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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by jcranmer on Sunday April 11, 2021 @01:35PM (#26771987)
Looking at timetables, it's actually 7h30 or 6h30 by train (I'm seeing two different itineraries, and I'm not sure where the hour difference comes from). Even then, the Bordeaux-Toulouse link is not full HSR speed, and adds an extra ~2h of travel time because of it. When LGV Bordeaux-Toulouse is built, that should cut off another 2h to a 4h30 trip.

You might theoretically cut off another 1h if there were a more direct Rennes-Bordeaux line, but most of the delay over the plane isn't caused by the detour to Paris but by the quality of the current rail line to Toulouse.

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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by Befterriager on Sunday April 11, 2021 @05:48PM (#26773763)
> When LGV Bordeaux-Toulouse is built

For context for US readers, the California High-Speed Rail will probably be completed before the end of the debate on the construction of the LGV Bordeaux-Toulouse.

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Re:French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights by thiht on Sunday April 11, 2021 @03:08PM (#26772615)
Maybe it improved since the time I had to do Rennes-Toulouse, which is good (although it should be better). FWIW the SNCF website still says that the average is 10h30, 6h30 being the best.
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