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Traveling by train in Europe, why such a hassle?

2022-04-27T05:35:34.067Z


DECRYPTION - High prices, perilous connections, lack of coordination between countries... Several obstacles prevent the train from being as attractive as the plane on long journeys.


Europe has its train of union

“: in the stations or the corridors of the Parisian metro, difficult to miss this new advertising campaign of the SNCF, launched at the beginning of April, which promotes the major European destinations it serves.

While it is true that the metropolises of neighboring countries are rather well served by high-speed trains (London with Eurostar, Brussels and Amsterdam with Thalys, Switzerland with TGV Lyria, etc.), everything becomes complicated when one is looking to travel further and to cross several states.

However, out of ecological conviction or simply for the pleasure of taking their time, more and more travelers are ready to abandon the plane in favor of the train.

And this even if the journey must last a whole day instead of a short two-hour flight.

But many obstacles are frankly enough to discourage the most motivated.

The ticket search puzzle

The puzzle begins with the reservation.

On which site can you find the routes for a Paris-Rome?

Or buy…

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Source: lefigaro

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