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5 minutes by car, or 25 on foot.

The weather is finally cooling off so walking mostly.

I like that the office is so close, and we work half from home so commute immaterial. College age kid usually takes my car so they are doing the high school drop off now, which means I must walk but it takes not longer than the whole home-school-work loop did.

When I walk, I don't like not having a car with me, it's hard to get to yoga class after work, and I liked having it in covered parking. When I drive, I hate the stoplight to get out of the driveway as it is literally half the commute!

I think my insight is colored by my own sensitivity to commuting. My ideal would be to live above the shop, basically. I don't like being out in the edge of town and having to drive back and forth. If you have a job that can be done anywhere, for any company (IT, accounting, sales, etc.) then find a job near your home or a home near your job!

One hour drive with the bus to university.

What I hate about it: The often delays and when there’s slight weather change, my country freaks out and busses, trains and metros won’t work.

What I like about it: You can be passive. Got to get the bus at 7AM and feeling shit? Aight, get the bus and then close your eyes for the next upcoming hour. Feeling decent and want to read? No worries an hour drive from A to B. I got to get out at the end-station so that’s a bonus.

10 mins by car. I don't commute. I refuse.

The best lengthy commuting situation I ever had was when I lived in the Phoenix, AZ area going to community college and also working full time. I'd do homework on the bus to school, then on the light rail from school to work and back again. Total commute time was 2hrs per day, but it felt productive and like it added to my day instead of being a burden and a waste.

I commute by car, I drive 18 miles and it takes about 24 minutes to get to work. I like the highway I take to get there, it leads out west to outskirts of the city and I like how the landscape changes from urban to rural. My workplace is in a commercial park surrounded by mostly undeveloped land. The only part I hate is that there are no bus routes in the area, having a car is a requirement for the commute.

I live next to my university so I just walk which is amazing, it's about 15minute long, the only part I don't like is I have to go through a very dodgy neighborhood, other than that it's great!

Work from home much of the time but when I do commute into the office I cycle. 24 km one way, takes me about an hour ten to an hour twenty, I love the exercise, and I enjoy riding, except when it rains. And it has rained a LOT this year, has also been very windy and quite cold for longer than usual. On really bad days I take the ferry which takes about the same amount of time and costs about 8 bucks one way. It is somewhat quicker to drive on the way in, but considerably slower coming home in the evening, and we have no parking at work except on early start shift, so I have only driven in 2-3 days this year. I have music when I cycle which is great too now I have a Bluetooth bike helmet

I like - exercise, the pleasure of riding, being out in nature (much of my ride is along seafront) - and saves money. And now it is cycle paths just about all the way its as safe or safer than driving

I dislike - takes a lot of time, over 2.5 hours a day, but that would be the case whichever way I do it. Unpredictable wild weather, unreliable weather forecasts, has been very cold some mornings

For cold weather get some riggers gloves - inexpensive but really warm!

What do you like about it? The views. Beautiful sunrises over red-tinted mountains. Also, that I drive against traffic.

What do you hate about it? The length. Takes about a half-hour, I wish it were more like 15 minutes.

What kind of advice or insights would you like to share with the rest? Not sure if I have any insights. I'm lucky to have a great view.

not much to share because it doesn't last long enough. three minutes, give-or-take, depending on how many assholes blast through the crosswalk on the highway i need to cross to get from 'a' to 'b'

I go to school from my dormitory by public transport (tram, bus, metro). There are three possible routes that all take 15–30 mins depending on the time of the day with 1–2 transfers, so I have a bit of variation.

About 25 min across the city by motorcycle, or ~35 min by subway, twice a week. I enjoy driving so I mostly do the former unless the weather is truly shitty.

What I like about it: splitting lanes in the morning traffic jam. Wheee!

What I hate about it: Nothing, but I'd prefer 25 min across the countryside instead of the city

I'm lucky right now because it takes the same amount of time by car as it does by transit. On a good day it might take 20 minutes, on a bad day it could be 30-40. The bad days only happen when there's terrible weather and the roads are at a standstill