Originally Posted by
Clay_C.
There is no chance at all that taking the train from Cologne to the Baltics is going to be worth the time or money.
If you apply that comment universally, you would deem a lot of long-distance train journeys in Europe worthless.
I travel regularly by train between central Europe and the UK. Hardly worthless in my opinion. It would certainly be cheaper to fly, but the benefits of train travel outweigh the cost and extra time issues for me.
Each to his own.