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Train fares are up to 30 times more expensive than planes in Europe (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lot of budget airlines sell cheap tickets for the last seats of short hauls in that price range.

In Eastern Europe, it's a whole thing, people buy a cheap ticket for under 30 EUR there and back anywhere. Think like Budapest to Milan, spend a weekend, maybe not even booking a hotel.

It's bad for the destination as well, because if you can't pay for the plane ticket, how are you going to pay for anything else? But you still take your space in the crowd.

[–] ciferecaNinjo@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago

If that’s the case then for the purpose of the article the fare for €13 can only mislead. That is, it’s the avg ticket price that matters for comparison to trains.

The environmental problem is that the plane is taking off. If that happens, then it might as well be a fully booked aircraft.