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Im about a 33km round trip, Coq to annacis island.

Times vary a whole bunch depending on my shift, any where from 15 min commute to 45 min+

Usually 10mins or less if I'm just going to the office or the studio.

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Originally Posted by Volvoman (Post 6931965)

20 steps, from my bedroom to my home office

For me, it's more like 3 steps since my bedroom doubles as my office as well. :D

4.5 clicks. Its great till a customer wants to meet me on a sunday with the argument your so close its only a minute away.

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Originally Posted by BlackV62K2 (Post 6932086)

Surrey (near hwy 1) to Burnaby (BCIT area). 20 mins no traffic, upto an hour with traffic :(. Port Mann & Hwy 1 is retarded at times.

dude its like retarded mon to fri, even on weekends its stupidly backed up

those that work close to home are really lucky

sometimes job doesnt come to you close to where you live, you have to take it and accept it

I don't drive far at all down town close to stanly park to bc place not far at all
my dad drives from mission to Vancouver almost everyday for work for the past 30 years
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6km round trip. In the summer I run, rollerblade and bike. In the winter, I drive.

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Originally Posted by Gumby (Post 6932082)

I lived in Richmond and went to school/work in Vancouver for a number of years. Having to cross a bridge twice every weekday meant that I spent quite a bit of time on the road (ok not as bad as others, but still).

When I got married in 2004, I moved out to Vancouver in the Marpole area. Sure, I could probably afford a bigger house in Richmond, but every time my coworker (who drives in from Richmond) complains about the traffic, I'm glad I didn't stay in Richmond.

When I was younger, I lived in Delta, and my dad worked downtown. It scares me to think of all that time he spent commuting.

This is pretty much the entire reason why my Parents, and many others choose to live in Vancouver. Vancouver is a central hub, so commuting to anywhere in the city, or even to Burnaby, Richmond, or even Surrey takes anywhere from 5-30 minutes. You can go from one end of Vancouver to the other end (say East to West Van / Marpole/Fraser to North Van) in about 15 minutes. I can get to Downtown in about 5-10 minutes from my house in East Van going REAL SLOW.

But it doesn't stop me from getting tempted to move out to Richmond or Burnaby. I'm jealous of my friend's house in Richmond around the Gilbert/Blundell area. His driveway is HUGE, and he has a 4 car garage. The driveway can fit about 6 cars not including the side street parking. Needless to say, as a car guy I'm extremely jealous when his family has 4 cars and there's only 3 of them, and they have space for more.

About 20.2 kms each way. It can take me anywhere from 15 minutes to 45 minutes depending on traffic.

Richmond to Delta (Tilbury)

15km twice a week each way (i work part time)

then it's richmond to UBC everyday

I have one to top all of you.
My friend used to work at the Kinko's on Hastings or Pender or Georgia in downtown (near pacific center). The manager lived in Merritt. He would wake up at some insane hour everyday, drive to Surrey King George, and Skytrain to work in Downtown. Dunno how long that took though.

richmond to downtown (usually take skytrain), or richmond to ubc

About 40 seconds depending on were I left my shoes.

Coquitlam to downtown. Anywhere from 25-50 minutes depending on the time of day and the amount of stupid drivers on the road that slow down the flow of traffic by doing stupid shit.

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Originally Posted by SpuGen (Post 6932252)

its all about money dude, big house lots garage, big driveway

13km each way, 20 minutes drive with normal traffic

coquitlam -> poco... 14km both way

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Originally Posted by DsZ24 (Post 6932396)

Coquitlam to downtown. Anywhere from 25-50 minutes depending on the time of day and the amount of stupid drivers on the road that slow down the flow of traffic by doing stupid shit.

Usually takes me 25/30 min to get DT also.. most annoying thing is ppl who drive the speed limit or below in the left lane! makes me totally rage.

Vancouver to Burnaby. about 10 mins and around 10 km haha

12km 1 way, 9 of it highway

Is there any truth to driving short distances is extremely hard when it comes to wear and tear? I'm kind of surprised how many people here actually only drive their car for a couple minutes from home to work. That probably isn't good for the engine over the long term?

11.5km 1 way, from van to rich

3-5 minutes depending on the route i take.