Paris to Berlin - €49.99 London to Manchester - €324.36 Guess which train journey is 4x longer? - ThreadSky

bladeofthes.bsky.social • 106 days ago

Paris to Berlin - €49.99
London to Manchester - €324.36

Guess which train journey is 4x longer?

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janem123.bsky.social•106 days ago

£76 London to Manchester which is still too expensive

andrewnotbot.bsky.social•106 days ago

It's why I don't use trains. The last time I went to Edinburgh which 300ish miles I drove and parked near the hotel.

We need to make train travel more attractive not trying to make cars less attractive.

moonshapedpool.bsky.social•103 days ago

These two places are only 22 miles apart, and had a railway line that shut in 1965 "because everyone was going to use cars"

murgatron.bsky.social•103 days ago

Literally quicker to walk there

moonshapedpool.bsky.social•103 days ago

I know you can cycle there easily, might actually be faster

deanburnett.bsky.social•106 days ago

The British public always willing to get ripped off. Trains, water, gas/electricity, being told its benefit fraud, rents, maintenance fees, mobile phone tariffs, fuel, food shopping!

kushmcdank420.bsky.social•106 days ago

I mean, considering one crosses whole ass counties. I'm gonna say London to Manchester 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Sorry, I couldn't help myself 😁. It's obviously Paris to Berlin.

fatgarfield.bsky.social•106 days ago

that's what privatizing a service that should be in public hands does to a country

gerrylangford.bsky.social•105 days ago

We went to a party in Cambridge a couple of weeks ago, we live 60 miles from Cambridge.
It was cheaper to drive over, stay in a nice hotel and drive home the next day than go there by train.
Something is very broken with the UK transport system.

clint04.bsky.social•106 days ago

I live an hour north of London, it’s a 3 hour trip to Manchester and almost half of that time is spent waiting on a platform for a transfer.

johnhardman.bsky.social•106 days ago

I don't know what's more horrifying; the price difference, or the fact I'm going to have that awful 00s dance record stuck in my head all night 🤯😅

chrseb-cph.bsky.social•106 days ago

Show Infernal some respect! 🥳🫡

johnhardman.bsky.social•106 days ago

Let's not go too far Christian 🤣

chrseb-cph.bsky.social•106 days ago

I stage managed one of their concerts last week, and I must say: Rarely have I managed a concert where the audience had as much fun. :D

johnhardman.bsky.social•106 days ago

That's fantastic ✌️ kudos to you as well!! I've got it stuck in my head again now 😅 I'm not even out of bed yet haha

chrseb-cph.bsky.social•106 days ago

Tell you what, hence forth i shall leave a comment under this post, every morning at 8, to ensure a good start to your day. 🫡
🤣

stephenwhittleton.bsky.social•106 days ago

Do you mean 4x longer in distance or 4x longer in time needed? I suspect they're not necessarily the same.

tallmansam87.bsky.social•106 days ago

Depends if you to every disco I get in

colmsphotos.bsky.social•106 days ago

I just booked Rome to Pisa, with a window seat - £15

pagio.bsky.social•106 days ago

Did Rome to Bari return trip last year for about 40€! The train was modern and absolutely spotless! So depressing when you compare with the UK

bernie-m-26-7.bsky.social•106 days ago

Absolutely scandalous

pauldj65.bsky.social•105 days ago

The cheapest Paris to Berlin price tomorrow is £113. The cheapest London to Manchester tomorrow is £70.

antallies.bsky.social•106 days ago

This is why public transport, water, power and health should never be privatised

ohgemyusopiff.bsky.social•106 days ago

Right? Basic services shouldn't be vehicles for profit extraction

superbird5000.bsky.social•106 days ago

In distance terms, or in terms of how long it takes to complete given the abject state of our shitty pivatised rail network?

forestandnature578.bsky.social•106 days ago

Angela Ripon and co show says it all.

