Metro Beijing: Quicker commuting time does not convince

Capital's drivers still face China's slowest journeys to and from work

BEIJING - Beijingers have the longest commutes of any city dwellers in China, spending an average of 38 minutes traveling to and from work on the city's busy roads, according to a study released last week.

Calculations by the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that Beijing tops 50 major cities in commuting times, while the eastern financial center of Shanghai and the southern economic hub of Guangzhou followed it closely with 36 minutes each.