How long will it take to ride a bicycle 3 miles?

Question

My job is 2.95 miles away and my car just kerplunked on me. I have my boyfriends mountain bike so I'm going to use that until I can figure out something else. It's all flat land, no hills or anything like that

Answer 1

I you can do about 20 mph (about average), you can do it in about 10 to 15 minutes (9 minutes exactly at 20 MPH) depending on traffic.

Good Luck...

Answer 2

It all depends on how fast you pedal! 15 mph less than 15 minutes.10 mph a little over 15 minutes.

Answer 3

Ride safe. You'll need to factor in the time it takes to stop at stop signs and stop lights.

Answer 4

It takes me and my husband about 30 minutes to travel 4.5 miles with hills so I would say 15 minutes.  I'd test the route on the weekend first a few times.  I prefer to use side streets as much as possible to avoid heavy traffic.  I love bike commuting.  It is the best part of my day.

Answer 5

It has been my experience that a beginning rider can average around 10 miles an hour.  That equals a mile every 6 minutes.  With experience and an increase in physical fitness, a 15 mph hour average is easy to obtain.  That is covering a mile every 4 minutes.

There are lots of people driving to work that live 5 miles or less from home.  Many if they just try would find bicycling to be the best way to commute to work.  I know many cannot ride to work due to road/traffic conditions, and the nature of their job.  But many are just too lazy to dust off their bike and start pedaling.  

I am unable to pedal to my current job due to road and safety reasons.  Darn It!!  I have commuted by bicycle to four different jobs.  Lost 19 pounds one year.  Sadly those 19 pounds and some of it's friend found their way back to body.  Really wish I could ride to work, but my safety is a lot more important.

Mount a set of road tires on the mountain bike and start commuting.  The feeling of exercising while commuting and using no gas is great.