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amother

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 3:22 pm

How long is the bus ride for your kids, taking into account traffic, etc.?

Also what ages are your kids and what are the pros/cons of their commute or lack of commute?

Considering a move to a community but my kids will be bused to schools and im concerned about the 30 min commute.

If you care to share where you live that would be interesting too!

amother

Babyblue

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 3:27 pm

30 minutes in surrounding towns of Lakewood. Last year was an hour so I’m not complaining. My kids don’t mind it they socialize and decompress on the bus.

mha3484

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 3:32 pm

Chicago. My boys get home 15-20 min after dismissal approximately. They are the 5th stop. My oldest is the 8th stop. DH is the one home when they get off so its an approximation but no longer then that. The lack of commute to me is a big plus. I drive them in the morning and it takes me under 5 minutes to get them to yeshiva. Was a big selling point of buying our house in the area we did. I feel so bad for the boys getting on the bus so early in the morning especially.

amother

Mintcream

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 3:52 pm

About 45 mins, Jackson

Highstrung

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 3:53 pm

1 hour ☹️. It’s her first year on the bus and she’s only 5.

amother

Pear

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 4:09 pm

Toddlers take 45 minutes and teens almost 2 hours.

keym

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 4:35 pm

Lakewood. Approximately 30 minutes for all my kids. We're very lucky.
With the traffic, I have friends whose children take close to an hour each way.

amother

Oak

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 4:38 pm

Look at the bright side, there's no school busses where I live.

GLUE

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 4:49 pm

Lakewood

In the morning my little girl sits on the bus 1 1\2 hour
The afternoon it's 15 minutes

My little boy sits on the bus in the afternoon about 1 hour.

amother

Forsythia

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 4:51 pm

Older kids about 1/2 hour. My pre schooler is at the end of the route, he's on the bus for about 50 minutes.

amother

Copper

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 4:52 pm

30 minutes is nothing! when I was a kid (age 5-17) I commuted over an hour each way.

my 8 year olds bus ride is much shorter, only 40 minutes each way. I consider it city subsidized childcare.

amother

Taupe

Wed, Sep 27 2023, 5:46 pm

my hs daughters spend a bit over an hour on the bus but the school is in a different town about 35 min away so not too bad it also depends on traffic

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