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

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Watson@feddit.de
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In Germany you can get a train to anywhere in the country for about €20

While this is true, there’s a big asterisk attached to the statement.

DB adjusts the ticket price based on how many seats are still empty (asking other things).

Which means the earlier you book the cheaper the tickets are. But prices can ramp up quickly.

For an unpopular connection (mostly through the night) it can be enough to book 1 week in advance.

However for popular connections at prime times you gotta book at least a month in advance.

Depending on circumstances, it’s nice and it sucks at the same time.

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Depending on circumstances, it’s nice and it sucks at the same time.

Yeah, that was the general impression I had when I dug deeper.

Still, your trains are quicker than those in the UK, and they can be much cheaper albeit maybe sometimes a bit more expensive.

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