| Re: first class passes and flexipasses |
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Group: rec.travel.rail · Group Profile
Author: Markku GrönroosMarkku Grönroos Date: Sep 12, 2008 23:20
"Hatunen" cox.net> kirjoitti
viestissä:mh8mc4pp9ooveu9p722pgmbk0n2m36qijt@4ax.com...>
> I've talked to people who seem to have the same fear. I'm not
> sure what it is. I tell them that almost all the ticket agents in
> at least the larger stations speak English, and that they have
> been very helpful to me when I have seemed confused. And I point
> out that there are enough trains that they are rarely too full to
> let you on and anyway there will be another in a half hour or so.
>
I believe you go all wrong in this. Those non-Europeans who train travel in
Europe extensively are typically hardcore travellers and definitely aren't
afraid of buying train tickets whether in advance through rail company's web
site or at station. Passes are money savers. As I gave this one example on
Germany: a train ride in second class easily costs some 14 euro cents a
kilometre. If we keep this factor fixed, after 6000 km train riding, Eurail
passes start being profitable over single tickets. If a pass is valid in
commuter train legs too then the above mentioned multiplier is probably
significantly higher. Everyone can make these equations and decide whether
any such pass is reasonable or not. For those who have plenty of lengthy
rides, these passes are typically a good investment. For those who don't
mind to economize too much it is about the same.
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