harrogate to Birchwood, Warrington

[Jaypayne]

Having done Harrogate to Welwyn Garden City for 3 years, i have a new office in Birchwood, 110 miles nearer home.
I have done the M62 via Leeds route a few times and the time of day certainly makes a huge difference on total travel time.

The satnav seems to indicate the Leeds/M62 route as the fastest, but does anyone have any experience of alternative routes.

Thanks

[MC Bodge]

You have limited options over The Pennines that aren't slow going through towns.

You could go Across to Skipton and onto the M65/M6 in desperate times, but not really a better option.

[allergictocheese]

To be honest, and I hate to say it, for ease of life you're probably better off heading out to Wetherby and going A1/M1, M62. Going through Leeds or cross country to Preston all the time will probably end your will to live.

Maybe come back Tickled Trout route once or twice a week to alleviate the M62 monotony.

[anonymous-user]

Sorry OP no wonder the roads are fooked with people making commutes like that.

M62 West is rammed solid and stationery from J22 to worsley interchange for M62 virtually every day without fail (ohh and 3 years roadworks have just started with 50mph limit to convert to managed motorways) to as is the M6 south from around J27 to jnc 23 or 21 whichever your destination is.

I would consider, moving, new job, suicide.

The train at £40 a day and just over 2hours each way a possibility? ?

[Jaypayne]

Thanks. I will leave the life counselling in the same place as my old commanding officer 18 years ago, in the gash !!
Road options are as I thought, thanks for confirming.

[MC Bodge]

I know somebody who commutes from West Lancs to Leeds and has done for a number of years.

2hours plus, each way, getting to and on the M62 over the Pennines.

4 hours plus (and sometimes much longer) most days, on congested motorways.

Madness.