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You're much more likely to be able to do useful work on the uninterrupted 7 hour train journey, compared to all the 1-hour bits of the plane journey. There will
by Symbiote 4y ago
You're much more likely to be able to do useful work on the uninterrupted 7 hour train journey, compared to all the 1-hour bits of the plane journey. There will presumably be free Wi-Fi and power sockets.
You'll be interrupted once to show your ticket, that's all.
- eesmith 4y agoI agree with AdrianB1 that I can think of cases where someone will want to do same-day Berlin->Paris->Berlin trip. The ~5 hour total time savings by flight vs. train (assuming a frequent enough service) might be worth being less productive while on the trip. If I really need to be present at this "very important" 3 hour meeting in Paris then the best option might be to rent a meeting room at CDG. Then it's a 2 hour flight, 3 hour meeting, and 2 hour flight home - plus transit time in Berlin and going through security at CDG so call it another 3 hours = 10 hours total. While it's a minimum of 17 hours by train.
- majewsky 4y agoNitpick, on such a long train ride, you will usually have multiple ticket checks because the crew will have a shift change inbetween. Train staff, unlike airplane staff, usually return home after every shift. After having been on the train for 3 hours or so, they will get off, have their break, then go back on the same line to their home base.