• @[email protected]
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    317 hours ago

    That’s not any better in Europe. This is just a random map of some rail tracks. Trying getting from Porto to Rome by train. On this map it would appear as there should be multiple routes. In reality you’ll be lucky to get it done in 3 days.

    • @EnderMB
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      It’s probably as good as it is in the UK. It would cost me roughly £20k+ a year to travel 90 mins to work if I were to stay at my job in London. On the bright side, the trains are so unreliable that I would claw some of that back through delay repay…

    • @[email protected]
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      416 hours ago

      That’s a 2500km journey across 4 countries, taking about 43h by train including an overnight layover in Madrid.

      And most of the journey is beelining it straight toward the destination, from Porto to Madrid, Barcelona, Narbonne, Marseille, Nice, Genova, Rome (plus minor stops along the way).

      Flying is more reasonable at that distance (and likely cheaper), but I don’t see how the train network is at fault here.

    • AItoothbrush
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      216 hours ago

      On google maps its 40h while with car its 24. That means its faster with train because with cars you have to stop to rest so thats 2 or 3 days. At that point airplanes make much more sense.

      • Bilb!
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        214 hours ago

        with cars you have to stop to rest

        Depends. Two people can drive in shifts to move continuously. I’ve done this a few times over here in the US. Not the greatest experience, but if you have to haul something there fast…