How do you get to work?

Bambi985

I live in London and take the tube. It takes me over an hour door-to-door though every app will tell you 40-45 minutes, such is #tubelife. It dawned on me during my packed, angry, chaotic, delayed commute this morning that I'm probably twice the miserable person I would otherwise be if I didn't have to deal with public transport at rush hour every day :mad::(:cool:

How do you get to work AH?

XsApollo

I drive,
I could walk it in 7 minutes , the drive takes 3 so an extra 4 mins in bed for me.

Dr Crayfish

I have about 30 min cycle each way in Dublin. You should get a bike, cycling in London isn't that bad, did it for years

Ralf and Florian

Walk, some of it is up a steep hill but 20 minutes or so more or less in a straight line.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Drive

jacksie66

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jamesbere

A camel

The Backwards Man

Honda Foreman 500


Mapped and all sir!

theteal

Right now, as I've destroyed my knee, its train + tube combi (40 mins). When I'm back in the land of the mobile, it'll just be train to Liv St and a 15 minute stroll

Bambi985

Dr Crayfish wrote: »

I have about 30 min cycle each way in Dublin. You should get a bike, cycling in London isn't that bad, did it for years

I like the idea but I'm far, far too lazy and so not a morning person for that kind of carryon!

GBX

No option to vote for motorbike ..

Bitches Be Trypsin

I walk because I'm too poor to drive (and too lazy to learn) :pac:

Malari

Cycle - about 15 mins each way. Occasionally I walk - about 40 mins each way.

If the weather is REEALLY bad or I need the car in work I'll drive. But that takes half an hour each way, so I hate resorting to that. Usually only happens about once a month.

Bambi985

Malari wrote: »

Cycle - about 15 mins each way. Occasionally I walk - about 40 mins each way.

You're female aren't you? How does the whole makeup/high heels shebang work for you, do you just bring em in a bag and freshen up when you arrive?

whoopsadoodles

Monday to Thursday I drive the mutt to my mams and walk from there. Would prefer to run in but they are doing building work and so we've temporarily no showers in the building

Fridays I drive the whole way!

readyletsgo

Bus to train, train to dublin. I get an express bus home in the evening. It's about 2hours travel each day. I've heard of much worse tbf.

People who drive 3 minutes to work. What's the point? Adding to heavy needless traffic 🙄

Shenshen

Drive, unfortunately. Public transport would mean 25 min walk to train station, 30 mins on the train, 15 min wait for the bus, 30 - 45 min on the bus.
With the car, it takes 35-40 mins door to door.
Cycling isn't really an option, mainly because I'm not yet mental enough to cycle on a dual carriageway with 120kph speed limit.

I've gone for an electric car a while back, but it still annoys me that I need to move over 1 ton of car to move 100kg of me...

whoopsadoodles

readyletsgo wrote: »

People who drive 3 minutes to work. What's the point? Adding to heavy needless traffic 🙄

Ah I'd say he was just messing.

7 minutes walk is about 600 metres. I refuse to believe anyone would drive that

storker

Car to the station
Train to Dublin
Walk from station to work

Takes about 90 minutes in the morning, 2 hours in the evening because of the the train times, but at least on the train it's not dead time and I can read, study, work, watch Netflix, etc.

PokeHerKing

40 minute cycle each way. Great way to start and end the work day.

Fian

PokeHerKing wrote: »

40 minute cycle each way. Great way to start and end the work day.

Only 15/20 minutes each way for me. But still a great way to start and end the day. Wakes me up & clears the cobwebs in the morning, gets my head out of the office before I arrive home in the evening.

More people should try it.

Irish_rat

14 min motorway drive.

whoopsadoodles

Fian wrote: »

Only 15/20 minutes each way for me. But still a great way to start and end the day. Wakes me up & clears the cobwebs in the morning, gets my head out of the office before I arrive home in the evening.

More people should try it.

I enjoy cycling but not to work. I'm too much of a scaredy cat for some of the roads that way

It would make much more sense over walking for me too but I can't see myself growing the balls for it.

amcalester

I've been driving for the last 2 months because the showers in work broke. They're fixed no so planning on getting back on the bike tomorrow for a 22km each way cycle.

As someone above said great way to start the day.

Malari

Bambi985 wrote: »

You're female aren't you? How does the whole makeup/high heels shebang work for you, do you just bring em in a bag and freshen up when you arrive?

I don't usually wear heels in work, but I can cycle in heels.

Make-up I just apply as normal before I leave the house. I have an old-fashioned upright bike with a basket on the front, so it's a leisurely spin - not something I ever get sweaty doing No need for freshening up.

Macy0161

All have a driving element, but some days I park up and cycle the last 10-20km, sometimes park and get the dart. The cycle option usually the least stressful tbh.

helimachoptor

cycle every day and have done for years. Can't be dealing with traffic (work in city centre). 30 mins each way including lights.

