India, March 26 -- A Noida-based startup founder has sparked a discussion online about long commute times and urban infrastructure challenges after sharing his daily travel experience.

Taking to X, Swapnil Srivastav, founder of Kidbea, said that his office is just 4 km away from his home in Noida, but it takes him 45 minutes to get there by car. "That's not a typo. 4 km. 45 minutes. In a car," he wrote, adding that he could have walked, taken a chai break and still reached faster.

He pointed out that his case isn't unique, citing data on average commute times across major cities. He said that cities like Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR report average commute times of around 67.5 minutes, followed by Mumbai (62.5 minutes), Chennai (61 minutes), ...