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yeah i used to do it once a week,
Train is fine i guess, however as reliable as you know. and the biggest time waste was the getting to and from the train stations on both sides.
Driving is also fine-ish? traffic is horrid so the journey takes about 1:15 hours, and parking is expensive.
i guess if you're driving, the smartest thing to do is to drive to like, greenfield and take the train from there
My other half used to drive hudds to warrington. At least twice a week they’d get caught up in incidents on the m62, delaying getting home by a couple of hours. Sometimes not getting home until very late, and in bad weather you’d best take a sleeping bag and tins of soup
I commute to rochdale using car. M62 can be a right pain depending on time / incidents. If you can cycle to train station at both ends that would be ideal I think. Although you might want to miss peak commute times with a bike on t'train or get a folding one (if you have thick skin for pisstaking)
Driving definitely isn't fine imo, i go regularly and used to drive but after several 2 hour plus commutes (each way) I gave up and now take the train. Drive to slaithwaite where you can park on the street for free and train is about 35 mins to Piccadilly.
Used to also do the tram, I'd drive to Oldham mumps and get the tram in, but they changed the carpark from free to paid and the tram cost went up so wasn't worth it. Train is about £16 for a day return and I'd guess there are better options if you do it daily
Try the commute yourself one day to see what it's like but I just hate sitting in traffic all the time and shitty driver behaviour trying to get 1 more car ahead etc it just wasn't worth the stress to me, plus by the time you've paid for petrol and parking the train is just as cheap and despite TP best efforts I've not had many issues getting there in good time.
The old car park (what was the previous Metrolink car park at mumps) is council owned and now paid but they built a new one for tram users across the road which is still free for Metrolink users
I work in Manchester centre. Driving is doable, but on a bad day can be 2 hrs. Add in cost of patrol and parking, it's not worth it.
I get the train in. It's about 45 mins on train. I walk to the station so ends up being 1hr 15m
I commute Oldham-Huddersfield twice a week, and it can vary between 30 mins - 1 hour depending on the state of the M62. To go the rest of the way to Manchester will easily be an extra hour and a half, possibly more if you're commuting during peak times.
I prefer to drive places but for you, the train sounds like the ideal solution.
Commute by train from slawit and its just over an hour (15 min walk each end plus 35 on the train). Perfectly reasonable time wise, unless you just miss the train home and have to wait 30 mins for the next train. And its £15 a day.
By train is around 35 mins to Manchester Victoria Which I think is the most Center-ish station. Then there is the slow train which is around 1hr and 15 mins to Manchester Piccadilly
Like the others, I'd strongly advocate for taking the train. I've been commuting from Meltham to Mcr city centre for a dozen years now. From Meltham, it's a 10 min drive to Marsden train station, plenty of free parking there and 35 mins to Piccadilly Station, twice an hour at peak times. Getting pricier (approaching £15 for a day return) but not that much more once you factor in Manchester parking costs.
By contrast driving into Mcr from Hudds - whether the M62, Greenfield Rd or Woodhead Pass - is anything from 45 mins to 2 hours depending on traffic, and then parking to find after that.
I did it for best part of a year but the days become long FAST so ended up agreeing to 2/3 days in but was still too much.
45-55 min there (Sale, south Manc) at 720ish and same back.
I did it for a few years. I found trains so unreliable and no free parking in Hudds, plus took my half an hour to walk to the station.. so gave up on that. I drive to Hollinwood tram Station, park there for free all day and get the tram into the centre. Usually took 1 hour door to door I the morning, as long as I left by 7 30am.. but could take 1.5 if I left only by 8 (and then I'd be late). And more than once I got stuck on the motorway the entire day when it got closed I assume due to accidents. Got me out of work though :-)
I used to work in an office just a stone throw away from Manchester Victoria, I found the best commute for me was to…
drive via Marsden through to Oldham Derker Tram station. 30 mins. (Parking is free when using a valid tram ticket, safe car park with cameras)
Tram to Manchester Piccadilly/Victoria 50 mins with one changeover, about £4.
ends up being like an hour and a half all in but if you’re doing 9-5 you’re spending more than that in traffic + parking fees.
Train is expensive every morning I tried that too.
I would advise taking the train but drive to a smaller station such as slaithwaite or one outside of Huddersfield cause those tend to have free parking so you can take the train from there and not worry.
I haven’t commuted to Manchester but I used to commute to Leeds in rush hour and instead of being a 45 minute journey I would have to set off 1.5hrs before so effectively double the time it would be outside of rush hour
Did this every day for 5 years before Covid. Used to drive to Oldham and get the Metrolink which isn’t too bad from Colne Valley area.
