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The benefit is transfers. Walking down the terminal without luggage to another gate vs leaving the airport with luggage and getting on a train. Especially if it

The benefit is transfers. Walking down the terminal without luggage to another gate vs leaving the airport with luggage and getting on a train. Especially if it's the difference between going through the baggage claims area in a major international airport (usually the transfer point) and a small regional one (usually final destination). Plus if you're driving home, train stations are usually in city centre (expensive/difficult parking). This ban will just make travel more of an ordeal for frequent (esp. business) travellers in some smaller towns/cities in France. It may or may not be a worthy tradeoff, I don't have an opinion on that.

CalRobert 6y ago
Is there a barrier to integrating the rail network with the airports for seamless transfers? I've long thought how nice it would be to fly from London to Oakland, then get straight on Amtrak to Sacramento. I do this already but baggage can be annoying.
- carlmr 6y ago
  At least in Germany this is done in some places. I often buy flights out of Frankfurt since the ICE train goes stops in the airport.
- Griffinsauce 6y ago
  On Amsterdam Schiphol Airport the transfer to train is probably quicker than to another plane _if_ you only have carry-on bags. I've seen quite a few other international airports like this, maybe it's the density of Europe that promotes this kind of layout? Baggage is an issue for sure. I've long felt that the baggage belts system provides a great generic (flexible) solution but blocks a lot of ideas that require tighter integration. Anything that replaces it would be orders of magnitude more complex and fragile. We'll probably have belts for quite a while.
- stereo 6y ago
  In the case of France, there are some low hanging fruits. The two main airports in Paris, which are also the country's main hubs, are connected to the train network. But to transfer from most of Paris's train stations to the airport train, you have to navigate a maze of tunnels and staircases, and bus and metro lines. I would seriously have to think about how to transfer from Montparnasse to CDG, and I've lived there. Having better, clearer connections between the main train stations in Paris would benefit all train travelers, not just those going to the airports. There is a planned dedicated express train from Gare de l'Est to one of the airports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDG_Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDG_Express
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CalRobert 6y ago

Is there a barrier to integrating the rail network with the airports for seamless transfers? I've long thought how nice it would be to fly from London to Oakland, then get straight on Amtrak to Sacramento. I do this already but baggage can be annoying.

carlmr 6y ago
At least in Germany this is done in some places. I often buy flights out of Frankfurt since the ICE train goes stops in the airport.
Griffinsauce 6y ago
On Amsterdam Schiphol Airport the transfer to train is probably quicker than to another plane _if_ you only have carry-on bags. I've seen quite a few other international airports like this, maybe it's the density of Europe that promotes this kind of layout? Baggage is an issue for sure. I've long felt that the baggage belts system provides a great generic (flexible) solution but blocks a lot of ideas that require tighter integration. Anything that replaces it would be orders of magnitude more complex and fragile. We'll probably have belts for quite a while.
stereo 6y ago
In the case of France, there are some low hanging fruits. The two main airports in Paris, which are also the country's main hubs, are connected to the train network. But to transfer from most of Paris's train stations to the airport train, you have to navigate a maze of tunnels and staircases, and bus and metro lines. I would seriously have to think about how to transfer from Montparnasse to CDG, and I've lived there. Having better, clearer connections between the main train stations in Paris would benefit all train travelers, not just those going to the airports. There is a planned dedicated express train from Gare de l'Est to one of the airports: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDG_Express https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDG_Express
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