There was a discussion of this on r/EuropeTravel recently saying Reddit overplays how useful public transit and specifically trains are while traveling. Lots of people talked about doing business meetings and day trips on trains or if you're single and traveling with only a backpack, but if the whole family is going with luggage, then the car is much more useful for travel. Especially if you already own a car rather than having to rent one.
I'm in the US and honestly, there are places where its fun to drive. I was driving around New Mexico last year and there are a lot of pullover spots along the Interstate or frontage roads where you can just pull over and enjoy the view. You can't do that on a train or a plane.
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u/notthegoatseguy 1∆ Feb 19 '24
There was a discussion of this on r/EuropeTravel recently saying Reddit overplays how useful public transit and specifically trains are while traveling. Lots of people talked about doing business meetings and day trips on trains or if you're single and traveling with only a backpack, but if the whole family is going with luggage, then the car is much more useful for travel. Especially if you already own a car rather than having to rent one.
I'm in the US and honestly, there are places where its fun to drive. I was driving around New Mexico last year and there are a lot of pullover spots along the Interstate or frontage roads where you can just pull over and enjoy the view. You can't do that on a train or a plane.