Trains V Planes
Discussion
Greta Thinberg made a point that she travels across Europe by train and we are told how more efficient a train is, so was thinking of going to Portugal end of May, airfare is £87. I tried to look up the cost and time of doing the journey by train; and failed. Google maps suggests it takes just over 24 hrs with 5 changes.
So I tried Prague instead 27 of May, cheapest ticket I could find to go by train is £129 out, takes 34 hrs 20 min, there are three changes to make. For £133.50 it only takes 25 hrs 11 min but there are five change of trains. Now a plane ticket direct flight takes 2 hrs 10 min and costs £81 on Jet2 from Manchester or if I am willing to do a stop over the journey costs £58 and takes 12 hrs 40 min.
The question is if trains are so much more efficient why does it cost so much more to travel by train and while most train routes are subsidised by governments airlines make profits!
Second question is, people who tell us we should travel by train rather then fly, people like Greta Thunberg, Vince Cable, Caroline Lucas, how do they find the time to travel by train. It must take forever to get to Sweden by train from the UK and maybe Vince and Caroline don't go abroad?
So I tried Prague instead 27 of May, cheapest ticket I could find to go by train is £129 out, takes 34 hrs 20 min, there are three changes to make. For £133.50 it only takes 25 hrs 11 min but there are five change of trains. Now a plane ticket direct flight takes 2 hrs 10 min and costs £81 on Jet2 from Manchester or if I am willing to do a stop over the journey costs £58 and takes 12 hrs 40 min.
The question is if trains are so much more efficient why does it cost so much more to travel by train and while most train routes are subsidised by governments airlines make profits!
Second question is, people who tell us we should travel by train rather then fly, people like Greta Thunberg, Vince Cable, Caroline Lucas, how do they find the time to travel by train. It must take forever to get to Sweden by train from the UK and maybe Vince and Caroline don't go abroad?
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