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50 miles from Downtown London places one in Brighton or 5 miles away from Oxford. The diameter of London is about 50 miles, hard to believe that the average com
by pacala 10y ago
50 miles from Downtown London places one in Brighton or 5 miles away from Oxford. The diameter of London is about 50 miles, hard to believe that the average commuter moves from one end to the other on a daily basis.
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- CalRobert 10y agoFacts are fun! And I also think that while he's not wrong ("many" is subjective) that claim really needs a citation.
- dx034 10y agoIt's certainly not the average commute but there's a fair amount of people who do it. Don't have any statistics by there are several people in my office who do it. If you live close to a train station it's not much of an issue (as long as the trains not on strike). You can easily make it to the office in ~1 hour as most offices in the city are close to one of the train stations. Annual tickets are very expensive but so is living in the city. The major difference to the US is that here in London basically no one commutes by car. Train services are nearly always faster. And it has the advantage that you can use your time more productively.
- barrkel 10y agoPeople in my office here at work commute 50 miles and more to central London, from places like Hatfield Peverel and Ashford. If you're near a mainline rail station, it's not rare at all.