How long is your dc's journey to school?

It's exactly 500 m away so between 3 and 5 minutes.

99% of the school foot and car traffic goes the other way, so I hardly even know that there is a secondary school around he corner.

DS is 11 and it takes him 4 mins to walk round the corner he goes in early 3 mornings a week for success pathway, it is great we live so near so he can do this, he is not a morning person so no crack of dawn start

Ds leaves at 7.15am, 5 min walk to bus stop, bus runs every 8 mins and then stops outside his school. It is one of those journeys that is not that far as the crow flies but a bit of a meandering bus. Plus there are some roadworks re a big building project in place for about a year - should knock 10 mins off after Christmas. But even though the bus is about 35-40 mins, it's entirely straightforward, Fills up with boys and girls for his school (together with usual, erm London transport characters) and several other schools, so a bit of light flirting, texting your mates, finishing your homework and some of reading - pretty much perfect for a Y7

"She's found this first half term exhausting (not a morning person at the best of times) and i just hope it gets better."

I'm not surprised. That is a long day without any downtime for a child. Does she have to do so many after school activities?

DD leaves at about 7.40 for the 7.45 bus and gets to school just after 8. School starts at 8.20. School finishes at 2.50 and she gets the 3.00 bus and is home just after 3.15.

10-15 mins by bike.

It makes life so much easier, we have quite a relaxed schedule and it leaves lots of time for after school activities and interests as well as homework.

I don't like a long commute myself, so I'm very reluctant to expect it of dc.

My DD1 has a 20 minute walk. She leaves the house at 7.50 and goes via friends houses.

I had a very long commute as a child as I went to a school 30 miles away. I really wanted to avoid a long journey for my DC.

Dd1 has a 10 minute walk. We are looking for a secondary school for dd2. Last night we looked at a grammar school but dd2 would need to leave home at 7.20 to confidently arrive at 8.30. We have decided not to go for it.

A ten minute walk.

It makes life easy in many ways.

If going by bus they leave the house by 8:20 it's a 7 min walk to the bus stop and around a 5 minute bus journey, depending on the traffic. They could walk but it involves crossing a major A road junction with no paths or crossings so I won't let them. If I'm working we leave a 8am and I drop them off by 8:10. They are girls so they get up as early as 6:30 if they need to shower and do hair.

In the evenings the bus brings them nearer the house so they are in within 20 mins of school finishing. If they do after school clubs I have to pick the, up as the bus only runs at the end of school.

About 15 minutes walk.

Leaves at 8am, for an 8:35am start
Goes in car with DH on his way to work, gets out near her old primary, 10/15 minute drive depending on traffic (3 miles), and walks rest of way with a friend - about 10 minutes or so

Home
Walks to my school (abt 1 mile, 15 min or so) and then gets lift home with me (3.5 miles, 10-15 min)
Or walks to bus near old school (10 min) then bus home (abt 20 min) and few min walk - timings of buses, etc can make this a much longer journey though - leaves school a 3:30 but arrives home about 4:20.

DD1 and DS leave at about 7.15am. 5 minutes to the bus stop and then a 20 minute bus journey and then about a 2 minute walk at the other end. School doesn't actually start until 8.39, but for some reason both like to go early. DD, I think, because she's a prefect and often has duties 1st thing. DS likes to go to the refectory- breakfast is better at school than here!
DD2 leaves at 7.45am and takes 10 minutes to get to the same bus stop - walks slowly with friends. She then has a 40 minute bus journey on a school bus. If I took her in the car it would take less than 10 minutes!

Ds1 walks, it takes him 17 minutes door to door. He leaves the house between 7.15 and 7.30 for an 8.15 start. He likes to be there early and get organized.

5 miles.
we leave the house at 8 20 to drop them off at 830-35ish
still have to get up at 6 though, to make sure they are all ready and sorted without having to rush. Nothing worse than flapping aroung of a morning.

DD gets up at 7, to catch the bus at 7.45, 10 miles. She walks back through the door at 4.

Leaves 8.10 to meet friends and walk to bus stop for school bus which leaves at 8.30. Gets to school for 8.45
We only live about 2 miles from the school, but it's a funny walk, deserted lanes, dual carriage way and a park to cross, so we pay for dd to get the school bus instead.
Coming home, bus leaves at 3-40, dd home at 4.(unless she has after school clubs)

DD 1 walks to college takes her an hour each way. She does this to save her bus fare up, so she ends up with more cash in her pocket.
DS 2 and 3 Leave the house at 7.10 get the bus at 7.20. Then 1 hour on the bus. ( school is only really 15 -20 mins away, but the bus goes all around the houses to get there)
DS4 is driven by me on my way to work, his school is 4-5 mins in the car.
They all come home at different times depending on what they are up to.

DSs leave the house at 7.35,half mile walk to station, ten minutes on train, DS1 walks half a mile at the other end, DS2 a mile. they get home at 5.00 unless they have something on after school . Trains every half hour so not much hanging around if they finish later.

10 minute walk to the station
13 minute train journey
15 minute walk to school.

Dd leaves at 7.30 because she meets her friends.
Ds1 leaves at 7.50.

The older I get, the less I am inclined to favour any sort of commute. 20 mins by bus is my threshold for DCs' journey to school. I would prefer 5 minutes on foot.

We live in the back of beyond. We are a 20 minute walk to the station, (but I usually drive her!) then dd has a 20 minute train ride and another 15 minute walk to school.

There isn't a suitable train for ds, so I drive him- 15 minutes.

It's an utter pain in the neck. We love where we live, but in my next life, I am going to live next door to a school.....

Mine have a ten minute walk, so leave about 8.15.
Ds is home by 3.15, dd normally stays at school till about 5.

Dd gets up at 6.30 & leaves at 7.15am (except Mondays when dh who takes her has to leave at 7am)

She usually arrives around 8.30am with school starting at 8.55am

However she doesn't finish until 6pm, do has her dinner at school leaving at 6.30pm & arriving hone around 7.45pm