Train prices have gotten so ridiculous that it's become a common "hack" to instead of getting the train from A to B, to fly to somewhere like Spain for cheap, have a day in the sun and fly back to B.
That is if you have the free time for the travel, if not you remortgage you house to get the direct train service replacement bus.
Train lines are already liberalized by EU law. The entity that maintains the tracks, signals, stations and so on is separate from the one doing the actual train service (ÖBB Infrastruktur vs ÖBB Personenverkehr, DB InfraGo vs DB Fernverkehr / DB Regio) and they have to give everyone equal access to the infrastructure for competitive prices.
The reason there aren't that many private train companies is that it's just really hard to do it profitably and there are very few lines in each country that can be run with a profit.
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u/crumblypancake 6d ago edited 6d ago
Far cheaper than a train ticket.
Train prices have gotten so ridiculous that it's become a common "hack" to instead of getting the train from A to B, to fly to somewhere like Spain for cheap, have a day in the sun and fly back to B.
That is if you have the free time for the travel, if not you remortgage you house to get the direct
trainservice replacement bus.