My 3 kids have all attended the gifted magnet school in our district. I was a little concerned about the 45 minutes-1 hour on the bus each way, but my kids have loved the social aspect of the bus ride. For example, the kids on last year's bus had certain things that they called out on different parts of the ride and ran a fake news broadcast once per week on the bus that included a stock report. Our set-up was a bit different in that we have dedicated yellow bus service that only transports kids from the gifted school. My point is that long bus rides can be fun, as long as you have some peers making the same ride.
