Opinions on Multimodal travel booking? (Bus, Train, Flight)
Nov 17, 2015, 4:41 am
#1
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Opinions on Multimodal travel booking? (Bus, Train, Flight)
Hi guys
I was just wondering what was your opinion on Multimodal booking.
By Multimodal I mean ways of looking for transportation which will include, along with flights, also connection to the airports by bus or train or it will propose you No flight at all. The major advantage is that you can look from anywhere to anywhere instead of only airport cities.
Wanderio, GoEuro and Rome2Rio just to cite some. Here in Europe it's supposed to work quite good considering so many airports and such complex road/rail network. However it still did not kick-in as I expected.
What do you think? What is your perception in the US?
I was just wondering what was your opinion on Multimodal booking.
By Multimodal I mean ways of looking for transportation which will include, along with flights, also connection to the airports by bus or train or it will propose you No flight at all. The major advantage is that you can look from anywhere to anywhere instead of only airport cities.
Wanderio, GoEuro and Rome2Rio just to cite some. Here in Europe it's supposed to work quite good considering so many airports and such complex road/rail network. However it still did not kick-in as I expected.
What do you think? What is your perception in the US?
Nov 18, 2015, 9:35 am
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Welcome to FlyerTalk, simone.zandara!
Speaking only about rail (I haven't taken a city-to-city bus in a LONG time), I would love connections like what you describe. I would love to easily book a flight from east coast to west coast combined with Amtrak's Coast Starlight for example, or a flight to Chicago with Amtrak's California Zephyr.
Speaking only about rail (I haven't taken a city-to-city bus in a LONG time), I would love connections like what you describe. I would love to easily book a flight from east coast to west coast combined with Amtrak's Coast Starlight for example, or a flight to Chicago with Amtrak's California Zephyr.
Nov 20, 2015, 1:59 am
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That is indeed what I expected to hear. I think online agencies should invest more in this kind of routing. I often have to catch a bus or a train to reach a certain airport especially if it's cheaper and it would be just nice to have a full plan which lets me coordinate my time properly.
Also here in Europe there are a lot of quite cheap bus connections. I know it's not so comfortable to move around with the bus but sometimes it might save you up to 200 euros which is not little.
Also, lots of people do not live next to an airport and the departure airport might not be always one. A person could live in the middle of two or three airports and he/she will have to spend much more time to search all three departure airports.
Also here in Europe there are a lot of quite cheap bus connections. I know it's not so comfortable to move around with the bus but sometimes it might save you up to 200 euros which is not little.
Also, lots of people do not live next to an airport and the departure airport might not be always one. A person could live in the middle of two or three airports and he/she will have to spend much more time to search all three departure airports.