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For comparison, Paris-Marseilles is about a 1hr20 flight. Maybe comparable given airport hassle these days, but that is on what is perhaps the best route in Eur
by cs02rm0 7y ago
For comparison, Paris-Marseilles is about a 1hr20 flight. Maybe comparable given airport hassle these days, but that is on what is perhaps the best route in Europe for showing what trains can do.
I doubt cost comes in to most train-flight comparisons and I'm not sure what the point of the tax would be if not to change behaviour.
- maelito 7y agoHow about Paris-Bordeaux (brand new), Paris-Strasbourg, Paris-Lille, Paris-London, Paris-Rennes ? Ok, France is very centralized but Paris-Marseille is far from being an exception.
- rq1 7y agoYou need to take into account the distance between the airport and the city center, the security checks, on-boarding, checking in, getting your luggage back... etc. It’s both time consuming and annoying.
- DiogenesKynikos 7y agoIt takes about 45 minutes to get from downtown Paris to CDG or Orly airport though, and half an hour to get from the airport in Marseille to the city center, so by the time you've figured in getting to the airport 1.5 hours before your flight, the total trip time is more like 4 hours. For comparison, the fastest train takes 3:15.