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They even mention Trainline in the article, which spits me a next-day ticket from for both those trips in seconds. They hand wave it away by saying the are "unk

• JohnWhigham 5y ago
  Those services are great. I used Eurail (a similar one). Bought X train trips for a flat rate, all I had to do was write in my To and From cities on the travel log. Reading this article, I took that for granted with how simple it was.
  • iggldiggl 5y ago
    Eurail is only for non-European residents, tough. Europeans have to use Interrail, which in turn doesn't cover journeys in your home country (except two single trips if you buy the more expensive all-of-Europe Global pass). If you want to do a holiday-by-train (and especially if you also plan on doing a few additional journeys while abroad, like a few day trips or staying a few days in one place, then moving on to somewhere different etc.) it can still be worth it, but for a simple back-and-forth journey this means that Interrail passes still aren't necessarily a suitable replacement for true through-ticketing. (Also some countries require mandatory reservations for long-distance trains which in turn aren't necessarily included in the price of an Eurail/Interrail pass)
• iggldiggl 5y ago
  > They hand wave it away by saying the are "unknown to consumers". There's also the fact (also mentioned in the article) that buying split tickets (which is what those kind of agencies will sell you if the respective operators don't offer through-tickets) won't give you the full protection of the passengers rights in case of delays, missed connections, etc.