How do Europeans commute to work?

The mobility of the European population is primarily based on the use of private vehicles (50% use private vehicles daily, while only 16% use public transport and 12% use bicycles), such that daily commuting generates around 25% of CO2 emissions in Europe.



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Their wheels are trains, subways, trams, buses, and the occasional taxi. If you embrace these forms of transportation when visiting cities, you'll travel smarter. Nearly every European city has a fine network of subways, buses, trains, trams, or a combination.

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Millions of workers spend time travelling on their working days, and commuting to/from work is among the most important trips in workers' daily activity. One out of five workers in Europe spend more than 90 minutes commuting each day, equivalent to about 29 km (SD Worx 2018) distance.

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Türkiye professionals have the longest commute in Europe, with it taking approximately 48 minutes to commute from door to door, one way.

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The country that spends the longest time stuck in traffic is Nigeria, with an average commute time of just under 62 minutes (each way!). Specifically in the capital of Lagos, traffic congestion can be extreme, with an estimated 10,000 passengers in each direction per hour during peak times.

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The U.S. Census Bureau defines extreme commuters as workers who travel 90 minutes or more each way to work.

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Nope. All that time in traffic will take a toll on your energy and your car. You will have to pay for gas and maintenance twice as much as you should. And nothing is worse than enduring a tough day at work and then having to drive an hour back home.

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Commuting from home to work should be less than 50 miles and within 30 minutes, and the surrounding area of your workplace should be within 50 miles of your home. It is ideal for commuters to take at least 5 minutes to commute to work, and the one-way commute should take more than 16 minutes.

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Yes, it is probably possible, but you really don't want to do so if you can avoid it. If you are doing a regular 35 hours week then a 1.5-hour commute is doable and you'll have enough time left to do something in the evenings, but not much.

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