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   Valerie Aurora (vaurora@wandering.shop)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 18:22:50 JST Valerie Aurora

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   • Emil Jacobs - Collectifission

   @collectifission it's utterly maddening. I like the train, I am totally fine with it taking longer, but when it costs multiple times as much AND missing a connection might make me a day late and cost double AND it is sold out months in advance...

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     Emil Jacobs - Collectifission (collectifission@greennuclear.online)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Dec-2024 18:22:51 JST Emil Jacobs - Collectifission

     I'm looking into a trip to Barcelona from the Netherlands with my mom. She *really* doesn't like the idea of flying, so the train is the logical choice. But there is a difference:

     - Train: 14 hour travel time with a return ticket price for €600 (and this is probably the best price given that it is the Interrail Pass).
     - Plane: Maybe 5 hour travel time including driving to the airport and check in with a return ticket price for below €200.

     I get why most people travel by plane to be honest.

     And if we insist on a price incentive to make trains cheaper, I'm pretty certain liberals will interpret this to mean to quadruple the prices of flying.

     Sigh, why can't we have nice things?