How far do you commute to work on a daily basis?

me, 16 steps! I live above it! My OH, 16 steps and across the road! It's fab! x

About 15 minutes, or half an hour walking. I used to commute a couple of hours each day - about an hour door to door cycle, train, walk. It was doable. If using a train rather than driving's an option I'd do that - less stressful and not dead time as you can read or work.

Meant to say definitely a nursery near home - I contemplated nursery near work but the idea of commuting with him a couple of hours a day (especially when he started getting car sick...) - no thanks. I also sometimes put him in when I'm not at work if I have leave or an appointment I;d rather he wasn't there for - that wouldn't be feasible really if he was an hour's drive away.

I have a 10 minute walk, H has a five hour round trip (bus into London).

Loopy:

We were thinking of moving to Evesham

Evesham is a town that I love immensely and If I were to move to that area, this would be where I would aim for. I have spent many weeks (around 15) on various courses in the area and the place is great for restaurants, pubs and social life.

75 miles each way from home, 45 miles each way from my folks where i live in the week. It's an hour each way from my parents assuming I leave home before 6.30. It's a killer and we will move nearer eventually, but it was a career move I couldn't pass up.

Hi

 I am about to start commuting Cheltenham to Birmingham. I will be spending 20-30 min on the bus then 45 ish min on a train each day in each direction os on a goo dday my journy will be an hour and on a bad day who knows. I have to say though this is my absoulte trvel maximum and if it gets too long we are thinking of buying a car as the drive is only 40 min but I don't fncy being in the traffic.

I do 20 mins each way - one junction along m4.  When I went back to work Katy was 7 months and I wanted her close to me if she needed me in the day, so I chose a nursery opposite work.  Now she is older I have switched to a childminder in my hometown - if feel more at ease her being further from me in the day (only 20 mins after all) and when I go on mat leave again in Jan I want her routine to be well established and not to be a complete change for her when the new baby arrives (I'm aiming to keep her in care 2 morning a week, rather than 3 days).

I commute 1.5 hours each day (South Oxfordshire to Slough) - 15 mins drive then 1 hours train then 15 mins walk.  

I think it's too much really - I'm exhausted by the end of the week.  

I work in several different offices, which range between 24miles to 60miles, taking anything from 30 to 90 mins. It was a struggle at first but I'm into the routine now and quite enjoy having some quiet time before work (I drive) and on the way home I have a chance to de-stress before I get back. It's not anywheere near as stressful as I thought it would be. Although if I'm working further away I do consider rush hour when deciding what time to leave home/work - luckily I have flexi time so this works well. I'm a probation officer so personally I wouldn't want to live in the area I work in.

Oh and I love Evesham too!

I live 3 miles from work: takes me just over 15 minutes to cycle, or about 7 to drive. I can even walk it in an hour.  I once lived two buses away from my job: 1 hour each way on a good day, then we moved house so that we were about 2 miles away. The extra time I gained by doing that was such a pleasant surprise that I vowed never to live more than 30 minutes away from work again.

For me, no matter how nice the house or the area, I wouldn't commute for more than an hour in total a day. What's the point of having a lovely house if you're too knackered in the evenings to enjoy it?

I'm 45-50 minutes door to door, but travel by train which means I can sleep or read which isn't advisable if you are driving.  Although you can sing along to the radio if you drive, which in turn isn't advisable on a train.  I think 45 minutes is about average.

The other thing is there're rarely traffic jams on the train, 45 minutes can easily become an hour or more.

Ive gone from a minimum 1.5 hours each way to about 35 feet. I'm sitting here at work now in my dressing gown at the bottom of my garden.

commutes drain you, if you can avoid it do. I did it for 6 years and it left my emotionally bankrupt.