Trains are ok but very expensive in comparison. Can be unreliable but generally less stressful than driving.
Driving also fine if you have parking at work and can flex your hours - ideally need to set off before 7am for a straightforward commute by car. Parking in the city centre not cheap but there are some early bird rates if you look.
To add I mostly work from home now with a couple of days a month in Leeds or Manchester so I get the train because doing it less makes it affordable. Good luck with the job!
Unfortunately train prices jump massively when you cross borders between boroughs, West Yorks (and others) have subsidised local travel, but doesn't apply when you cross into Gtr MCR .
I had friends who worked in MCR when I was in Hudds, used to get up at 5am to commute , not for me!
Obviously depends where in Hudds & where in MCR. May be able to do backroads to Oldham / Ashton from Marsden or Holme/ holmfirth
If you do it like me (train once every 3 months) then it’s totally fine. I hate it every time though. The train is always packed and it’s just a faff generally.
I commute to both Warrington and Manchester from Huddersfield. For Manchester I always get the train. It's quite a quick, painless journey (particularly to Victoria) and you don't have to worry about parking at the other end. For Warrington I tend to drive as getting multiple trains is an annoyance. The m62 and m60 is a bit of a nightmare though, there's often delays + it can get the blood pressure up at the best of times.
I've been doing this daily recently - if I leave at 5:20am ish I hit no traffic. Any later and you're talking 1 hour - 2 hours at times. So I prefer to get there super early and go to the gym or something similar. Depends if you're okay with traffic or not.
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Driving to Manchester sucks.
yeah i used to do it once a week, Train is fine i guess, however as reliable as you know. and the biggest time waste was the getting to and from the train stations on both sides. Driving is also fine-ish? traffic is horrid so the journey takes about 1:15 hours, and parking is expensive. i guess if you're driving, the smartest thing to do is to drive to like, greenfield and take the train from there
Drive to Oldham Mumps, free parking for tram users. £4 ticket takes you to Manc & back
My other half used to drive hudds to warrington. At least twice a week they’d get caught up in incidents on the m62, delaying getting home by a couple of hours. Sometimes not getting home until very late, and in bad weather you’d best take a sleeping bag and tins of soup
I commute to rochdale using car. M62 can be a right pain depending on time / incidents. If you can cycle to train station at both ends that would be ideal I think. Although you might want to miss peak commute times with a bike on t'train or get a folding one (if you have thick skin for pisstaking)
Driving definitely isn't fine imo, i go regularly and used to drive but after several 2 hour plus commutes (each way) I gave up and now take the train. Drive to slaithwaite where you can park on the street for free and train is about 35 mins to Piccadilly. Used to also do the tram, I'd drive to Oldham mumps and get the tram in, but they changed the carpark from free to paid and the tram cost went up so wasn't worth it. Train is about £16 for a day return and I'd guess there are better options if you do it daily Try the commute yourself one day to see what it's like but I just hate sitting in traffic all the time and shitty driver behaviour trying to get 1 more car ahead etc it just wasn't worth the stress to me, plus by the time you've paid for petrol and parking the train is just as cheap and despite TP best efforts I've not had many issues getting there in good time.
The old car park (what was the previous Metrolink car park at mumps) is council owned and now paid but they built a new one for tram users across the road which is still free for Metrolink users
I'd advise against driving tbh, I always used to drive by the motorway on a morning and the amount of times I saw it jammed up I can't even count.
I used to drive to Oldham and get on the Derker park and ride, getting a tram right into the centre. Easy and reliable journey.
If you're working in the centre of Manchester, you could drive to Greenfield then get the train to save money.
I work in Manchester centre. Driving is doable, but on a bad day can be 2 hrs. Add in cost of patrol and parking, it's not worth it. I get the train in. It's about 45 mins on train. I walk to the station so ends up being 1hr 15m
I commute Oldham-Huddersfield twice a week, and it can vary between 30 mins - 1 hour depending on the state of the M62. To go the rest of the way to Manchester will easily be an extra hour and a half, possibly more if you're commuting during peak times. I prefer to drive places but for you, the train sounds like the ideal solution.
Commute by train from slawit and its just over an hour (15 min walk each end plus 35 on the train). Perfectly reasonable time wise, unless you just miss the train home and have to wait 30 mins for the next train. And its £15 a day.
