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Author	Sanuuu
Comment	Don't take me wrong, I'm well aware that there is nothing at the same speed and price, but the difference between flying and the train is not actually as huge as most people believe. I'm kinda tired of a lot of folk just taking flying as the default not even considering the alternatives. Like, looking at the actual numbers - if you include getting from and to the airport then you get 15min to GLA + 1h being there before flight + 1h15min flight + 50min STN to central London -> that's 3h20min versus the train taking only one hour(ish) longer at 4h30min. Cost wise, £8 to get to GLA + ~£30 for the flight + £20 for train from STN = £58. That's versus £60 train tickets (for next week, not necessarily for months in advance). I've had times when I managed to go by train for even as low as ~£25 with the railcard and ticket splitting. I'm not anti-flying as I fly quite regularly across Europe to see family, but I do believe that each journey should be looked as on a case by case basis, and in case of domestic travel I think it almost never makes sense, given the environmental cost. I even took a train all the way to Poland a couple times because cost wise it becomes quite similar to the cost of flying during Christmas price surges.
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/umbqhu/glasgow_airport/i811pwe/
Created	Tue 10th May 2022 9:50am
Status	normal ()

Don't take me wrong, I'm well aware that there is nothing at *the same speed and price*, but the difference between flying and the train is not actually as huge as most people believe. I'm kinda tired of a lot of folk just taking flying as the default not even considering the alternatives.

Like, looking at the actual numbers - if you include getting from and to the airport then you get 15min to GLA + 1h being there before flight + 1h15min flight + 50min STN to central London -> that's 3h20min versus the train taking only one hour(ish) longer at 4h30min.

Cost wise, £8 to get to GLA + ~£30 for the flight + £20 for train from STN = £58. That's versus £60 train tickets (for next week, not necessarily for months in advance). I've had times when I managed to go by train for even as low as ~£25 with the railcard and ticket splitting.

I'm not anti-flying as I fly quite regularly across Europe to see family, but I do believe that each journey should be looked as on a case by case basis, and in case of domestic travel I think it almost never makes sense, given the environmental cost. I even took a train all the way to Poland a couple times because cost wise it becomes quite similar to the cost of flying during Christmas price surges.