I didnt make the argument that trains were better for every possible situation on the planet. I was refuting the claim that it only works if everybody has to go

I didnt make the argument that trains were better for every possible situation on the planet. I was refuting the claim that it only works if everybody has to go to one place. Its of course also the case that the Western world after WW2 fully embraced the car and made sure its the most efficent while basically making sure street space was cleared of anything else. Before that street space was full of different uses. Its only more expensive if you assume you already have a car, and a garage and so on. And for a society, every single study shows that overall for society, private car travel is the most costly and the worst for the envoirment. You arent actually paying for all those costs. From where I live airport is 1h by car and 1h 10min by train. Combined with parking and everything you will likely be faster with the train.