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> I'm curious about the public and private transport infrastructure If you live near Paris(or a big city), you dont need a car. If you live anywhere else yo
by aikah 12y ago
> I'm curious about the public and private transport infrastructure
If you live near Paris(or a big city), you dont need a car.
If you live anywhere else you absolutely need a car! (or a motorbike, scooter ... ).
The infrastructure is good,but the train is extremly expensive today,(wasnt the case 10 years ago) and railways are crumbling.
Up unti recently you couldnt cross regions by bus in France,it was forbidden to preserve the train monopoly.Today people use ridesharing a lot,because taking the train is such a ripoff.
- seszett 12y ago> If you live anywhere else you absolutely need a car! Well, at least in Nantes, Lille, Lyon or Toulouse, you can live just fine without a car (and I have done so for years). I suppose it's the same in most cities with decent public transport. It makes holidays in the countryside complicated, though.
- hk__2 12y agoYeah, in most situations planes are cheaper than trains in France (e.g. Paris-Biarritz is 5h20 by train for €110 while it’s 1h30 by plane for €70).
- aikah 12y agoI know right,it has become ridiculous. I'm happy the french people are "revolting" against it and are trying ridesharing. SNCF is just organized racket.
- VeejayRampay 12y agoIt's cheaper sure, but you're not in the center of town, you have to get at the airport way sooner so you don't really save that much time in the end.
- hk__2 12y agoYes, but you save money.
- baby 12y agoIf you take your tickets in advance train is cheaper. Also it always seems so unnecessary to take the plane for such short distances (take the transport to the airport, check-in, walk to gate, wait, embark, wait, take-off, wait, landing, wait, find luggage, wait, take transport, you have arrived!)