To think a 40 minute drive is too far for a commute?

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DD is 20 and is planning on going to uni next year. Her favourite uni is a 40 minute drive away. She would like to stay at home.

AIBU to think it's too far?

Not too far at all. My son goes to Leeds Uni and he has a 15 minute bus ride and then jumps on a train for 35 minutes. He lives at home

Not at all. I'd say that's pretty good! Plenty of ppl commuted up to an hour in my uni.

Not far at all!

No. But she needs to factor in fuel costs. I stayed at home and took me about an hour to get to uni

I don't think a 40 minute commute is far at all, surely the average (work) commute is approx 1 hour? And especially if she really wants to go to that uni and live at home.

Don't be silly, of course it isn't!

No it is fine. The cost of the commute will be far less than renting close by.

I commuted 2 hours each way to Uni in my second and third year as I only had 8 hours of lectures per week and even driving down 4 days a week was cheaper than living down there.

YABU she probably won't be home every night sleeping over at friends on night's out. It's not that far.

My commute to uni was an hour and a half

Not too far. Good length of time to listen to the radio or an audiobook

40 mins drive is nothing!

Nope. More than an hour, maybe.

No, not too far.

Ds still at school is a 50 min commute!

It takes me 45mins to work driving and I considered that fairly short

Not too far for a commute for work but will definitely make a difference to her experience of university if most of her peers are living on campus or in the city and she has to drive 40 minutes home.

Not too far at all!

She'll save a fortune even with paying petrol and her board at home

That's no time at all, fairly standard for me and lots of people I know.

Heavy traffic can make even a short distance take that long on a work commute if there's an accident or road work

I might be more difficult socially, would she consider halls for the first year and then moving back home?

I don't think I've ever had less than an hour's commute anywhere. Definitely not too far.

40 minutes is fine. My daily commute is around 45 mins. It goes quite quickly when you drive.

I wouldn't fancy it, but it can be done

Depends if it is a 40 min drive or 40 min but longer stuck in traffic

God that's nothing