| Either if you are European or not, the most | | | | but it exists something called Low Cost |
| important thing when it comes to plan your | | | | Airlines, which could have made this 6 hour |
| vacations in the old continent is to select | | | | trip last for only 1 hour plus the 2 you |
| and optimize the means of transport. What I | | | | waited on the queue... for 50 euros the round |
| mean with that is not only to find the best | | | | trip with taxes and fees included! |
| airfare hunting for hot deals on the net 8 | | | | |
| hours a day, but to make the process of trip | | | | In the end, the results vary around only two |
| planning in an intelligent way. As everyone | | | | factors. Time and money. As a general rule, |
| can notice, it makes no sense to find the | | | | and exposed to thousands of external factors |
| best airline ticket if then you realize it | | | | that can make it change, I wouldn't recommend |
| would have been better with train. | | | | to take any flight if you can make the same |
| | | | itinerary for less than 3 hours by train, as |
| Here is the real discussion and what this | | | | possibly train will be cheaper and faster. |
| article is about. Of course my idea is not to | | | | When the number of hours increases, this |
| provide with an answer, as I can promise | | | | balance tends to approach the plane option, |
| there is no answer at all to this topic as | | | | as actually in Europe the price to get from |
| conditions keep varying every day, but to | | | | Barcelona to Madrid (30 minutes flight) is |
| take an approach to the topic by giving some | | | | the same as to get from Barcelona to |
| guidelines to follow to the reader. | | | | Stockholm (3:30 hours flight). Why? Because |
| | | | airlines have managed to drop so much the |
| Who hates waking up very early to stand up in | | | | tickets they sell (of course if you book with |
| front of a queue for 2 hours just to give a | | | | time enough) that the only thing you are |
| couple of suitcases to the always smiling | | | | paying in the end is just taxes. |
| lady at the end? Is the prize to see her | | | | |
| smile? Well, most probably it is to get this | | | | As a final note, I would like to mention an |
| small piece of paper that supposedly | | | | exception to this rule, that appears when you |
| authorizes you to get into the plane. And I | | | | get a eurail or inter rail pass. Those |
| say supposedly, as you will need to pass the | | | | tickets allow you to take a certain number of |
| thousand barriers (police control, passport | | | | travel days within a determined amount of |
| control...) that are placed between you and | | | | time, restricted to 1 or 2 countries or |
| your dream destination. | | | | zones, or even can provide a global pass with |
| | | | some traveling days restrictions also during |
| Of course things are getting a bit better | | | | an amount of time that can be 1 or 2 months. |
| recently with the possibility to check-in | | | | This is a very good option for the railway |
| online or with machines, but still the | | | | lovers. And you need to really get in love |
| process of getting on a plane can really be | | | | with the rails as you are going to spend very |
| annoying. What I mean with all this is: have | | | | long hours looking through your window. To |
| you really checked that all this is | | | | put it in different words: if you are able to |
| necessary? Are you serious that a train | | | | enjoy the trip by train as much as when you |
| service could have not worked in the same way | | | | walk in your destination, this option is for |
| avoiding all this time lost at the airport? | | | | you. |
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| No. I don't work for the rail service if that | | | | So, after all, if you are looking to travel |
| was your question. Let's put this in another | | | | within Europe, simply keep in mind that it is |
| way. You plan your quick trip with train, 6 | | | | not only about price, but also about time |
| hours in one of those super-fast machines | | | | invested and how much you are able to enjoy |
| that will take you to your destination for | | | | this time you spend between one place to |
| about... 300 euros. Well, don't take me wrong | | | | another. |