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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。
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）
Rochester, Kent
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
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
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。
Tonbridge, Kent
Transportations 交通:
Train 火車
Tonbridge to London
Tonbridge – London Bridge
Southeastern: 36 minutes
Tonbridge – London Waterloo East
Southeastern: 42 minutes
Tonbridge – London Charring Cross
Southeastern: 43 minutes
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
55 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes via M25 road (depends on traffic)
Refer to the document: Tonbridge for further details on education, house prices, councils.
請參閱文檔: 湯布里奇 有關教育，房價，地方議會的更多詳細信息。
Surrey – (South and South West of London)
薩里郡 –（倫敦南面和西南面）
Redhill, Surrey
Transportations 交通:
Train 火車
Redhill – London
(Can use oyster to travel on the train to London)
(可以用 Oyster 八達通搭火車去倫敦)
Redhill – London St Pancras International
Thameslink: 46 minutes
Redhill – London Victoria
Southern: 38 minutes
Redhill – London Bridge
Thameslink: 31 minutes
Redhill – London Blackfriars
Thameslink: 37 minutes
Redhill – City Thameslink
Thameslink: 39 minutes
Redhill – Farringdon
Thameslink: 42 minutes
o Redhill – Guildford (in Surrey)
Great Western Railway: 35 minutes
o Redhill – Gatwick Airport
Thameslink: 9 minutes
(Can use oyster/ buy a train ticket to travel on the train from Gatwick Airport to Redhill)
(可以用 Oyster 八達通或買火車飛)
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
1 hour to 1 hour 50 minutes via A3 road (depends on traffic)
Refer to the document: Redhill for further details on education, house prices, councils.
請參閱文檔: 紅山 有關教育，房價，地方議會的更多詳細信息。
Woking, Surrey
Transportations 交通:
Coach 旅遊巴士
Woking – Heathrow Airport
Coach stop: Woking (Train Station), Heathrow Airport (Central Bus Station)
National Express: 45 minutes – 1 hour
Train 火車
Woking – London Waterloo
South Western Railway:
28 minutes (fast train),
35 minutes (medium-fast train),
50 minutes (slow train)
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
50 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes via M25 and M4 road (depends on traffic)
Berkshire (West of London)
伯克郡（倫敦西面）
Reading, Berkshire
Transportations 交通:
Train 火車
Reading – London Paddington
Great Western Railway: 25 – 27 minutes (Fast Train)
South Western Railway: 1 hour 22 minutes (Slow Train)
Reading – Gatwick Airport
Great Western Railway + Thameslink: Go via Redhill – about 2 hours
Elizabeth Line (TFL)
Reading to London Paddington: 57 minutes
https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/elizabeth-line
Coach 旅遊巴士
Reading – Heathrow Airport
Reading (Train station) – Heathrow (Central Bus Station) Railair – 1 hour https://www.firstgroup.com/railair/reading
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
1 hour to 1 hour 40 minutes via M4 road (depends on traffic)
Slough, Berkshire
Transportations 交通:
Train 火車
o Slough – London
Slough – London Paddington
Great Western Railway: 15 minutes (Fastest Train)
Great Western Railway: 35 minutes
TFL Rail (Elizabeth Line): 33 minutes
Bus 巴士
Slough to Heathrow
Bus 4 (First Company) around 30 minutes
https://www.firstgroup.com/berkshire-thames-valley
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London:
40 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes via M4 and A4 road (depends on traffic)
Hertfordshire (North of London)
赫福郡（倫敦北面）
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Transportation 交通:
Train 火車
o Cheshunt – London
Cheshunt – London Liverpool Street
Great Anglia: 26 – 31 minutes
London Overground (TFL): 42 minutes
Can use oyster card to travel – zone 8
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Transportation 交通:
Train 火車
o Hemel Hempstead – London
Hemel Hempstead – London Euston
West Midlands Trains: 31 – 35 minutes
Hemel Hempstead – Watford Junction
West Midlands Trains: 7 – 11 minutes
Buckinghamshire (North West of London)
白金漢郡（倫敦西北面）
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Transportation 交通:
Train 火車
o Milton Keynes Central – London
Milton Keynes Central – London Euston
Avanti West Coast: 35 minutes (fast train)
West Midlands Trains: 42 - 44 minutes (semi-fast train), 1 hour (slow train)
Car 揸車
Driving to Central London: 1 hour 10 minutes to 2 hours via M1 (depends on traffic)
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