No. That is pretty common in NYC

If my office were near the school and we could go together, sure. If I had to take my child to school and then home again (so 1:20 roundtrip) before starting work and do it again in the afternoon? Heck no. My child is 6 though. Different if kid is 16 and could do it independently.

Not sure how internet strangers can answer this for you, I think it depends on many things, most of which have to do with your kid and your family.

I will say, my kid commutes probably takes that long. Well pre COVID and hopefully again soon. We are in DC. We live on one side of the city and my kids school is on the other side of the city. He started doing this commute one way in middle school and both ways in high school.

Anonymous wrote:Assuming you're in NYC? We're in Tribeca doing a commute uptown that's about 30-45 minutes. I don't mind it at all - we always get a seat and we either talk or read. DD takes the bus home. A TON of NYC kids go up and downtown for school. You won't be alone.

Adding to say - we've never thought about moving. DH walks (walked) approx. 5 steps to work, we love the neighborhood, a lot of the kid's after school activities are downtown, and we love our apartment. If one of those were different, I'd perhaps think about it.

Anonymous wrote:Where are you posting from?

NYC.

Assuming you're in NYC? We're in Tribeca doing a commute uptown that's about 30-45 minutes. I don't mind it at all - we always get a seat and we either talk or read. DD takes the bus home. A TON of NYC kids go up and downtown for school. You won't be alone.

Where are you posting from?

Is 40 minutes door to door (by subway) too long to consider for a commute to school (K-12)?