School Journey Time

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I am new to this forum and this is my first post.

My DD starts yr7 in September and I am now looking at travelling time. She will be doing about an hour 15mins to school.

Would you say this is too much??

would like to know what would be a reasonable travel time and what sort of journey times other yr7s will be doing come September.

I used to travel an almost 3 hour round trip to school, I left at half 7/twenty to 8 and got back at 5.15/30. That was if the trains were on time, though. My train home was frequently late as it was the last leg of a 10/12 hour cross country journey.
It didn't stop me from doing after school clubs. I stayed late for these 2-4 nights a week, getting back between 6 and 8pm.
I liked the train because there was a big group of us and I made my best friend in high school on these trips.
However I did feel segregated from the rest of my year group. I never got to go to friends' houses or parties. Personally I wouldn't put my own kids through it, I'd either change school or move house.

Seems far too long to me. I had about 45 mins myself and have always had a commute to work ever since but its dead time out of a life which is for living! Personally I wouldn't want my DCs to travel anything like as long as they haven't. Sorry if you are in a difficult situation.

I did a journey of this sort of length, but it was London Zone 2 to Zone 6 so always had a seat, and lots of students did my journey or one of a similar length, which helped. Never used the journey for written homework, but learning french verbs, lots of extra reading, and from that POV wasn't wasted time. Never regretted it for a second, but I would say that biiig difference depending on whether you are going with/against flow of commuters (into London would've been ghastly)and family does need to be supportive (my parents never asked me to do chores during the week for instance).

and there's me thinking a 10 minute bus journey with very short walk each end was too long for DD!

It is rather long, but my DS will be doing the same although the difference will be that I will be doing the school run with him as his school is near my work. I drive to work so the 60 - 70 minute commute will be in the car. I specifically chose that school for that reason as didnt want DS alone at home after school for about 2 hours before I got home. On one hand I feel sorry for him as he will be the only one from our neck of the woods, however his school is not a school which is a catchment school as most of the children there travel from far anyway. So he will not feel as if he cannot meet up with his friends as they will all be heading home after school anyway. About 90% of the school commutes.

I will be able to drop him off each morning and either pick him up when he finishes school or he can get on the bus (10 minute ride) to my work and then we will go home together.

As other posters have suggested, maybe you could alleviate the time by dropping her off half way etc

If it is a school where a lot of pupils commute a long way, the school may run clubs and activities at lunchtime rather than after school. That is what happens at my dd's school. I would think that quite a few travel around an hour door to door. I guess the parents think it is worth it - I personally don't think it is but then again I don't know what their local schools are like!

Op That is the same amount of time that my DS does on the school bus. It would take less than 10 mins for me to drive it may be 12mins during rush hour and i could do it on my way to work some mornings BUT my DS likes being with his mates and doing the school bus.

(Incedentally it takes him about the same amount of time to walk home if he has missed his bus after school!)

Our nearest bus stop is a 10 minute drive away!

School is 45 minute drive from home which is done as a lift share so I only have to do it once a week. Home again would obviously be 45 mins in car but DD likes to go on bus for social reasons (big group together) which is 1 hour 15 mins (and then 10 mins from bus stop). Clubs mostly at lunchtime but some after school fixtures etc so collect from them. DH works in same town so not too inconvenient.

Closest school would be about 30 mins door to door by school bus or 15 mins by car (bus goes round the houses).

Nowehere is very close in the sticks but both DDs adamant they would rather live here and do the travel than live in town.