I see that you have neglected to respond to the questions I left to you. Such as the travel time to the auto pick-up and drop-off. You also don't comment on my point that loading up the auto with five people will have a negative effect on fuel cost. Why don't you answer them?
Originally Posted by
seawolf
The best Sparpreis price isn't going do me any good if you missed the train due to flight/immimgration/baggage delays etc since you can't change it on the day of departure and it's no value. Once you get the walk-up fare, the "at a fractional cost math" goes out the door.
Have you heard of travel insurance? If you are so concerned about missing a train (it's never ever happened to me or anyone I know, btw), then invest in travel insurance. The Bahn offers some for €6.
You wrote yourself "Simply give yourself a hour or two extra after your transcontinental flight to get from the airport to the train." So suddenly the 1:19 journey time becomes a 3:19 journey time?
Now you are just twisting words around. How does sitting down at cafe become journey time?
Please reference the trains you are train/price you are getting your numbers from.
Go look yourself. Just check three months from today. BTW, I'm looking on the German site.
The only 29EUR option I see involves at least one connection with a journey time of 2:45 or more hours. So add on another "hour or two extra" to qualify for the Sparpreis becomes a 4 hour affair.
Just look at the train I quoted. Direct. What are you trying to prove?
Is the train a fractional cost when travelling with a small party size on Sparpreis and everything goes according to plan? Yes.
Is the train a fractional cost when travelling with several passengers or if a travel delay happen? No. The train might be comparable (again depends on the number of passengers) but it could also be significantly more expensive.
If you want to continue paying €170 for several hours on the road, while I pay €29 for a bit over one hour of travel, be my guest.
Hopefully, there are other people reading this who are a bit more sensible and will find the information useful.