Riding transit takes almost twice as long as driving (2017)
This has been true for me wherever I&#x27;ve lived. If you just happen to live near a major bus line or subway station, and just happen to go somewhere where a transfer is not needed, then <i>maybe</i> public transit is faster. Otherwise, not a chance.<p>From my previous apartment it would take about 2 hours to get to the airport using public transit, because I had to transfer twice - that&#x27;s waiting three times. By car it would take 30 minutes without traffic, and the <i>worst</i> time with a car would be just under 2 hours.<p>From my current residence it takes about 8 minutes just to walk to the bus stop.<p>It takes 10 minutes to drive to work (fairly close). It takes 30 minutes by public transit (walk to stop, transfer somewhere).<p>Whenever I talk to someone who doesn&#x27;t own a car and really touts public transit, and I dig into the details, I always find that this person has a limited number of places he goes, with the rest being inconvenient to get to.<p>The only real benefit of public transit is you can read during the commute.