What is the average commute time in the EU?

In 2019, persons in employment in the EU had an average commuting time of 25 minutes. Employed persons in Latvia had the longest commuting time with 33 minutes, followed by Hungary and Luxembourg (both 29 minutes). The United Kingdom also recorded a long average commuting time (30 minutes).



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The average commuting time in most European countries is 38 minutes, as opposed to 25 minutes in the United States.

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The world's longest average commute on public and/or shared transportation is in Istanbul, Turkey (77 minutes). New York, US, ties with Bangkok, Thailand, for commute time (58 minutes). London commutes average 46 minutes, just one minute more than Pittsburgh - which has the shortest commutes in the US.

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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 average daily commuting time in the former EU15 is 37.5 minutes. In Germany, traveling to work takes, on average, 42.1 minutes.

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What is the average commute time? According to a study by the TUC , the average time spent travelling to and from work in the UK is 59 minutes per day.

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The average one-way commute for Americans is 27.6 minutes. New York City, NY, has the longest average commute time in the U.S. at 34.7 minutes. Since 1980, the average American commute time has increased by 27% (From 21.7 minutes to 27.6 minutes). The average American commutes 41 miles a day to and from work.

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In a new survey conducted by LLC.org, data shows that New York City takes the title for having the longest commute in the U.S., clocking in at 79.6 minutes roundtrip. This news isn't particularly surprising to us, however, as NYC holds the title as the worst U.S. city for driving.

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Average commuting time: 25 minutes The largest share of Member States had a commuting time between 24 and 28 minutes (17 countries). The shortest average commuting times were found in Cyprus (19 minutes), Greece (20 minutes), Italy and Portugal (both 21 minutes).

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The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Paris, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 64 minutes. 15% of public transit riders ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 12 minutes, while 14.

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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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The source had asked working people in France living in cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants on the average distance they travelled to and from work in 2019. More than 30 percent of the people who responded to the study traveled between five and 14 kilometers daily on average.

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If you want to cover a lot of ground, one month gives you enough time to spend at least two or three nights in each destination. If, on the other hand, you want to do more than just scratch the surface of each country, it's best to stick to fewer destinations and travel at a slower pace.

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The average U.S. commute to work of 26.1 minutes each way looks like a quick trip around the block compared to the travel times posted by extreme commuters. The U.S. Census Bureau defines extreme commuters as workers who travel 90 minutes or more each way to work.

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45 minutes is very standard, the shortest of my coworkers is 30 minutes. Many folks are up near 1.5 hours. You and your husband are extremely likely to change jobs, so the commute may not always be the same. That being said, 45 minutes is not that bad.

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This is consistent with other studies that show most people do not want a commute time of shorter than 15 minutes. I agree that around 15 minutes would be ideal. But how you commute seems to matter just as much as the length of time. The research clearly shows that people are happiest walking to work.

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Florida's average commute time increased from 28.0 minutes in 2018 to 28.4 minutes in 2019. The national average reached to an all-time high of 27.6 minutes in 2019.

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