Steve-o wrote:

My partner and I are hoping to move out to Chesham and wondered about
the commute into Shepherd's Bush along the A40. Ideally she would leave
Chesham at around 06:00 in the morning to arrive at work no later than
07:30 (but would hope to get in around 07:00). Does anyone have any
experience of this route at that time? We have heard horror stories
from friends, family, colleagues (the whole gamut!). We have completed
the Shepherd's Bush to Chesham journey a few times (on a Sunday
[45mins], on a Tuesday at 17:10 getting on the A40 at Westfield and
leaving the M40 at Junction 2 [1hr 5mins]) and from Chesham to S. Bush
at 18:20 on the same Tuesday [50 mins].

We haven't undertaken the route in the mornings yet. I intend to drive
it tomorrow morning but Friday traffic generally seems lighter so may
not give us a "typical" journey time.

If anyone has experiences of the journey or parts of the journey at the
time specified your help would be greatly appreciated.


I live in Aylesbury, which is further out than Chesham. One of my
neighbours commutes daily by car to Shepherd's Bush (Westfield) and
aims to get to work for 06:30 by leaving at 05:45. His working day
nominally starts at 07:30, but he says that leaving any later risks a
much later arrival.