At around 5 years I got my first day trip line as an FO. I had been bidding for these turns for at least 2 years. It was wonderful. No hotels. Afternoon trips. So I could workout or do something in the AM worth doing. Home by around midnight. Show was around 3-4 IIRC. Downside was a bit of traffic on the way to the airport in SEA but nothing crazy. Or I could leave a bit early to make it less painful.

These were all the JV turns. SNA and PSP from SEA. So 5 hours or maybe a bit more. The varsity turns go a lot more senior than 5 years. These are the MSP turns where you get really close to 8 hours a day. I've done one as a captain. It was assigned on reserve. The FO was 20 years + my seniority. He was #3 overall at the company or #3 in SEA. Not sure which one now.

Irony was that I got the month of turns as an FO the month before I was going to class for upgrade. I knew I would never see that good of a schedule again for the rest of my career. Some pilots do well with trades and can seem to adjust their schedules to mostly day turns without a massive amount of seniority. However, they are outliers. IMO.