five minutes' bus ride or five minutes by bus?
How far is your home from school?Can I answer the question with five minutes' bus ride or five minutes by bus?or either is ok?If both could be ok,so can I answer the question 'How long does it take you to get to school from your home?' with' five minutes by bus'?

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five minutes' bus ride or five minutes by bus?
How far is your home from school?Can I answer the question with five minutes' bus ride or  five minutes by bus?or either is ok?If both could be ok,so  can I answer the question 'How long does it take you to get to school from your home?' with' five minutes by bus'?

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You can say "It takes me five minutes to get there by bus." Hope this helps!

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They both mean the same thing, they're just put in different ways. But you could say both.

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Yes.
It's a five minute bus ride. - ok
It's only five minutes by bus. - ok
+ as Jo Sun says.

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