Pointing out that this is in Europe is important I think. My American mind cannot conceive of a flight this would be acceptable in, but I can stand probably up to an hour for a bus ride, so a short flight would probably be ok. But you could probably take a train in Europe, so why bother with the flight.

[–] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

International rail travel in Europe is a mess because almost every country has different electrification necessitating changing locomotives or intercompatible trains, cross-border services are an afterthought for national railways companies which we are 'fixing' by throwing private rail services on top, creating a mess that makes you dependent on middlemen railway planners.

International rail journeys often require many transfers, often long ones too, which increases the chance of one of the intermediate trains being delayed or cancelled and ruining your schedule.

Sleeper trains like Nightjet exist now, but you have to book weeks or even months in advance to find a seat.

And all of this while often being multiple times more expensive than flying. A summer holiday by train is a splurge.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Sleeper trains like Nightjet exist now, but you have to book weeks or even months in advance to find a seat.

This seems like a really obvious demand signal for expanding the availability of this kind of service =\

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