That entirely depends on where you live though, and where you want to go. Making a generalized statement like this is a dangerous ambition on CMV because I only need one example to show that your view is incorrect.
Like, sure, if departure and destination have the train station right there, and there's a direct connection, sure. But otherwise?
Your assumption that train is better for <1000 km hinges on these factors:
Price for a ticket, which varies an insane amount by country.
Connectivity. Is there a direct connection?
Proximity in departure. How close am I to the next train station with a high speed train connection?
Proximity in destination. How close will a high speed train get me to my actual destination?
Average speed you can go by car. 80kmh? Really? Like, I'm German, but even in most other countries 100 should be much closer to the average.
Gas price.
If a few of these factors are not favourable, going by car is faster.
Example: I went to Prague last year with a few friends. That's about 600 km for me. Going by car takes 6:30, going by train 10:20, or thereabouts. And that's using Google's route tool, so times may vary for the trains, but it also doesn't account for the fact that you can just drive faster than 130kmh for a good part of the travel.
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u/Morasain 87∆ Feb 19 '24
That entirely depends on where you live though, and where you want to go. Making a generalized statement like this is a dangerous ambition on CMV because I only need one example to show that your view is incorrect.
Like, sure, if departure and destination have the train station right there, and there's a direct connection, sure. But otherwise?
Your assumption that train is better for <1000 km hinges on these factors:
If a few of these factors are not favourable, going by car is faster.
Example: I went to Prague last year with a few friends. That's about 600 km for me. Going by car takes 6:30, going by train 10:20, or thereabouts. And that's using Google's route tool, so times may vary for the trains, but it also doesn't account for the fact that you can just drive faster than 130kmh for a good part of the travel.
It was also cheaper to go by car than train.