Getting to and from work now takes commuters in the North West an extra seven minutes a day compared with a decade ago – the equivalent of an extra 26 hours a year spent on congested roads and packed trains.
Nationally, commuters are facing an average daily journey of 58 minutes, up 5 minutes from a decade ago.
The number of workers facing very long commutes (over 2 hours) is up by 34 per cent.
Rail commuters face the longest journeys, taking an average of 2 hours and 12 minutes every day – an increase of four minutes on the last decade.
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Drivers spend 52 minutes on the road to work and back (up by 4 minutes), while bus commuters must set aside 39 minutes a day (up by 7 minutes).
Cyclists (43 minutes) and walkers (30 minutes) have the quickest daily journeys.