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Oxford to London commute
On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 12:32:45PM +0100, GeorgeK wrote:
By reading other threads it seems that the most convenient way is to take the train but the annual ticket is ridiculously expensive (~5000? !!!!!). Assuming you travel both ways 220 times a year, so 440 journeys of about 60 miles, that's about 20 pence per mile, which really isn't that expensive. And of course that ignores any benefit you might get from being able to use your season ticket for journeys into London during weekends and holidays - you'd have a Gold Card, so that would include cheaper tickets for your wife as well. The buses is another option but it would also mean that I will be spending at least 3h commuting. I do have a car and I was wondering if it is worth driving to 3rd or 4th zone in London to avoid congestion charges, park at a station and then use the underground to get to zone 1. Would this be a good idea? Any other reccomendations? Depends on fuel consumption, but almost certainly not. You'll need to pay for parking, for fuel, for extra parts and maintenance due to the increased wear and tear, and possibly for more insurance because you'll be doing an extra 20,000 miles per year. You'll not be able to sleep or read a book or whatever on the journey, or have a drink at the pub after work, and the journey will be slower. A train from Oxford to London is about an hour. Arbitrarily picking Wembley as your zone four destination, that's anywhere between 1h05 and 1h40 depending on traffic, plus the time to get from car to station, and the time on the tube. -- David Cantrell | Minister for Arbitrary Justice I don't do .INI, .BAT, or .SYS files. I don't assign apps to files. I don't configure peripherals or networks before using them. I have a computer to do all that. I have a Macintosh, not a hobby. -- Fritz Anderson |
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