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I reeeeeaallly hate how almost all people see fast travel at plane speeds as a commodity and a basic need. It just isn't true, every flight is borrowed from our future, most of the other citizens of this world don't have access, and still people are like "8 h instead of 4 h for 1000km just isn't practical" yeah! Because it's 1000km why does everybody think their entitled to traveling by jet, when this has been a luxury not present in history, not present for most people that live right now and will not be present in the climate crisis that is our current future.... 🫠🫠🫠
8h train journey is really nbd. Especially if it's a direct connection. On the ICE you will also get better food than on the flight, you get to stretch your legs and can bring way more luggage without paying an arm and a leg.
I'd pick an 8h train over a 4h flight for Berlin -> Paris in a heartbeat. Even if the flight would end up being slightly quicker including travel to and time spent at the airports (which it might not be). With the train you can at least sit down with your laptop or whatever and just chill the whole time. When you're flying you're spending a lot of time waiting in queues, walking around the airport and changing modes of transport.
Any flight is usually +2 hours beforehand, +1 hour after and that doesn't even include travel to a city centre.
I'd much rather travel at most 1hr more, whilst being allowed to bring my own food or drink and significantly more luggage.
Also: no (or minimal) security checks, instead of the whole Airport Security Theatre™
I find it depends very much on where you live. Traveling within the Schengen generally involves less time due to no passport control and even less if your airport isn’t a busy one. I can usually get away with arriving 45 mins in advance (sometimes 30) and I’m out of the airport 20 minutes after touchdown.
Edit: I do agree with your thesis though.