I've taken intercity sleeper trains a few times before, and I'd take one over air travel in a heartbeat if it wasn't so much more expensive. Beyond airport sec

I've taken intercity sleeper trains a few times before, and I'd take one over air travel in a heartbeat if it wasn't so much more expensive. Beyond airport security, you can arrive at the station minutes, not hours, before departure, and train stations are usually right in the city center, saving even more time, to say nothing of comfort (I personally value an hour spent reaching a flight at five less hours of vacation time). On top of that, it usually saves at least one night in a hotel! All that is for European distances though, i.e. a single night spent on the train, not a night and the better part of a day and more.