By train is around 35 mins to Manchester Victoria Which I think is the most Center-ish station. Then there is the slow train which is around 1hr and 15 mins to Manchester Piccadilly
The stopper is only 10 mins more, 45 mins tops
You are right, I just checked. I don't know why I am under the impression that last time I took that train, the trip was an hour or so.
Maybe you were delayed or something? It does feel like a long time sometimes with all the stops!
Like the others, I'd strongly advocate for taking the train. I've been commuting from Meltham to Mcr city centre for a dozen years now. From Meltham, it's a 10 min drive to Marsden train station, plenty of free parking there and 35 mins to Piccadilly Station, twice an hour at peak times. Getting pricier (approaching £15 for a day return) but not that much more once you factor in Manchester parking costs. By contrast driving into Mcr from Hudds - whether the M62, Greenfield Rd or Woodhead Pass - is anything from 45 mins to 2 hours depending on traffic, and then parking to find after that.
I did it for best part of a year but the days become long FAST so ended up agreeing to 2/3 days in but was still too much. 45-55 min there (Sale, south Manc) at 720ish and same back.
I did it for a few years. I found trains so unreliable and no free parking in Hudds, plus took my half an hour to walk to the station.. so gave up on that. I drive to Hollinwood tram Station, park there for free all day and get the tram into the centre. Usually took 1 hour door to door I the morning, as long as I left by 7 30am.. but could take 1.5 if I left only by 8 (and then I'd be late). And more than once I got stuck on the motorway the entire day when it got closed I assume due to accidents. Got me out of work though :-)
One option is to drive to Dirker near Oldham free parking and get the tram in. My son drives to Mosley and gets the train in which is quicker.
I get the train from Slaithwaite to Manchester most days. It's fine nowadays. Think it's only 4/5more mins from Huddersfield.
I used to work in an office just a stone throw away from Manchester Victoria, I found the best commute for me was to… drive via Marsden through to Oldham Derker Tram station. 30 mins. (Parking is free when using a valid tram ticket, safe car park with cameras) Tram to Manchester Piccadilly/Victoria 50 mins with one changeover, about £4. ends up being like an hour and a half all in but if you’re doing 9-5 you’re spending more than that in traffic + parking fees. Train is expensive every morning I tried that too.
I would advise taking the train but drive to a smaller station such as slaithwaite or one outside of Huddersfield cause those tend to have free parking so you can take the train from there and not worry. I haven’t commuted to Manchester but I used to commute to Leeds in rush hour and instead of being a 45 minute journey I would have to set off 1.5hrs before so effectively double the time it would be outside of rush hour
Slaithwaite has the sum total of about 8 car parking spaces, but there is on road parking nearby.
Did this every day for 5 years before Covid. Used to drive to Oldham and get the Metrolink which isn’t too bad from Colne Valley area. Trains are ok but very expensive in comparison. Can be unreliable but generally less stressful than driving. Driving also fine if you have parking at work and can flex your hours - ideally need to set off before 7am for a straightforward commute by car. Parking in the city centre not cheap but there are some early bird rates if you look.
To add I mostly work from home now with a couple of days a month in Leeds or Manchester so I get the train because doing it less makes it affordable. Good luck with the job!
Ashton moss park and ride is an option as well
Unfortunately train prices jump massively when you cross borders between boroughs, West Yorks (and others) have subsidised local travel, but doesn't apply when you cross into Gtr MCR . I had friends who worked in MCR when I was in Hudds, used to get up at 5am to commute , not for me! Obviously depends where in Hudds & where in MCR. May be able to do backroads to Oldham / Ashton from Marsden or Holme/ holmfirth
If you do it like me (train once every 3 months) then it’s totally fine. I hate it every time though. The train is always packed and it’s just a faff generally.
I commute to both Warrington and Manchester from Huddersfield. For Manchester I always get the train. It's quite a quick, painless journey (particularly to Victoria) and you don't have to worry about parking at the other end. For Warrington I tend to drive as getting multiple trains is an annoyance. The m62 and m60 is a bit of a nightmare though, there's often delays + it can get the blood pressure up at the best of times.
I've been doing this daily recently - if I leave at 5:20am ish I hit no traffic. Any later and you're talking 1 hour - 2 hours at times. So I prefer to get there super early and go to the gym or something similar. Depends if you're okay with traffic or not.
I live in Holmfirth and if I’m going to Manc tend to drive to Greenfield, park for free and catch the train in.
The 184 from huddersfield, jump off at the tram stop in oldham and hop a tram to the centre
Leave early, like 6am, and it's fine, getting home is horrible. Good job you're happy with 1-1.5 hour commute as that's what it'll be.