Don't worry about it. The idea is to try it once or twice (even though it will be expensive), and then decide if it's worth it to do on a regular basis. I need to see if it will be worth the cost in time and hassle, not just in money.

It may be that I am truly better off driving.

Alternately, we could move.

Doesn't look like it's actually going to work. It looks like the Worcester train doesn't actually make it all the way out to Newton; except for one ride that would take me an hour and then leave me waiting for another 40 minutes for the bus.

Between the two trains, the bus, and the shuttle from South Acton to work, I don't think I can do it in less than 2 1/2 hours. And that's just not reasonable. I'd be willing to do anything up to 2 hours. Anything more than that is not worth it simply to not drive.

It's too bad, really. I had gotten my hopes up that it was do-able. Which I guess it is, it's just... not do-able enough ;)

Well, you're looking for West Newton/Newtonville... But yeah, that's over an hour of train ride. :(

It's not really the hour on the train that bothers me. It's that it would take nearly two hours just to make the connection to the second train!

I knew when I started looking into this that 2 hours was roughly my limit. So when I see that the only available route takes 2 hours to get me (roughly) half-way there... it's just not worth it. And the price of gas would have to go incredibly high to make it worth it. Because I'm really not willing to leave my house at 6:20am and get back after 7pm on a regular basis.

Ugh yes. That is an unacceptable time frame. Sorry it didn't work out! :(