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Not a chance. It's a short, easy, and cheap flight. The airport is a pain, but not enough to extend the trip by that much just to avoid it.
by zippergz 11y ago
Not a chance. It's a short, easy, and cheap flight. The airport is a pain, but not enough to extend the trip by that much just to avoid it.
- ant6n 11y agoIt's overnight. Since you sleep then, you waste close to zero waking hours. With flying, which takes an hour itself, you have to add airport transfers, security, and expected delays, all during waking hours. That said, maybe this is not the best city pair to start (?)
- cbsmith 11y agoSo, in my experience, to get to and from Santa Monica & San Jose, you are looking at burning 3 hours when you can't really sleep, with maybe half of that having a shot at being somewhat productive time. The costs are much higher than airfare too, particularly if you have three bags worth of cargo and pay for more leg room. Not saying we've got a great solution here (ironically it would be more appealing if the trip were a bit longer... like 8.5 hours). There is an argument to be made for it.
- tracker1 11y agoSpeak for yourself... as a tall & fat guy... I can't stand planes... If I can drive somewhere within a day's travel, and have the time, I'd do it every single time over flying a couple hours. I'd much rather commute overnight than take a flight... especially given than when I tend to fly it's only a day or two notice, and first class is sold out (even at 3x the cost of a ticket). I also happen to like driving, not sure how well I'd do in a moving bus... but just took a road trip up from Phoenix, through Portland and Seattle and back... I find it's more of a chance to decompress... flying is all stress, and I'd rather avoid it.