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Originally posted by Rick Lee
I travelled by train extensively in western and eastern Europe and I sure was happy when I turned 25 and was able to rent cars. Trains in Europe are not cheap at all the fast ones are crazy expensive. It was always faster and cheaper for me to rent a car to get where I was going and I haven't been on a train, other than a subway, in Europe since I became old enough to rent cars. And if you have someone travelling with you, renting a car becomes even cheaper.
I guess I'm not as interested in long drives. LA to SF is 8 hours (city center to city center), well 7 to 9 depending on how you drive). I used to do that drive a lot, probably 30 times, but I won't do it anymore. So car isn't really an option for me, for that trip. It is train or plane.

Even in Europe, distances can be long. Paris to Marseille is around 10-11 hours (center to center), I did that drive last year, not my idea of fun.
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