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For sure. Plus it is 2 hour flight from Paris to Berlin, factor in extra time to get to/from the airport and 2 hours to get through security and the train isn't

For sure. Plus it is 2 hour flight from Paris to Berlin, factor in extra time to get to/from the airport and 2 hours to get through security and the train isn't far off. I wonder what the price difference will be.

mathverse 4y ago
I am a frequent flier in Europe and I have never needed to wait 1 hour one way to get through security. This is not an issue anymore.
- sdoering 4y ago
  Before Covid I regularly flew HAM - MUC (Hamburg - Munich). For me Taki g the train was not an option. For colleagues it really was. It massively depended on living location. I am 15 minutes by car north of Hamburg airport. I regularly made the trip to my client or into our Munich office in about 4.5 hours. By train some colleagues needed 6 hours into Munich office. Had I lived near the main Hamburg station I could have done the train trip also in 6 hours. But for the plane would habe added 30 - 45 minutes to the airport. I still would have been faster by plane, but would not have gotten as much work done as with going by train. In the end - for me - convenience won (and I would habe added 60 - 90 minutes to the train ride to get from where I live to the Hamburg main station) and I am glad that Covid hot and everybody learned about video meetings. This massively reduces on-site appearances. But trains and planes can reasonably compete on mid distance connections in central Europe imho. Will be testing using the train for the first time in years because the alternative would be driving 1600 km in 4 days and have a full day workshop within these 4 days. Being driven sounds better to me in that case. Let's wait how I feel after the upcoming week.
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- sofixa 4y ago
  I spent 1h+ on CDG in November, both going out and in ( from outside of Schengen), for the whole security+ID process. It still happens, depending on the airport and load.
- hdjjhhvvhga 4y ago
  It depends on the location. In many places it's true. But I made this mistake in Rome (twice!) and I won't make it again.

mathverse 4y ago

I am a frequent flier in Europe and I have never needed to wait 1 hour one way to get through security. This is not an issue anymore.

sdoering 4y ago
Before Covid I regularly flew HAM - MUC (Hamburg - Munich). For me Taki g the train was not an option. For colleagues it really was. It massively depended on living location. I am 15 minutes by car north of Hamburg airport. I regularly made the trip to my client or into our Munich office in about 4.5 hours. By train some colleagues needed 6 hours into Munich office. Had I lived near the main Hamburg station I could have done the train trip also in 6 hours. But for the plane would habe added 30 - 45 minutes to the airport. I still would have been faster by plane, but would not have gotten as much work done as with going by train. In the end - for me - convenience won (and I would habe added 60 - 90 minutes to the train ride to get from where I live to the Hamburg main station) and I am glad that Covid hot and everybody learned about video meetings. This massively reduces on-site appearances. But trains and planes can reasonably compete on mid distance connections in central Europe imho. Will be testing using the train for the first time in years because the alternative would be driving 1600 km in 4 days and have a full day workshop within these 4 days. Being driven sounds better to me in that case. Let's wait how I feel after the upcoming week.
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sofixa 4y ago
I spent 1h+ on CDG in November, both going out and in ( from outside of Schengen), for the whole security+ID process. It still happens, depending on the airport and load.
hdjjhhvvhga 4y ago
It depends on the location. In many places it's true. But I made this mistake in Rome (twice!) and I won't make it again.