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>>51538 Trains v Planes in Europe
Yes, Eurostar is the highspeed train network and when traveling arround europe there are several advantages to bear in mind. 1. Most EU cities will not have an airport near the city (london heathrow and paris are both another train/taxi journey before you rech the inner city) so when you're going by train it's from city centre to city centre; plus most of the main stations will link up to the cities Metro/underground networks so you can reach your final destination more easily. 2. Three-hour check-in! When you're on such a tight schedule as 1 week, you can't afford to waste time hanging around in airports. Overall the planes will take much longer door-to-door than the trains over such small distances with all the waiting around. 3. Low-cost airlines like Ryan-air are rarely good value or convenient to travelers (that's why they're so cheap) they rarely travel to-from the major airports that you would prefer, fly at odd times (late at night and early in the morning, or you will have to pay massive ammounts for flights at convenient times) all of this is adding time which on a 1 week trip you can't afford to waste. Plus they aren't really as low cost as they make out; charging for you to take luggage, they even add on the cost of fuel along with making you pay for drinks etc.
Overall it's definately quicker and more convenient, and sometimes even cheaper to use the trains.
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