Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
by xcdzvyn on Sunday October 08, 2023 @09:27AM
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Cattle class was decently comfortable on every train I was on, and combined with the far lower (almost pleasant) noise of trains vs. aircraft engines, it was a far nicer experience overall.
Though supposedly theft is a greater issue on night trains than flights, so I was apprehensive to sleep..
Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
by katbyte on Sunday October 08, 2023 @10:25AM
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Also no security and you. An arrive 5-10 before departure vs 1-4 hours depending on the airport and time (and just not dealing with security period)
Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
by spockz on Sunday October 08, 2023 @12:38PM
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Be careful with arriving just on time. We were refused boarding the Thalys once because on the station attendants watch it was 4 minutes to the time instead of 5. So we were refused on the platform even though the conductor of the train a few meters off was urging us to come and hurry.
(It was also the last train of the day that would get us to our destination. Ultimately we got a nice story out of it. But it still smarts.)
Re:Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
by bertil on Sunday October 08, 2023 @09:21AM
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I usually compare those to flights that arrive conveniently early for business travelers and cheaper, less business-friendly flights combined with a hotel night; night trains usually win when there’s a convenient option.
I'm doing Paris <=> Wien, and it was financially competitive to airplanes. 100€/person/way (ok cheapest seat rate, that's probably very uncomfortable... I'll see) I had 240€/person/2 way with airplanes. I just checked airplane prices again and that's still pretty much the same prices (a bit lower than train if you accept going to the FarAwayAirport, much higher if you take the Airport on a train/subway station)
It does take a lot more time because it's one train every 2 day and arrives a bit late to do train => home => workplace, so if you value being where you want to be when you want to be, you could probably say that airplanes is more competitive)