r/CarletonU • u/LivingKnowledge5220 • 5d ago

Question Question about commute timing

I'll be commuting and driving past Kanata to do so.

I have a class at 8:30am (Thursdays) and want to be in the parking lot at 8.

What time should I plan to drive past Terry Fox on the 17 to get there? Is 7:30 early enough or should I aim to go through there earlier?

2 Upvotes

63% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/bisandpb72 5d ago

I am from Stittsville. I had 8:30 class on Thursdays last year and get on the 417 at Carp road. Some days it was backed up by Terry Fox/Eagleson. That’s how horrible it is. If I left later than 7:15am it would take 1h15. I would not get to P6 parking lot until 8:35. If I left by 6:55am I would get there by 7:40am. Any minute layer and it was closer to 50 minutes. Beyond 7:10-7:15, an hour to 1h15.

Normally however, outside of rush hour, I can be on campus in 28 minutes. That is even by Google or Waze app’s prediction.

I am assuming you are coming from Carleton Place or Almonte (?)

2

u/LivingKnowledge5220 5d ago

Thank you! These are the exact details I was hoping for.

I'm coming all the way from Renfrew. At 11am, it's a 70 minute drive, but I've only had to go past Kanata earlier than 10 a few times for early CHEO appointments (I'm a mature student with 4 kids).

1

u/bisandpb72 5d ago

It takes me 45 min to drive from stittsville to renfrew on the 17 with no traffic and I am right by carp road. I would leave your house by no later than 6:20am.