I hate planes over trains in the EU. I swear trains feel faster because it’s central to central too. There’s no travelling out to an airport a couple hours before takeoff, sitting around waiting at an airport or on tarmac either. Oh, and actual leg room, comfort, and can easily move around.
I wish we had Chinese level public infrastructure, though. Even the proposed plans for EU high speed rail twenty years from now are behind what China already has.
I hate planes over trains in the EU. I swear trains feel faster because it’s central to central too. There’s no travelling out to an airport a couple hours before takeoff, sitting around waiting at an airport or on tarmac either. Oh, and actual leg room, comfort, and can easily move around.
What I love the most about train is that you can go to the restaurant car and stretch the legs.
So jealous of the countries that have kept train systems in place
It is a bit of hit or miss in some parts.
Valencia-Madrid? Very fast and good, even with a low cost operator.
Valencia-Barcelona? Not as good, but it still beats the plane.
Valencia-Málaga? You mean Valencia-Madrid-Málaga, plane makes much more sense.
Valencia-Badajoz? Again through Madrid.
Madrid-Badajoz? Fuck you.
i just want a train that doesn’t take 24 hours to do the 1 hour flight i used to commute on
When I did this I just rented a car. That’s it’s own kind of hassle but I think it still beat flying.
I wish we had Chinese level public infrastructure, though. Even the proposed plans for EU high speed rail twenty years from now are behind what China already has.