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It looks LONG...like probably over an hour each way, right?
I am considering a part time job there - 3 days per week doing that commute. I may be able to transfer to Guilford after some time, but won't know for sure if it's a real possibility.
Maybe 3 days a week wouldn't be terrible. It's also for a job in a specialized field I want to work in, so I need to get my foot in the door somewhere to start.
It looks LONG...like probably over an hour each way, right?
I am considering a part time job there - 3 days per week doing that commute. I may be able to transfer to Guilford after some time, but won't know for sure if it's a real possibility.
Maybe 3 days a week wouldn't be terrible. It's also for a job in a specialized field I want to work in, so I need to get my foot in the door somewhere to start.
It is about 45 miles from Guilford to South Windsor so yes it would be a LONG commute. On top of the distance you will likely have to deal with traffic going into Hartford each day which add time to that commute. Without traffic the trip would likely be an hour. With traffic it would be more like an hour 15 or 20 minutes. Not something I would want to do even three times a week. Your choice though. Jay
It looks LONG...like probably over an hour each way, right?
I am considering a part time job there - 3 days per week doing that commute. I may be able to transfer to Guilford after some time, but won't know for sure if it's a real possibility.
Maybe 3 days a week wouldn't be terrible. It's also for a job in a specialized field I want to work in, so I need to get my foot in the door somewhere to start.
It depends which route you'd take. If you take Interstate 95 to Interstate 91 then go onto Interstate 84 it'll take an 1 to 1 hour and 15 mins with traffic. I wouldn't recommend that route but if you want a faster commute I would take 77 to Durham which leads onto 17 and from there get onto Route 9 in Middletown. From Middletown just get on 91 then 84. If you're commutting from the eastern side of Guilford then take 81 through Killingworth and get onto Route 9.
It depends which route you'd take. If you take Interstate 95 to Interstate 91 then go onto Interstate 84 it'll take an 1 to 1 hour and 15 mins with traffic. I wouldn't recommend that route but if you want a faster commute I would take 77 to Durham which leads onto 17 and from there get onto Route 9 in Middletown. From Middletown just get on 91 then 84. If you're commutting from the eastern side of Guilford then take 81 through Killingworth and get onto Route 9.
Sorry but those other routes (Routes 77 or 81) will not save the OP any time. They are slower country back roads and have things like school buses, stop signs and some traffic on them. Also note that when they get to Middletown there will be some traffic lights to deal with including those on Route 9 which are notorious for have backups particularly during the warm weather months. And the OP still has to go through Hartford. Not a pretty commute by any means. Jay
Sorry but those other routes (Routes 77 or 81) will not save the OP any time. They are slower country back roads and have things like school buses, stop signs and some traffic on them. Also note that when they get to Middletown there will be some traffic lights to deal with including those on Route 9 which are notorious for have backups particularly during the warm weather months. And the OP still has to go through Hartford. Not a pretty commute by any means. Jay
agree - I was driving up from the shoreline to the Hartford area quite often last year, and the lights on Route 9 in Middletown going north was usually more of a delay than traffic on 91 going into Hartford.
The OP's problem is that he's going backroads through Guilford until he's on either 91 down in North Haven or route 9, and that's not really very easy, either. Neither is really a good option.
Are there any public transportation options for the commute?
Not likely. You would have to get to New Haven then catch a bus to Hartford and then a bus to South Windsor, if there is even a bus that goes where you would work. Not an easy commute. Jay
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