PeterParker957

Walk to station - train to Dublin from Laois - LUAS to City Centre - then walk to work.

Currently runs at 1 hour 50 mins up and 2 hours 1- back (but that's because short of being born on the train the only way to get a seat is to be there 20 mins before).

Car99

I drive to the airport 2hrs, i fly to london. Then i walk to work to/from accomodation for 4 nights then i return. Its a great life!

XsApollo

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Ah I'd say he was just messing.

7 minutes walk is about 600 metres. I refuse to believe anyone would drive that

I ain’t messing.
Why walk when you can drive.

browne_rob5

I cycle to the dart on a fold up bike and bring that on the dart with me and cycle to work from the dart station. Takes 45 minutes door to door. Its fine in the morning as I get on at the first stop and get a seat at the end of the carriage so the bike isn't in peoples way. Can be awkward on the way home as the train is fairly full.

I cycled the whole way in during the strike and took 50 to 60 minutes. Its 21k each way and on the N11 which is quite hilly so don't think I could do it every day.

Fian wrote: »

Only 15/20 minutes each way for me. But still a great way to start and end the day. Wakes me up & clears the cobwebs in the morning, gets my head out of the office before I arrive home in the evening.

More people should try it.

Canis Lupus

XsApollo wrote: »

I ain’t messing.
Why walk when you can drive.

Pretty lazy and terrible for your poor car engine.

whoopsadoodles

helimachoptor wrote: »

cycle every day and have done for years. Can't be dealing with traffic (work in city centre). 30 mins each way including lights.

Ah yeh but you can just fly through the lights when you're on a bike can't you?

PeterParker957

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Ah yeh but you can just fly through the lights when you're on a bike can't you?

* puts on gag and tries to forget how to type ** :D:D:D:D

Canis Lupus

I modded my bicycle and put an electric motor on it. I 'cycle' 16km to work. I try and have the assistance as low as I can bear on the way to work and then because I work 12 hour shifts I usually up the assistance on the way home to get me back a little quicker. I could have gone just the normal bicycle route but the route is quite hilly and I live in QLD Australia where it's a bajillion degrees in the summer.

I also have a motorbike which I use for my night shift as I can't be dealing with cycling home after that.

Canis Lupus

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Ah yeh but you can just fly through the lights when you're on a bike can't you?

And there goes the thread.

rainbow kirby

Walk to my son's nursery and drop him off, 5 minute bus to train station (the seventh circle of hell that is Finsbury Park at around 8:30am), 10-15 minute train from there.

PeterParker957

rainbow kirby wrote: »

Walk to my son's nursery and drop him off, 5 minute bus to train station (the seventh circle of hell that is Finsbury Park at around 8:30am), 10-15 minute train from there.

Is that the road that's near Swiss Cottage that makes you wish for a speedy and painless death ???

amcalester

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Ah yeh but you can just fly through the lights when you're on a bike can't you?

That's the best bit about cycling to work.

sjb25

I drive my diesel guzzling car and am not one bit sorry

Ciaran_B

Bike. Takes about 30 minutes, nice bit of air and exercise in the morning. Feel good when I get to work.

Bus would take an hour including walking to the stop and from the bus to work.

No idea how long it would take to drive through Dublin City centre these days.

helimachoptor

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Ah yeh but you can just fly through the lights when you're on a bike can't you?

I could.. and the benefit is there's 2 hospitals on my route

Sephiroth_dude

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Ah I'd say he was just messing.

7 minutes walk is about 600 metres. I refuse to believe anyone would drive that

There's always one that will :pac:


I get a lift in the morning to college and the bus back in the afternoon.

whoopsadoodles

helimachoptor wrote: »

I could.. and the benefit is there's 2 hospitals on my route

Ideal!

Do we know someone who works in one of them by any chance?

Could get bumped up the triage list and all!!

omb0wyn5ehpij9

5 minute walk to the Luas, 15 minutes on the luas, and about 8 minute walk to my desk. I drive in occasionally, but it take much longer

helimachoptor

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Ideal!

Do we know someone who works in one of them by any chance?

Could get bumped up the triage list and all!!

Free premium care, I'd expect nothing less than a gold plated trolley, none of this sitting in A&E for hours. Premium service for a premium guy :P

For Forks Sake

what, no monorail option?

Jawgap

Walk - takes about 10 seconds.......I work from home mostly.

MadYaker

Drive, I could cycle it in about 20 mins and it would probably be faster than driving, if I ever got around to buying a bike...

pxdf9i5cmoavkz

Walk to Train Station; 7 Minutes.
Train to Dublin; 35 minutes.
Walk to the Office; 13 minutes.

I cannot imagine my life without public transport. It's relaxing to just stand on the train while reading the news and listening to music.

Work remotely from home. Spend the day sitting around the house in my underwear drinking tea. Then I get paid.

Hooray for me!