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COMPARE TRAIN COMPANIES

WHERE TO BUY TRAIN TICKETS
There are a lot of websites where you can buy train tickets online, but the question of where exactly to book them remains open. The traveler can buy tickets directly from the carrier, but you should remember that the carrier's main job is transporting passengers, not developing comfortable e-commerce services. Sometimes the carriers cannot offer the most convenient payment methods or translate their websites into many languages.
Ticket providers offer various payment methods, websites translated into multiple languages, and easy-to-use apps. The only problem is that they charge additional fees for their services. Those fees allow them to offer a wider range of tickets, convenient connections, the most popular payment methods, and live support that can contact the carrier and solve any problem the passenger might have.

​Let’s compare the most popular train ticket providers and a standard carrier.
Of course, if you manage to buy train tickets directly from the carrier, it might be cheaper, but services offered by tickets’ providers are more convenient in most cases.

WHY TO COMPARE
Traveling by trains is gaining popularity, and experienced travelers prefer trains over planes and buses for short and medium-distance travel. Let’s have a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages that trains have.

WHAT IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
Travel time

Sure, at first, it seems like most modern trains cannot match the speed of airplanes. But let’s take a look at this very popular connection: Vienna - Prague, given that we live in hotels located in the central part of the city for both Vienna and Prague.

As we can see, travelling by plane for short distance trips takes up even more time, bearing in mind that in most cases the airports are located quite far from the city center, which means you need to come there in advance to pass the security checks.


Comfort

Despite the fact that every traveler has his own definition of comfort, let's agree that legroom and being able to walk during the trip are very important for most of us. Besides, psychologically, most travelers find that traveling by train feels safer than traveling by plane, and even statistics showing that airplanes are the safest mode of transportation cannot change this belief. Night trains allow travelers to sleep during the journey in very comfortable conditions that cannot be compared to standard seating in buses or planes.


Cost

In most cases, trains are cheaper than planes and more expensive than buses, and if you add the cost of traveling to the airport to the ticket price, trains and buses become unbeatable. For instance, the tickets for Vienna - Prague start from:

Plane - €160 (direct flight)

Train - €14,9

Bus - €17,9

Ecologically friendly

​Railway transport is the most environmentally friendly way of transportation: trains cause less pollution and allow to transport more people at once than regular planes or buses.

Train Booking Platforms

Compare top train booking platforms to find the best travel experience for your next trip.
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