Article provided by Sara Yirrell, technology journalist and author of The Diary of an Angry Commuter After spending 17 years sharing a metal tube on rails each day, I have witnessed many an interesting moment in the hour plus journey it takes me to get to the big smoke… trains are frequented by a peculiar...Read More

Commuting in the UK has always been an issue, with an average commute nearly an hour long at 54 minutes. But, according to Instant Offices, it’s Londoners who bear the brunt of this with the longest commute in the country at 74 minutes – almost twice the worldwide average of 40 minutes. So how can...Read More

According to Trades Union Congress (TUC), the average London commuter is battling an 81-minute journey every day.  The UK average commute is a total of 58 minutes.    The time spent on a commute is often taken up by listening to music, reading or avoiding the overall hustle and bustle of the journey.  Surely, there...Read More

Learn the top five ways to de-stress your commute. When you are travelling to or from work on the tube it may well be that your most common experience whilst you are pressed up against that not-so-fresh armpit, with someone’s bag lodged in an inconvenient part of your anatomy, that you are simply wishing to...Read More

There are many aspects of the working day that can impact on our personal sense of wellbeing and cause stress. But we often underestimate the impact that our daily commute can have on us, and feel powerless to break the cycle. According to a recent study by the University of the West of England, one...Read More

Learn the top five ways to de-stress your commute. When you are travelling to or from work on the tube it may well be that your most common experience whilst you are pressed up against that not-so-fresh armpit, with someone’s bag lodged in an inconvenient part of your anatomy, that you are simply wishing to...Read More