Is 20 km a long distance in your opinion? Also do you think I can get her?

Today I finally came to know where Aishu lives now in our city. She was my childhood friend when we were in elementary school in 2008-2011 but we never talked in person with each other since 2011 as me and my parents came to another area as we bought a new apartment. We had been chatting on Instagram for a few months but her replies have been super slow. Like she goes for weeks or even a month without replying or even seeing my messages. She is 21 now and will be 22 after like 3-4 months and I am 22 now. I made her go aww too by sending her a virtual hug today. She also told where she lives now in our city but its literally 20 km away from my home. Do you think the distance is a lot? I also saw the new pic she posted and she is too pretty and I wanna meet her honestly.

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hartfire

Whether a distance is too great depends on your means of transport and income.
To walk would take most of a day. That would be impractical unless you moved to live close to where she is - and that would be taking a big risk considering you don't know what sort of person she has become.
To cycle would be just possible providing you were very fit.

If you have access to public transport then the distance would not be too great.
If you have a motorbike or a car and can afford the fuel to travel both ways fairly frequently, then it would be easy to build a relationship.

At present, it seems you don't know if she has a boyfriend or is interested in someone.

When young people can seem very different to the people they become.
I had a friend at school. In those days we were close; we discussed school work and life, our families and interests. But I never thought to inquire about her values.
We remet several years after leaving school, and I discovered she was a racist, an opportunist, entitled, and had zero empathy for anyone. In conversation over lunch, it turned out that her parents had raised her with those values.
After that, I refused to have anything more to do with her.

I share this story as a warning to be very careful. You may find her beautiful and carry deep longing to get close to her, but you cannot yet know who she has become. Please, take your time - and be prepared for the possibility of disappointment.
I know good looks are compellingly attractive to young men, but in the long run external beauty fades, and all that's left is quality of character and (hopefully shared) values.
These latter are what make the real difference in best chances for a successful relationship. It takes time to get to know who someone really is.

Heroisthebest23 · 22-25, M

@hartfire Yeah thats true. Unfortunately I still didn't learn to drive so I can only rely on public transport. And yeah I have no idea whether she has a boyfriend or not. I did see in some of her older pics in 2019, that she took group pics with a group of both girls and guys in her college. I guess they were just her male friends but idk. And yeah its possible she changed a lot because we all do as we get older.

hartfire

@Heroisthebest23 Sounds like you're ready to accept the reality of who she turns out to and whatever her current circumstances are.
Public transport means it's not impossible, just a lot of time to-ing and fro-ing.
I wish you the best of luck. :)