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A comment on Spain's plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under 2.5 hrs. Parent comment

Re:Spain's plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a... by vidarh on Monday February 26, 2024 @11:33AM (#39513287)
Keep in mind they're not leaving from or going to the same places - usually. Depending on where you live/travel relative to the aiport vs. train station the numbers can come out very differently.

E.g. I live in London - a train or plane* going from the "wrong" station/airport both adds about 1h15m in travel compared to a train or plane going from the nearest station or airport, and that difference could be substantially bigger if I lived a little bit further south. Do that both ends, and suddenly that plane starts looking more attractive to a lot of people.

I'd personally still tend to prefer the train in a lot of circumstances even when it's not the fastest option, because I do agree it's fine.

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Re:Spain's plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a... by palata on Monday February 26, 2024 @03:55PM (#39516677)
> I'd personally still tend to prefer the train in a lot of circumstances even when it's not the fastest option, because I do agree it's fine.

I now have gotten used to spend 10 hours on a train trip. I can work most of the time, so it's basically a work day. More than 10 hours starts to be a lot, though.

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