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Train fares are up to 30 times more expensive than planes in Europe
(edition.cnn.com)
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this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
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Im sorry but 12$ for a plane ticket. Anywhere. That sounds either a lie or fishy.
Maybe its 12$ and then 100 for “fees Of 70$ for any bag. Or something
Or the air company is trying to destroy trains and is flying at a loss.
A checked bag can be had for as little as €20 sometimes. Or just travel with a backpack as "personal item". Definitely possible to fly for €10. €30-€50 is more common though.
It's ridiculous.
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.
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.
The sad part is that even with the fees the plane remains cheaper than the train.
It's real, many flights are dirt cheap, especially flights to Amsterdam via KLM from neighbouring countries. I remember waaay back in the day when I was trying to get to Russia from Ukraine to see my then online girlfriend, I had an option of going by bus directly or flying through Amsterdam for the same price but a long layover. Like, literally, across all Europe and back on a flight was the same price as a direct bus ride.
I literally bought a ticket for 10 euros everything included from Ryanair just now. Ne bags or anything though, but I'm a backpacker and it's allowed.
My plane ticket was 1€ a decade ago through Ryanair. Taxes brought it up to 16€ though. I think checking a bag was 20€ and you could check up to a 20kg bag.