What are commuter towns?
什麼是通勤城鎮？
Commuter towns are populated primarily residential area. People living in commuter towns usually commute into the city for work by public transports.
Living in a commuter town tends to be cheaper than living in the city (e.g. London). The house price is lower with better living environment.
Home counties are counties of England which surrounds London where the commuter towns are based.
在外國，通勤城鎮是非常普遍因為外國地方好大。 在大城市工作的人，好多時都是住 在通勤城鎮。他們每日會乘搭公共交通工具入城市裡返工。
住在通勤城鎮比起住在城市裡 (e.g. London)更加便宜，樓價低一節，環境更美好。 通勤城鎮主要是住宅區。
Home Counties 就是圍繞倫敦的外圍的郡。大多數的通勤 城鎮都是在 Home Counties。
Reference: https://homecountyshutters.co.uk/home/home-counties-map/
Commuter Hotspots: https://www.totallymoney.com/commuter-hotspots/tool/
可以用這個網站找 London 附近的通勤城鎮
Some recommended commuter towns for London
可以考慮的通勤城鎮 (去倫敦返工)
Berkshire (伯克郡): Slough, Reading
Hertfordshire (赫福郡): Cheshunt, Hemel Hempstead
Kent (肯特郡): Ebbsfleet, Rochester, Chatham, Tonbridge
Buckinghamshire (白金漢郡): Milton Keynes *
A potential town to move to with job opportunities and still possible to commute into London
可以考慮的居住城鎮 (有不同的工種)，係可以每日坐火車入倫敦返工
Kent (South East of London)
肯特郡（倫敦東南面）
Reference: https://www.cps.gov.uk/south-east
Rochester, Kent
Reference: https://www.britishservices.co.uk/kent.htm
Transportations 交通:
Train 火車
Rochester to London
Rochester – London St Pancras International
Southeastern: 38 minutes (fast train)
Thameslink: 1 hour 31 minutes (slow train)
Rochester – London Victoria
Southeastern: 38 – 46 minutes (fast train)
Thameslink: 1 hour 8 minutes (slow train)
Rochester – London Bridge
Thameslink: 1 hour 15 minutes
Rochester – London Blackfriars
Thameslink: 1 hour 22 minutes
Rochester – City Thameslink
Thameslink: 1 hour 24 minutes
Rochester – Farringdon
Thameslink: 1 hour 26 minutes
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
50 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes via A2 road (depends on traffic)
Refer to the document: Rochester for further details on education, house prices, councils.
請參閱文檔: 羅徹斯特 有關教育，房價，地方議會的更多詳細信息。
Chatham, Kent
Reference: https://www.britishservices.co.uk/kent.htm
Transportations 交通:
Train 火車
o Chatham to London
Chatham – London St Pancras International
Southeastern: 41 minutes (fast train)
Thameslink: 1 hour 35 minutes (slow train)
Chatham – London Victoria
Southeastern: 46 – 49 minutes (fast train), 1 hour 12 minutes (slow train)
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
55 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes via A2 road (depends on traffic)
Refer to the document: Chatham for further details on education, house prices, councils.
請參閱文檔: 漆咸 有關教育，房價，地方議會的更多詳細信息。
Ebbsfleet, Kent
Reference: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/16/george-osbornegarden-city-ebbsfleet-budget
Transportations 交通:
Train 火車
Ebbsfleet International – London St Pancras International
Southeastern: 19-20 minutes
Ebbsfleet International – Paris
Eurostar: 2 hours 5 minutes
https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en/train/france/ebbsfleet-to-paris
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes via A2 road (depends on traffic)
Refer to the document: Ebbsfleet for further details on education, house prices, councils.
請參閱文檔: 埃布斯弗利特 有關教育，房價，地方議會的更多詳細信息。