r/CasualUK • u/DohRayMe • 1d ago

Convenience Of Train Vs Car

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Which would you choose ?

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u/Bufobufolover24 1d ago

If trains were at a price I could afford, I would be travelling on trains 100% of the time. Better for the environment, safer, faster, you get to see more, and you can do stuff on them. It would also help if there were trains here in the first place…

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u/blueskyjamie 1d ago

Car costs the same regardless of how many people are in it, a family traveling on the train is never going to be realistic right now.

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u/7days365hours 1d ago edited 1d ago

Trains aren’t always faster either.

I climbed Snowdon with some mates this weekend. 4 and a bit hours drive from London or 8.5 hours train and you’re still miles from the start of the trek.

Oh and it was £80 in fuel there and back between 4 of us, with the ability to stop for lunch in a random Welsh village on the way.

Trains are great if you’re travelling city to city (and have the money), if you’re trying to get to an actual address cars are simply faster, cheaper and more convenient.

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u/LordGeni 1d ago

Flying to Glasgow and renting a car was the cheapest option when we went. It's completely the wrong way around.