Travelling to India, Jamaica or Brazil from Manchester is cheaper than a train from [Manchester] Piccadilly to London Euston: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham compared the flight prices this morning
Travelling to India, Jamaica or Brazil from Manchester is cheaper than a train from [Manchester] Piccadilly to London Euston: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham compared the flight prices this morning
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Why, though? Privatisation? Speculation?
Just looking on thetrainline.com right now, if I was booking tickets in advance for eg Fri 20 May, I’m getting offered as low as £26.70 each way.
Worth reading this piece from a few years ago: https://www.seat61.com/uk-europe-train-fares-comparison.html
> So the next time someone says (or you read) “Britain has the highest rail fares in Europe”, you’ll know this is only 15% of the story. The other 85% is that we have similar or even cheaper fares, too. The big picture is that Britain has the most commercially aggressive fares in Europe, with the highest fares designed to get maximum revenue from business travel, and some of the lowest fares designed to get more revenue by filling more seats. This is exactly what airlines have known, and been doing, for decades. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself, check some UK train fares at http://www.nationalrail.co.uk...
I love trains and would prefer to use them but they are so expensive in Europe. Flights, buses beat them all the time. Very sad.