US EditionFlying Still Cheaper than Trains on Most EU Routes, Study Finds
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Although more has been invested in long-distance rail travel for a number of years, in many cases it still cannot keep up with the much cheaper air travel: train journeys within Europe are up to 26 times more expensive! "The aviation industry benefits from unfair tax privileges, while the train travellers have to pay the bill. It finally needs laws that make climate-friendly mobility the best choice," said Jasmin Duregger of Greenpeace. The envi…
Greenpeace has compared ticket prices for European travel routes. Thus, on more than half of the cross-border routes studied, flying is cheaper than the train - which the environmental organization criticizes. By Bianca von der Au.
Study concluded that low cost flights are up to 26 times cheaper than train journeys, "eating climate injustice and exposing Europe's failed travel system".
Although much more climate-friendly, international train trips through the Old Contains costs even more than the aircraft, according to a Greenpeace report.
Train or plane? At least on trips up to 1,500 kilometers away, customers have the choice. Greenpeace has compared the prices and requires changes.
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