Rip off Britain.

aletheian1.bsky.social•106 days ago

No here is the real kicker. The UK's fractured rail franchise system has multiple JVP & investors in it from State owned European rail companies. Coupled with lease via a plethora of Rosco's owned by pension funds & financial arms of train manufacturers. Same with UK water co's etc.

mikeiona.bsky.social•106 days ago

4 times longer in distance or time?

Anyway, you're better going London-Manchester by bus for a fraction of the price because it's pretty certain you're going to end up on a replacement one anyway

aflcymru.bsky.social•106 days ago

I will say though about Germany, the trains are also stupidly expensive, and are constantly delayed and cancelled.

castrogacio.bsky.social•106 days ago

Thankfully delayed trains aren’t the most common issue with UK trains. If we ignore the fact they cost as much if not more than a flight to the same place. They get cancelled more than they get delayed.

aflcymru.bsky.social•106 days ago

They do in Germany too, I was in Berlin a couple weeks ago, getting a flight was 3x cheaper than making the 9.5 hour journey, when I took a 1.5 hour flight from Switzerland

castrogacio.bsky.social•106 days ago

Just been researching it and it's hugely cheaper in Germany than in the UK. There isn't even any comparison tbh. Plus if you're a student or if you use the train to go to work, it's heavily subsidised.

shihabsjoi.bsky.social•106 days ago

The trains in Spain are plain cheap and not a pain

aflcymru.bsky.social•106 days ago

Yea same in Italy too

gaspodesm8.bsky.social•106 days ago

Don't you have the Deutschland ticket?

aflcymru.bsky.social•106 days ago

But the Deutschlandticket is an absolute necessity I would say, worth it completely

gaspodesm8.bsky.social•106 days ago

I agree. It's a bit shit that the uni folk don't get the chance of it. I usually only travel in and around Hamburg, mostly for going to gigs, but even with the increase, it'll be worth it.

aflcymru.bsky.social•106 days ago

Yea me and a group of mates follow our local non league side around the Bundesland, and for that, not even including when we take the bus normally around the city daily, it’s worth it. Wish some people traveled more though it’s the reason I’m here

aflcymru.bsky.social•106 days ago

Yea I do, doesn’t stop them being delayed. But here for uni a lot of people don’t have them so fork out silly money for a trip they’ll do like once a month, luckily cos I go to watch the football every week I make use of it

ernielane68.bsky.social•105 days ago

A few year ago we stayed with friends in Switzerland we got a 48hr travel pass for train tram bus and water taxi for my wife 13yr old daughter and me! £87

biglarry2k23.bsky.social•103 days ago

Travelled around northern Italy a few years ago ( prior to Covid ) - Venice to Verona. To Gerona. To Milan. To Florence. Back to Venice. All booked on the day of travel on their app. All first class High Speed rail seats. Between €25-€28 each. Took this one on the Milan leg

hornetgx.bsky.social•106 days ago

This really depends on whether or not you're travelling with Avanti West Coast.

oharaslibrary.bsky.social•106 days ago

I could never understand why UK rail prices are so high?!

porkchop888.bsky.social•103 days ago

Not going to cheat and ask the machine let me think for a few moments Paris to Berlin I've been wrong so many times but yup going with Paris to Berlin. Final Answer...

randsta.bsky.social•106 days ago

And every disco I get in
My heart is pumping for love
Pumping for love 🕺

wingcramp.bsky.social•106 days ago

🤔

sparrowhawk1.bsky.social•105 days ago

I would travel more via train if fares were fairer...they're absolutely mental

matt66.bsky.social•105 days ago

Brilliant !😜

grumpybrummie.bsky.social•105 days ago

Our railways are a rip-off. Paid a fortune to travel to Euston last week. The train failed at Coventry, had to get another train and had to stand the rest of the journey. Over 30mins late. compensation claim rejected by Avanti (con artists).

