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You would never fly Frankfurt-Paris, because the train is a much faster, more comfortable option. The Deutsche Bahn has significantly degraded over time, due t
by DiogenesKynikos 4y ago
You would never fly Frankfurt-Paris, because the train is a much faster, more comfortable option.
The Deutsche Bahn has significantly degraded over time, due to insufficient investment, but it's still an incredibly useful system.
If you want to see what's possible with current technology, look at Chinese HSR. Beijing to Shanghai is a 20% longer distance than Berlin to Paris, yet it takes only half as long by train (just over 4 hours vs. 8-9 hours). If such a connection existed between Berlin and Paris, it would be very difficult to justify flying.
- danhor 4y agoCHSR is technologically impressive, but planning and operations of boarding and stations are superior with DB that treats HSR like normal trains and not ground-level planes (an issue with many HSR systems).
- DiogenesKynikos 4y agoIn Germany, the fact that you can just walk onto the platform at any time and that your ticket is checked after boarding is very convenient. However, on-time performance in Germany is horrendous compared to China, so I'm not willing to call Germany's operations as a whole superior. If I had to choose between my train arriving within half an hour of the scheduled time and having to board airplane style, I would board airplane style.