How long is your commute?
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on 6/12/12 at 2:26pm
Looking for places to live now. The places I am finding that are affordable/nice enough are about a 25-35 minute commute to the office. Would that be too far away?
I work in IB.






30 minutes, though I am not
30 minutes, though I am not in IBD
Are you going to be in IB?
Are you going to be in IB? Where?
SECfinance: Are you going to
Are you going to be in IB? Where?
IB for a top MM. Nyc.
Lease just ended for my apt.
Lease just ended for my apt. Searching for new one now. Temporarily at home. 2 hrs each way 2-3 times (work from home the other days) a week. Not bad as long as I have the country music blaring and coffee.
“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
- Schopenhauer
Emics19: SECfinance: Are
Are you going to be in IB? Where?
IB for a top MM. Nyc.
I'd personally like to be within 20 minutes.
since i started using bicycle
since i started using bicycle and not running anymore, my views changed a lot
but id say that 30 min by bicycle are very nice
no advice for those without the locker, gym and shower at workplace
(cant stand public transport, but i use it when i must)
p.s. the bicycle thing is faster than a car ride often, but like 50% slower than metro (excl. wait time)
When I start my internship in
When I start my internship in the fall I will have a 3 minute walk door to door in downtown Toronto. Not sure how I am going to manage....
6 minute train ride. Life is
6 minute train ride. Life is hard :(
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For banking in NYC a 30
For banking in NYC a 30 minute commute is a bit long. You should only do it if it saves you a significant amount of money compared to living closer to work. If you're at a legit bank you can probably take a car home every night, but the commute will still be a drag in the morning after a long night of cranking or drinking.
If you really want something cheap make sure to take the closest cheap place i.e. LIC if you're in Midtown and Fort Green etc. if you're downtown. I'm purposely ignoring Jersey.
Approximately 60 seconds from
Approximately 60 seconds from my front door to the front door of my office building. Best decision of my life. Eliminating your commute frees up a ton of hours in life, which makes a big difference when you work around the clock.
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I have about a 30-45 minute
I have about a 30-45 minute commute in NYC, depending on subway schedule / delays. Although I'm not IBD, it still does get very annoying when there are delays on the subways (which is pretty often, though they are usually fairly short delays). Try to get around 20 minutes
40 minutes door-to-door in
40 minutes door-to-door in London
25 minutes in Stockholm
BenedictPowers: 40 minutes
40 minutes door-to-door in London
25 minutes in Stockholm
What did you think about the 40 minutes in London? Did you use public transport?
Emics19: BenedictPowers: 40
40 minutes door-to-door in London
25 minutes in Stockholm
What did you think about the 40 minutes in London? Did you use public transport?
I am lucky that I don't have to use "the tube". I can use National Rail and the DLR, so my entire journey is quick, clean and overground and is "ok" for me. My job also gives me various parking permits for free in various places in London and the country so I can also drive if I can avoid the main rush-hour.
40 minutes are the worst case, sometimes I can do it in 30 minutes and I am happy to spare 1 hour per working day if I don't have to live in a shoebox in Central London.
This commute practically reduces my rent by 58% and I can still go to London anytime I want and I also have a car in England (cars are my main hobby and I like driving along the countryside and through Europe/US or other countries).
If you are in a "younger" target segment who would need to go to every single bar/club/pub multiple days a week then I would suggest a place closer to the Westend.
seabird: Lease just ended for
Lease just ended for my apt. Searching for new one now. Temporarily at home. 2 hrs each way 2-3 times (work from home the other days) a week. Not bad as long as I have the country music blaring and coffee.
Oh wow, no way would I be able to that. Traffic? or cruising the whole 2 hours?
Bobb: seabird: Lease just
“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
- Schopenhauer
I'm in IBD and mine is 30.
~20 min tops.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
FinishAhead176: I'm in IBD
7 minute walk to train, 25