smagicj51.bsky.social•106 days ago

Absolutely ridiculous. It's a symptom of broken Britain. In September I took trains from London to Paris, Paris to Marseille, Marseille to Barcelona, Barcelona to Madrid and Madrid to Malaga. The total cost was the same as the Easyjet flight back from Malaga to Gatwick.

wwabas.bsky.social•106 days ago

In the Netherlands traveling by train is also relatively expensive. Like in Germany. Not as outrageous as in Great Britain. Plus there are special prices for children. But overall it should be offered cheaper. It is an efficient mean of transport.

johngu47.bsky.social•106 days ago

London to Berlin in Feb for 2 adults. The best I could get on the train was a fraction under £800 using three apps. EasyJet £296 and so very easy. This has to change.

theblueulysses.bsky.social•103 days ago

an interail pass would cost less than that (and they are on sale right now)

chaslc.bsky.social•106 days ago

Not much of a guess 😑.

anarchitek.bsky.social•102 days ago

Brexit still paying (charging?) massive dividends!

ameilasykeharrison.bsky.social•106 days ago

Guess on which one you get a seat.

scot-f.bsky.social•105 days ago

Holy shit thats crazy! Was there always that much of a discrepancy or has Brexit exasperated the situation?

mikeyjnrtz.bsky.social•106 days ago

Business electricity .36p per kWh in uk, 20p per kWh Germany and France

lollyrs58.bsky.social•103 days ago

Profiteering British rail
Profiteering Royal Mail
There is no British rail or Royal Mail - all owned by foreigners

ohgemyusopiff.bsky.social•106 days ago

Infernal taught me that it's a long way from paris to Berlin. Especially with every disco I get in

nettekin.bsky.social•106 days ago

You would also assume that having paid this extortionate price, the train would be on time, you would have a seat and the toilets were clean and working....

bobbell.bsky.social•106 days ago

Yer expectations are way too high! 🤣

nettekin.bsky.social•106 days ago

You could be right! 😁

cephelius.bsky.social•106 days ago

Everything feels like the UK has been earmarked for destruction.

rugby-mummy.bsky.social•106 days ago

I’m practically sure England has the most expensive train fares in all of Europe

180423ashy.bsky.social•106 days ago

actually England is the most expensive for everything in europe, with nothing to show for it

colchjaggers.bsky.social•106 days ago

It does….

james55graham.bsky.social•105 days ago

Paris to Berlin, in Germany you can travel everywhere every day by train for 49,99€ a month.

gaspodesm8.bsky.social•106 days ago

Unlimited travel on buses, trains (not ICE), and underground throughout Germany 49€ a month, going up to 58€ next year, but hey ho. I can travel from home in Hamburg to my friends in Bayern with my Deutschland ticket.

pdslater.bsky.social•106 days ago

Used to routinely travel Schiphol to Rotterdam on the HST, 1st class any-day return bought on the day was about 1/4 of the cost of a Derby to London single, bought in advance.

Better service, better trains, more choice.

Privatisation ONLY ever benefits the share holders & senior management.

pauljohno1.bsky.social•106 days ago

By all the rules of economics and logic it makes no sense a spot of profiteering me thinks.

mostlydiff.bsky.social•106 days ago

What happened?! I took a train from London to Stoke on Trent 12 years ago and I remember it costing under 100 pounds.

abovethetracks.bsky.social•106 days ago

The train system is completely messed up. The prices vary so much! I’m not defending it, but if you’re very flexible with times you can book London to Manchester for £35. Or it can go right up into the £200s as you say. This govt really needs to find a way to sort this out!

w2jmf.bsky.social•106 days ago

Just paid £356 for a flight to south Hampton 🤦🏼‍♀️

iipu2.bsky.social•105 days ago

Truly world leading… but for very few of the right reasons 😞

blockybonkers.bsky.social•106 days ago

because our current railway system is built on antequated 100 year old infrastructure that the government has no interest in repairing further than repairs.

roadwarrior29.bsky.social•105 days ago

Rip Off Britain, it's everywhere you look.

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