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It's true. How much time is non-stop worth? Or a seat the whole ride? It is worth something!
by odonnellryan 11y ago
It's true. How much time is non-stop worth? Or a seat the whole ride? It is worth something!
- vidarh 11y agoI've been willing to about doubling my commute to be able to just sit down on a bus or train the whole way. I treated it as a time saving: Yes, I spent more time commuting, but that time was spent napping or reading, so it was a net gain for me in usable time. It's also a cost issue for many. An annual Zone 1-2 Travelcard costs GBP 1280,-. A Zone 1-9 Travelcard costs GBP 3336,-. The cheapest single zone annual cards cost 964,-. While a Bus and Tram pass costs 840,-. Depending on where and how often you need to travel, for many it's worth it to pay the time penalty of taking the bus rather than paying for one or more extra zones, or paying for tube/train at all. It's not that uncommon for people to do 1-1.5 hour bus commutes that'd have been far shorter, and more expensive, by tube/train.