During the pandemic, an exodus of professionals left their urban jungle flats for sprawling suburban homes in more scenic rural areas—and now, despite cities bouncing back and offices reopening, they’d rather commute for hours on end on a train (or plane) than give up their newfound life on the outskirts.
Recent research by Trainline shows that the number of people in the U.K. spending more than three hours getting to work and back—otherwise known as “super-commuting”—has doubled since before the pandemic.
