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Eurostar is one of the least carbon-producing methods of transport possible, and it's extremely convenient and pretty damn comfortable compared to planes. Yet o
by standardUser 3y ago
Eurostar is one of the least carbon-producing methods of transport possible, and it's extremely convenient and pretty damn comfortable compared to planes. Yet on a recent trip, I spend at least double, if not triple the money on those train tickets as I would have for flights.
Maybe banning certain air routes is a good idea, maybe not. But what is absolutely a good idea is making the already existing low carbon transit options affordable enough to out-compete airfare.
- sebazzz 3y agoI might not even care about it being longer, but the price I do care about and also the number of transfers From Amsterdam to London is 99 euro with a plane. With the Eurostar at the date I wanted it was a transfer at Breda to Brussels and from Brussels to the Eurostar. And then it was 200 euro more expensive.
- standardUser 3y agoOff-boarding these trains is extremely slow and annoying, so I could see how a transfer reduces the convenience considerably. I luckily didn't have any transfers over 2 round trips, and saved a lot of time and money not going to/from airports. But I'm still not sure it was worth the $200 more I also paid for each round trip compared to a cheap flight. And to someone who is more price sensitive, I think flying is a no-brainer.
- DiogenesKynikos 3y agoThe problem with Eurostar off-boarding is that they force everyone down one narrow platform, with only one exit.