- Residents of one Chinese village use a cable car 1,500 feet up for commute
- In Japan staff are deployed to physically push commuters trains
- Some commuters in India are forced to cling on to the sides of carriages
No one enjoys having to go to work in the mornings, especially if they have a commute from hell.
And that's precisely what these are.
From giant rats on subway trains in the USA to travelling in an uncovered cable car suspended 1,575 foot up between two cliffs in China, MailOnline Travel reveals the obstacles workers face every day with these shocking videos.
USA
It seems that New York subways have a real rat problem at the moment.
In March this year, footage emerged that will simply make your skin crawl.
As one commuter innocently snoozed away, another captured the moment a rat started crawling up its unsuspecting victim.
In the footage, the rat scurried its way up the man until it finally nestled into his neck, causing him to jolt awake and scream.
Shocking: An unsuspecting man in New York is sleeping on the tube while a rat sniffs its way around him. It would eventually crawl up to his neck
A separate clip that came out in January this year showed a rat pulling a dead rodent the same size as itself across the platform.
As it made its way from one side of the station to the other, horrified commuters were seen recoiling from the rat.
It follows a similar video that emerged last year where a rat pulled a whole slice of pizza down the steps of a New York subway.
On another day, commuters filmed a rat dragging its dead 'friend' down the stairs and along the platform
UK
In the UK, any kind of weather phenomenon has the potential to cause havoc with the commute.
Heavy rain might cause delays to trains due to trees on the tracks while snow can gridlock the roads.
But in London, as well as facing the problems caused by the weather, commuters also have to deal with strikes by Underground workers.
London is a city that depends heavily on the Underground system, which means that any disruptions, such as the strikes that took place in August last year, will cripple the city.
Even with some 250 extra buses added to the road to deal with the extra commuters above ground, there was still extreme crowding at the stations - particularly as people tried to catch the last available trains.
In London, commuters struggle to get into the Underground at Oxford Circus on a normal day- but the crowds are even bigger when there's a strike
France
People like to joke about the number of strikes in France but in January last year, millions of commuters were left to endure the misery of a commute in Paris after train drivers decided to strike following a violent attack on a colleague.
The strike had been unplanned, which left millions of desperate commuters trying to find an alternatively route home.
In an attempt to get away from the crowds, some people were even seen walking up the central panels of the escalators.
Other parts of the city were also at a complete standstill.
An impromptu strike in Paris caused havoc on its public transport systems leading commuters to walk along the central panel of the escalators
Japan
The daily hell that commuters face in Japan is well known.
During rush hours, it's virtually impossible to get on a train.
It's for precisely this reason that people are actually hired just to push people onto the trains and to help the doors close on platforms.
Sometimes several train pushers are employed for a single exit.
Equally, if a train arrives at a station and you don't want to get off, you may still get pushed off by the crowd.
Train stations in Japan actually hire staff whose sole job is to push commuters onto the trains and close the door afterwards
India
Another country where the every-day commute involves an incredible amount of jostling is India.
Thanks to its huge population size, there are regular traffic jams on the roads and over-spills on the trains.
In one video filmed in Mumbai, desperate commuters were seen leaping on and off a train before it even stopped at the station.
With no one to push them into the train and close the door, those who attempted to get on ended up just gripping onto the side of the door, desperate in the hope that they can finish the journey.
In one video filmed in Mumbai, desperate commuters were seen leaping on and off a train before it even stopped at the station
Similarly chaotic scenes can also be seen on the country's roads where a myriad of different transport options clog up the traffic.
On a single stretch of road, perhaps six different lanes of traffic could be seen.
In addition, people on bikes, scooters and tuk tuks will try to weave in and out between the spaces, making the already slow-moving traffic even slower.
In fact, last year, MailOnline reported that New Delhi saw a traffic jam that spanned 26 lanes.
On a single stretch of road, perhaps six different lanes of traffic could be seen and people on bikes, scooters and tuk tuks are weaving in and out between the spaces, making the already slow-moving traffic even slower
China
Although the daily commute in China is a hassle, it's really the holidays where traffic really stops.
During public holidays such as Chinese New Year and the country's National Day, millions of people will get on the roads, the trains and in the air at the same time.
As one video in Beijing reveals, when a train pulled into the station, only a few people managed to get on despite the fact that a stream of people poured out.
And in the few minutes the train remained at the station, a number of people actually had to be pulled out by staff at the station as they were wedged in too tightly to get out.
Crowds have gathered at a Beijing train station while the staff, dressed in yellow, tries to keep them back from the edge
Another video shot in Beijing showed that without the help of keen-eyed staff, some travellers can actually get stuck on the train.
In this case, a man managed to successfully get off the train and make his way into the crowds.
However, as he tries to move away from the door, the crowd surged into the train, pushing him back in.
Staff at the platform then pushed the door close, before allowing the train to leave to the platform with the man still on board.
Get your elbows out! Despite trying to push his way through there is no hope for the commuter who is being dragged back on board
But the most perilous commute has to be the daredevil crossing between two cliffs that's used by a remote Chinese village.
The villagers in Yushan, central China, rely on an open-top cable car that's suspended 1,575 foot above the valley below.
It's the fastest way for adults to get to work and children to get to school.
Despite the precarious position of the steel cage, there have been no reported accidents.
Spine-chilling: Commuters from a remote village in China are forced to use an open cable car to save time when they cross from one side of the cliff to the other
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