Originally Posted by
seawolf
The problem I have with your first post is that you are saying train is always going to be fractional cost compared to car rental for DUS-FRA when it isn't because there is a number of factors that affect the cost/benefit analysis to it (number of passengers and/or potential delays due to OP is flying into DUS).
And the problem I have with all your posts is that logic and facts don't seem to have much of an impression on you. I proved that the cost per passenger on the train was €29. That cost is lower than the per passenger cost in the prices you yourself gave. And yet, here you are again saying the number of passengers can make autos cheaper. It can't.
You just can't accept that the train isn't always going to be cheaper whereas I have accepted that train can be, but not always, cheaper depending on the factors above.
Correct. Because those are the facts, whether you like them or not.
The only thing you've proven that the train is cheaper if the travel party is 1 (at most 2) and they are able to use the Sparpreis fare. If both conditions are false, you proof falls apart.
Not true at all.
Have you even look at what the insurance you suggest covers? 1.) It doesn't even apply in this case; passenger need to be dead or seriously ill for coverage to kick in. 2.) The "coverage" is the refund of the 29EUR, not reimburse you for a walk-up fare. Passenger is still left with getting hosed by a walk-up fare if they miss the train due to flight/immigration/baggage delays. 3.) Are you seriously going to pay 6EUR to potentially cover a 29EUR loss especially one that doesn't cover flight delays?
On the German site, it says the insurance covers the cost of a replacement ticket.
I say again. In certain situations, trains would be cheaper (much cheaper) but in other situations, it isn't and could be more expensive.
And I say again: you have disregarded facts and logic in order to justify your preferred method of travel.
Also, in your previous message, you wrote: "The entrance to the autobahn is only a right turn follow by a left turn out of the garage." There is no highspeed motorway that runs through the city centre. So, you need to take some form of transport to the garage before entering the motorway. That is time you failed to take into account when you said how long the trip took you.
I'm going to end it here. This has gone on quite long enough. I had hoped that we could discuss this on a logical level, but it doesn't seem to be possible, so I don't see any point in continuing. Your point that an auto can be cheaper than a train ticket can only be true if you don't have to hire an auto or pay for fuel. That is something local people can perhaps do (not hire an auto), but, for people who don't live there, it's not possible and so the train is cheaper, faster, more comfortable and safer.