer lifestyle.

Truckermal

Jesus I drive a truck for a living and I don't travel that much in a day!! When I done long distance Dublin-Sligo or Mayo was a full days work.

theKillerBite

duffalosoldier wrote: »

Doing 84 km to Virginia, Cavan. Way I look at it is I could have bought in Rathoath, Dunboyne or even Blanchardstoen and only save 30 mins or less on the commute. Its a small sacrifice for a nicer lifestyle.

:eek:

I worked it out that your paying €110 a week just on petrol/tolls, never mind the amount of time wasted sitting in your car missing out on life.

Dravokivich

Used to take me about an hour and a half, sometimes up to 2 hours to get from Clondalkin to Clonskeagh. And the same back again. Not long distance wise, but rather long time wise. Considering the odd time I got a lift, it was 30 minutes.

theKillerBite wrote: »

:eek:

I worked it out that your paying €110 a week just on petrol/tolls, never mind the amount of time wasted sitting in your car missing out on life.

I've a mate who drives daily from Ballyjamesduff to Dublin City. His savings overall are on the mortgage he got for his house with the journey only taking him about an hour each way appearently.

coolbond

Dublin(Balbriggan)-lisburn 3 times weekly,I do it in an hour most days,not half bad!used to take me longer to get the bus into town some days!

Jem72

I've been doing Ardagh, Co. Longford by rail from Edgeworthstown to Connolly for nearly 10 years now. Generally 4 days a week. 10km by road plus 110km by rail.

It takes about 2 hours 10 minutes door to door if I want to be early enough for the evening train to be guaranteed a seat. It's a crazy way to live but I've kind of made my peace with it.

I sometimes stay with my brother in Citywest and that takes me 90 minutes door-to-door anyway on much less comfortable transport so I don't think I'm that badly off.

mrsdewinter

Jem72 wrote: »

I've been doing Ardagh, Co. Longford by rail from Edgeworthstown to Connolly for nearly 10 years now. Generally 4 days a week. 10km by road plus 110km by rail.

It takes about 2 hours 10 minutes door to door if I want to be early enough for the evening train to be guaranteed a seat. It's a crazy way to live but I've kind of made my peace with it.

I sometimes stay with my brother in Citywest and that takes me 90 minutes door-to-door anyway on much less comfortable transport so I don't think I'm that badly off.

This is the problem we have: on the face of it, commuting Ardagh to Dublin sounds crazy. But then staying in a suburb of Dublin takes just 40 mins off that journey time... Suddenly Ardagh seems like a much better proposition.