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Why are flight tickets cheaper than trains in Europe?

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Because of competition, regulation and the cost of infrastructure. The transport sector is paramount to achieving the single market in the EU, it determines the free movement of goods, services and people. read more

When flights are cheaper than trains in Europe, some reason might be the distance of travel or less customers for the flights as both airline companies and some train operators have variable fares with the first tickets sold being very cheap and the last ones being expensive. read more

The cut-off point depends on the speed of the train service and the availability of convenient airports and low-cost flights, but certainly for any journey taking more than six hours by train (e.g. Nice-Barcelona) it is well worth looking at flights, though these may still not be the best option. read more

But that doesn't explain why trains are so much more expensive in Britain compared to the rest of Europe. Commuters in Germany, France, Italy and Spain pay about a third as much as commuters in London, according to a recent TUC report. read more

Europe deregulated its airline industry much later than the United States, which is why the old continent’s low-budget airline industry only took off in the early 1990s. Even today, the United States is home to some of the world’s largest low-budget carriers, including Southwest Airlines and JetBlue. read more

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