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Travelling between cities is not particularly easy to do without _any_ up front planning in the US. Even if it were possible on some routes, I personally would

Travelling between cities is not particularly easy to do without _any_ up front planning in the US. Even if it were possible on some routes, I personally would never plan a trip (even just going between Philly and NYC) without buying tickets ahead of time.

briffle 6y ago
Great idea, until your flight is 2 hours late, and you missed your train
- eatonphil 6y ago
  So your plan is to just not plan ahead because the plan might fall apart?
jungletime 6y ago
I originally did buy a train ticket. But I did not get to the train station on time. So I missed the train. Wanted to get the next one, and it was sold out.
wenc 6y ago
I would say planning ahead (if just a little) is relevant in any country. I flew into Seoul last year thinking I could easily book a rail trip to Busan (international flight arrivals are always uncertain so I didn't want to pre-book train tickets and risk missing my train due to a delayed flight). Given that the Seoul-Busan route is the most popular and frequent plus transportation in Korea is amazing, I figured surely there'd be an abundance of connectivity options between its two largest cities, so I didn't think I'd have any trouble getting on a train. But nooo, they'd sold out for the evening. [1] I had to spend the night in Seoul and try again the next day. Train tickets do sell out in every country, not just in America. [1] they did have a standing-only (i.e no seat) ticket on a 5-hour local train. I had luggage, was jetlagged, so there was no way I would have been able to stay standing for a 5-hour journey
- jungletime 6y ago
  Actually this reminds me of something kind of related. I booked a ticket to Dubai, going through Abu Dhabi. Or so I thought. I was super surprised, once I landed in Abu Dhabi that the connection was on bus. And almost missed the bus, because of a bathroom break I took once I landed. Then had to rush across the airport, to figure out where the buses where that connect. I think it was 2 hour bus ride. But the original ticket was booked online for an airplane.

briffle 6y ago

Great idea, until your flight is 2 hours late, and you missed your train

eatonphil 6y ago
So your plan is to just not plan ahead because the plan might fall apart?

jungletime 6y ago

I originally did buy a train ticket. But I did not get to the train station on time. So I missed the train. Wanted to get the next one, and it was sold out.

wenc 6y ago

I would say planning ahead (if just a little) is relevant in any country. I flew into Seoul last year thinking I could easily book a rail trip to Busan (international flight arrivals are always uncertain so I didn't want to pre-book train tickets and risk missing my train due to a delayed flight). Given that the Seoul-Busan route is the most popular and frequent plus transportation in Korea is amazing, I figured surely there'd be an abundance of connectivity options between its two largest cities, so I didn't think I'd have any trouble getting on a train. But nooo, they'd sold out for the evening. [1] I had to spend the night in Seoul and try again the next day. Train tickets do sell out in every country, not just in America. [1] they did have a standing-only (i.e no seat) ticket on a 5-hour local train. I had luggage, was jetlagged, so there was no way I would have been able to stay standing for a 5-hour journey

jungletime 6y ago
Actually this reminds me of something kind of related. I booked a ticket to Dubai, going through Abu Dhabi. Or so I thought. I was super surprised, once I landed in Abu Dhabi that the connection was on bus. And almost missed the bus, because of a bathroom break I took once I landed. Then had to rush across the airport, to figure out where the buses where that connect. I think it was 2 hour bus ride. But the original ticket was booked online for an airplane.