Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoFlying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study findswww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down10
arrow-up1126arrow-down1external-linkFlying still cheaper than trains on most EU routes, study findswww.euractiv.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squarecomrade_twisty@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoHell, it’s cheaper and faster to fly from Zurich or Munich to Hamburg via Barcelona, London or Dublin.
minus-squareMelchior@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoYou can actually read the study. Hamburg-Munich was in nearly all cases cheaper by train. Zurich-Hamburg they did not look at, but Zurich-Berlin was mostly cheaper as well.
minus-squarebr3d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoAir travel is heavily subsidised, especially through very very very favourable tax rates on aviation fuel
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI’m not sure it’s like this everywhere, but many airlines are more focused on financial products (like credit cards) for profit than flights. Here’s something about it, no guarantee of quality, but it’s enough to get the general idea: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/airlines-banks-mileage-programs/675374/
minus-squaregian linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoCheaper maybe, but I don’t bet on faster for the passenger. Train station normally are in the city center (or really near), airport are relatively far from the city.
Hell, it’s cheaper and faster to fly from Zurich or Munich to Hamburg via Barcelona, London or Dublin.
You can actually read the study. Hamburg-Munich was in nearly all cases cheaper by train. Zurich-Hamburg they did not look at, but Zurich-Berlin was mostly cheaper as well.
But why though?
Air travel is heavily subsidised, especially through very very very favourable tax rates on aviation fuel
I’m not sure it’s like this everywhere, but many airlines are more focused on financial products (like credit cards) for profit than flights. Here’s something about it, no guarantee of quality, but it’s enough to get the general idea: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/09/airlines-banks-mileage-programs/675374/
Cheaper maybe, but I don’t bet on faster for the passenger. Train station normally are in the city center (or really near), airport are relatively far from the city.