On the folly of long distance day travel...

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heruvim1978 6 days ago

That reminds me 9 years ago, when I was young and restless, I got a flight Malta-Oslo-London, to save £500. With a night in a hostel no less, and 8 hours before and 8 after sleep, to visit Norway's capital. Interesting experience.

builderofcastles 6 days ago

T.H.E.Y. have made plane and train such a pain, that i never want to get on such.

And their pricing seems just stupid. They try to say, take community transport to save on gasoline/oil, but then they make it soooo much harder, and longer that you will do anything but.

And, what T.H.E.Y. really want is for you to feel frustrated, and to jump through their hoops. If you jump, then they know they've got you.

elias22 6 days ago

I feel it, just trying to find a reasonably priced ticket feels like a nerve-wracking test. 😤

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videoaddiction 5 days ago

What kind of train is it that is more expensive than flight? A fast train like in Japan? :)

steevc 5 days ago

Train travel can be ridiculous. I've heard of someone buying a cheap car and saving money just on one trip. Flying should be more expensive, but it is effectively subsidised by not paying for the damage it does. That said, I do some flying, but will prefer to use the train where possible. I've never done an internal UK flight.

nicklewis 2 days ago

Have flown to Scotland before and Leeds, the latter being on a Vickers Viscount back in the late 80s.

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nicklewis 2 days ago

This is an interesting topic and we often compare different options to keep the costs sensible and in budget. I remember the days when I could get to Paris for a £70 return flight or how we got to Brussels via Eurostar and stayed in the Hilton for a whole weekend, just £200. How two decades changes the cost of things, inflation on one hand and corporate greed on the other.

Just getting to London from Reading is now around £60 but I was quite chuffed with a Trainline saving I made the other day, I cut it down to £44. The catch is I’d spend an hour on the train rather than 20 minutes or so.

My colleague who lives north of Edinburgh flies to London for our monthly meetings because it’s way cheaper than the train.

Thing is if you take a train between smaller towns, it is cheaper.

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steevc 2 days ago

It was only fairly recently that we got a Two Together railcard. That gives us a third off on a lot of trips. Mind you, it's not too long until I can have a senior one!

The prices of some flights are ridiculously cheap, but they will sting you if you need to take luggage that would be free on a train.

nicklewis 2 days ago

Yep swings and roundabouts with these travel companies. We took a flight not so long ago with just carry on luggage. It was a challenge. We took some travel wash and recycled clothes a little bit.

We often consider the two for one but end to driving everywhere.

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steevc 2 days ago

We go into London several times a year and only need a few trips to cover the cost of the railcard.

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nicklewis 2 days ago

Hmm tempting but we don’t go as often. We’d like to go and maybe getting one will ease the cost and encourage us to visit the myriad of places we’ve been yearning to visit for so long.

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