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Old 11-09-2011, 02:27 PM
 
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I am considering taking a job in Irvine, CA. I currently live in Rosemead, CA and at the very moment do not wish to move. It possible I may be more open to a move in 3 months or so, but I would just like some information / opinions on this commute and other options.

Background
Originally from TX. Came out to LA for College, Graduated, & Wanted to Stay in Cali. I currently live in rosemead, CA but am considering a job in irvine. At this time, im not that interested in moving because most of my friends live in the west LA (hollywood/bev) / East LA areas, i came to cali for LA, etc etc. Anyways heres the commute listed below / google mapped.

The directions i entered in google map are below:
From : Intersection of Garvey / Del Mar in Rosemead, CA
To : 2000 Main St. Irvine, CA (right off the 405)

Pretty much the options google map gave me are :
1) Taking the 5s > 55s > 405 (45 miles)
2) Taking the 60e > 57s > 55s > 405 (44 miles)
3) another option taking the 5s

*The google map of these 2 directions provides a better detailed map if you dont mind looking

If anyone could help me out with information / if this is worth it please let me know! Keep in mind, i dont want to move for atleast 2-3 months so i will be doing this commute for that long. In the future i may think of moving to long beach to shorten the commute. I believe the job will most likely be the normal 9-5 typish but I also have buffer time if I wish to arrive early / leave late from irvine. This is b/c i dont mind working out (LA Fitness nearby in irvine im sure) before or after work if that means i can skip traffic time. Hope you guys understand this ><.
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Old 11-14-2011, 08:25 PM
 
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I had to commute from Pomona to Irvine for a couple weeks, and by doing the 60w/57s/55s/5s, it took us about an hour (had to be there by 8 or 9, and we were carpooling... actually, on that note, carpooling seems like it makes a hell of a lot of difference, as that lane was consistently far clearer than the rest).
The other option from here were the toll roads, which ended up not being worth it. That'd probably be even more the case with you, since I think you'd have to go further east.
I don't have much more to add than that :/
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