Commuting Lymm to Manchester every day

[Blown2CV]

What's the best way? Clearly this is PH, and on paper it does look less painful in many ways to drive, especially as using the metrolink would require a drive to an available stop, and the train requires going into warrington. Any tips?

[Blown2CV]

It's all a trade off really. I don't mind going in early as I'm Sheffield and back every day at the mo and in for just after 8am. I guess it could be 40min drive if early, or 1hr 10m or even longer to drive, tram. Warrington is the wrong way but you can park all day for £2! It's all expenses though so not a factor I guess.

Where to park at alty though, ice rink? I could do with machine that takes card as I can't be doing with finding exact change every day. I've heard there's a massive car park at sale water park on the new airport line...

[Blown2CV]

good shouts, particularly hale... it's a bit of a small car park though so i wonder how early i'd have to get there! I guess the only things i am after are likelihood of a space and no fannying around with coins to pay.

[Blown2CV]

i've explored a few options on the GMPTE journey planner and i've honed my options a bit as train from flixton and hale both end up at piccadilly and that means a 20min walk at the end to my place of work! Not an issue so much, but it has a bearing on choice. The met from alty gets me less than 5min walk away, so that could work.

All roads seem to lead back (no pun intended) to just getting up early and driving in though. Timed right it could mean 35min instead of 50min-1hr, and less arsing around with multiple steps, receipts for expenses etc.

[Blown2CV]

Oh bugger I forgot the tram does that weird stop at Piccadilly.