{"id":7760,"date":"2019-08-09T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T10:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=7760"},"modified":"2019-10-31T12:11:50","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T12:11:50","slug":"the-best-and-worst-cities-for-commuting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/the-best-and-worst-cities-for-commuting\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The Best And Worst Cities For Commuting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For UK workers, commuting time has increased by\u00a018\u00a0hours compared to a decade ago, according to the TUC. A study by Totaljobs shows the average worker is set to spend a whopping\u00a0\u00a3135,000\u00a0on their commute by the time they retire.<\/p>\n

Following these findings, Instant Offices<\/a> has investigated\u00a0which cities around the world are the best and worst for commuting and whether a rise in flexible and remote working can finally tip the balance for UK workers. What the research found is that London is set as the worst city for commuting, whereas Nice, in France, leading the list as the best city for commuting. In fact, in Nice is where transport is cheaper and the average time of travel is just 44 minutes a day, compared to 90 minutes in London.<\/p>\n

According to the Department for Transport, London by far has the longest commute with the average worker spending 46 minutes per trip or a roundtrip of 92 minutes each day from the workplace. With so much time spent simply travelling to and from work \u2013 around\u00a0400\u00a0days for the average person \u2013 it\u2019s no surprise that the topic of how to reduce commuting time is so popular.<\/p>\n

One\u00a0study\u00a0by Focus considered various factors, including journey times and cost of travel cards, to rank the best and worst cities for commuting in the world. Unsurprisingly, London tops the list, with Miami USA a close second.<\/p>\n

Nice in France took the top spot as the best city for commuting. Travel cards in Nice cost more than four times less than they do in London, and average travel time is around 22 minutes a trip, or just 44 minutes each day compared to over 80 for London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
BEST CITIES FOR COMMUTING<\/td>\nWORST CITIES FOR COMMUTING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nice, France<\/td>\nLondon, UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cuenca, Ecuador<\/td>\nMiami, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bilbao, Spain<\/td>\nCali, Columbia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toulouse, France<\/td>\nBrasilia, Brazil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Catania, Italy<\/td>\nToronto, Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the UK, Leicester, Bristol and Edinburgh topped the rankings as the easiest commutes in the UK, with London, Birmingham and Manchester coming in last.<\/p>\n

There is a large body of research into the negative impact of long commuting times on employee physical and mental health. One\u00a0report<\/a>\u00a0by the Royal Society for Public Health shows the following:<\/p>\n