When it’s faster by train …

WHILE there’s nothing faster than air travel point-to-point, it seems there’s nothing slower than airports to grind those time savings to a halt. The congested roads, shopping mall-sized terminals, the interminable lines to check in and pass through security, and baggage claim delays upon arrival all accumulate to make what should be a quick trip a slow affair. Now with heightened security at Europe’s airports, the increasing delays are driving more European travellers to seek alternatives to flying.

#GoEuro, the search engine for comparing and booking rail, coach, and flight travel across Europe, has studied ten major intra-Europe travel routes and has found that when including wait time and airport transits, the train gets travellers to their destination faster every time.

On all 10 routes, train travel saved approximately an hour or more compared to flying. The five routes from Brussels, however, saved between two and more than four hours against flying. From Brussels to Paris, for example, the train was four hours eight minutes faster than flying between the capitals. London to Paris was one hour 41 minutes faster by train, and travel from Madrid to both Barcelona and Seville were each an hour and five minutes faster by rail.

Naren Shaam, CEO and founder of GoEuro said: ‘Perhaps it’s that US. travellers are more used to booking air travel thanks to the proliferation of airline online booking engines or just because distances are significantly greater in the US., but with the expected worsening of airport security delays this summer, looking at rail options for travelling in Europe would be a smart move.

‘Train travel in Europe is not only faster, it’s often more comfortable and time-efficient in that you don’t need to turn off your electronic devices aboard the train. Many trains even have WiFi onboard and plugs to keep your devices charged.’

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