I despise the commute home and I only work in Liverpool city centre. Normally if I leave my desk at say 4.30pm, I dont walk into the house until 5.45pm - its that fooking 10/10A bus, its literally the Rocky Horror Show on wheels, traffic jams, piss-heads, smack heads and everything in between.
As for the OP, I would defo speak to your employer or HR people about getting a travel advance, we have them in here.