That flight is about 2 hours. But you have to account for getting to the airport, getting through security, boarding, checking bags, deplaning on the other end , getting bags, getting back to city center. That’s easily an hour and half or two hours on each end.
When you add up all of that time, it starts getting pretty competitive.
Business travelers at that distance wont have checked bags. The timing of the route is also pretty terrible. Too late for lunch before hand in Berlin, too early for dinner in Paris. Still need a hotel in Paris.
That flight is about 2 hours. But you have to account for getting to the airport, getting through security, boarding, checking bags, deplaning on the other end , getting bags, getting back to city center. That’s easily an hour and half or two hours on each end.
When you add up all of that time, it starts getting pretty competitive.
Id love for more(any) high speed rail in the US.
Business travelers at that distance wont have checked bags. The timing of the route is also pretty terrible. Too late for lunch before hand in Berlin, too early for dinner in Paris. Still need a hotel in Paris.
You still lose 4 hours.