Bolton to Lancaster University commute

I am a 2nd year university student and I will be commuting from Bolton to Lancaster University by car. The approximate time is around 40 minutes or around 39 miles.

Then it would take me around 10 minutes to go from the parking to the appropriate lectures.

I was wondering, is this a good commute time? Is there anything that I should take into consideration when commuting? Any tips?

Have you actually practised this run on a normal working day at the time of day you'll be travelling? 39 miles in 40 minutes is near enough an average speed of 60mph for the entire journey, and I'm sceptical as to whether that's realistic.



It's good that you're taking this into account. Can you reliably find parking at the time of day you'll be arriving? Do you have fallback options in case the car park is full? Is the parking affordable?



It takes me about an hour to commute from home to work and back; about a third of that is on a train, the rest is walking. I don't think that's too bad, but I don't have studying/coursework to do in the evenings.

You'll need to consider the costs of commuting by car -- running the car, wear and tear, fuel, tax, insurance, MOT, cost of parking. Also, make sure you have an alternative plan if your car's not available for whatever reason.