Best card for commuting to work

[jacko74]

3 hour commute for a £12-£14 per hour job. That's insane.

Just another example of how the banks and establishment have turned us into a nation of compliant little worker drones.

 

[fatbloke]

If it's working for one of Europe's elite businesses in manufacturing then commuting hours are something I can bypass... the job isn't guaranteed but if I do get the job I'm looking at learning to drive anyway. So even if it's commuting for 4-5 months then so be it.

Bentley? Fair play, I think most of us couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go and work there just for the experience depending on what you do.

 

[Vic]

You can't come on bluemoon if you're driving.

Unless you like driving in rush hour, public transport is fine - you can't expect a direct service between Heald Green and every station north of Manchester. Journey time by car might only be 30 mins but how often is the M60 snarled up?

Is there a direct bus from Salford Crescent to the workplace? Might well be more frequent and quicker than train to Walkden and then bus.

the monthly ticket at £118 seems best bet.

Friend does Bolton to Manchester train, it's the worst ever for crowding. You won't even get a folding bike on, passengers actually standing in toilets I am told

Not in that direction for the OP

 

[DT King of all Geordies]

Well good luck with getting the job. Double check the trains as there do seem to be a few to Bolton. I think Bolton Council did not want the tram going there as they were scared it would just be an exodus of people from Bolton to Manchester. Bit short sighted of them.

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

I do pretty much the same route in reverse every day, a bit longer in fact. Takes about an hour in the car in the morning, 90 mins going home. Wouldn't dream of using public transport, it's too many connections.

Whereabouts in Bolton is it? 20 mins cycling is about 3 miles or so. Plus, if there's no cycling facilities at work, I wouldn't consider that.

 

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

I do pretty much the same route in reverse every day, a bit longer in fact. Takes about an hour in the car in the morning, 90 mins going home. Wouldn't dream of using public transport, it's too many connections.

Whereabouts in Bolton is it? 20 mins cycling is about 3 miles or so. Plus, if there's no cycling facilities at work, I wouldn't consider that.

It's at the Logistics North industrial estate, inbetween over Hutton and little Hutton.

 

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

You can't come on bluemoon if you're driving.

Unless you like driving in rush hour, public transport is fine - you can't expect a direct service between Heald Green and every station north of Manchester. Journey time by car might only be 30 mins but how often is the M60 snarled up?

Is there a direct bus from Salford Crescent to the workplace? Might well be more frequent and quicker than train to Walkden and then bus.

the monthly ticket at £118 seems best bet.



Not in that direction for the OP

There's a 38 bus that runs every 10 mins, that goes from Salford Crescent to Salford RD (a 3 min walk from the workplace), the only problem is the trains connecting from mine to Salford would mean being dependant on the 6:05 train to Piccadilly from heald green..... that's if I want to get to work on time for 8:30.
If that train were cancelled I'd be screwed, but it's a service available to me.

 

[TheRemainsOfTheDave]

It's at the Logistics North industrial estate, inbetween over Hutton and little Hutton.

Good luck with the job! You'd think that a major employment site just 3 miles from the centre of Britain's biggest town would have good public transport, but it appears not. The 38 from Salford (or Piccadilly Gardens) is probably your best option, as you've said, because it runs so often. I used to catch a bus towards Bolton at 5pm at the Crescent and the buses used to often get snarled up in traffic, but you might be okay the opposite way.

The nearest train station is Moses Gate, about 2 miles away, not too far a cycle ride. MG might look like the arse end of Beirut, but it ain't too bad. There's lots of cycle storage at Bolton, so you could buy a cheap second hand bike and store it overnight for the 3 mile ride if there's problems with space on the train.