Re:Europe's night trains are on track for a resurgence
by riffraff on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @04:09AM
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it really depends on the routes and specific fares, even ignoring the availability of early morning/late night flights or existing accommodation in place (when I visit friends and relatives I don't pay for lodging).
For example, suppose you want to visit Budapest from Rome over the weekend[0].
If you fly out this Saturday, the flight is €10, you arrive at 10AM. If you want to whole day, you can fly out on Friday, for €23, and find accommodation for €45, totalling 68 euros[1].
Traveling by train is sadly way more expensive.
Consider instead Berlin -> Budapest, it's €10 on Friday, direct, with Wizzair, but >100€ on Saturday with stops. The train is both cheaper and faster!
[0] this is where I live and where my family lives, the route I fly most often
For example, suppose you want to visit Budapest from Rome over the weekend[0].
If you fly out this Saturday, the flight is €10, you arrive at 10AM. If you want to whole day, you can fly out on Friday, for €23, and find accommodation for €45, totalling 68 euros[1]. Traveling by train is sadly way more expensive.
Consider instead Berlin -> Budapest, it's €10 on Friday, direct, with Wizzair, but >100€ on Saturday with stops. The train is both cheaper and faster!
[0] this is where I live and where my family lives, the route I fly most often
[1] prices are from skyscanner, airbnb