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Re:More emphasis on trains in Europe to replace flights by franze on Saturday February 15, 2020 @07:18AM (#22334797)
Ok, seems like you didn't ride European trains yet.
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Re:More emphasis on trains in Europe to replace flights by lixtra on Saturday February 15, 2020 @07:21AM (#22334814)
They are on a vast spectrum. Going from Frankfurt to Cologne second class in a train of soccer fans is very different from taking a first class ride in Switzerland.
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Re:More emphasis on trains in Europe to replace flights by inferiorhuman on Saturday February 15, 2020 @07:37AM (#22334906)
Sure, and flying up front on Cathay is a bit different from flying on, say, RyanAir.

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/816431/Ryanair-fli...

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Re:More emphasis on trains in Europe to replace flights by bonoboTP on Saturday February 15, 2020 @07:26AM (#22334848)
Or riding in Ukraine or Eastern Hungary. (Europe isn't just Western Europe...)
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Re:More emphasis on trains in Europe to replace flights by dzhiurgis on Saturday February 15, 2020 @07:24AM (#22334833)
I haven't done sleeper trains or really long trips. I did spend quite some time in NL and UK and took trains (2-3 hrs) in Sweden, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland. Probably some other countries (and many more outside of Europe). Sure it's slightly nicer than pack of sardines in an airplane, but also I'd rather negotiate armrest for 1 hour than 5.
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