Re:New network of European sleeper trains planned
by Freak_NL on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:34AM
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Part of the expense can be discounted against sleeping accommodations you would need otherwise though, and for many of us another part of the price is simply investing in something that is desirable for a variety of reasons (ecology being a prominent one).
Re:New network of European sleeper trains planned
by VBprogrammer on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @11:46AM
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For us specifically that didn't work out because the main reason we were travelling was usually to see friends or family who we'd be staying with anyway. I appreciate that's not the general case.
While I'm happy to spend a little more for the sake of the environment we're talking something like 3-5x more expensive.
In my experience it was a near perfect form of travel. Arrive at a train station long after most people had gone home, board the train and fall asleep, wake up at the platform very early the next day. You lose practically no 'useful' time.*
The one thing which stopped us making use of it more frequently was the cost. It was generally more expensive than flying, much more expensive than driving and even more so now that we have a child.
* In fairness, it's pretty loud and not massively comfortable so if you are a light sleeper you might not get the full magic carpet effect.