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Train fares where you live.
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Dr.Gargoyle
macrumors 65816
Sweden
SJ, Malmö-Hässleholm (110km), One way, 2nd class is 163 SEK =$24.
Adjusted for distance, 100km is about $22 in second class.
The Swedish national railroad is a disgrace; low quality and high prices.
SJ, Malmö-Hässleholm (110km), One way, 2nd class is 163 SEK =$24.
Adjusted for distance, 100km is about $22 in second class.
The Swedish national railroad is a disgrace; low quality and high prices.
never taken the train, but from my school (Eugene, OR) to the state capitol (Salem, OR) is 66 miles, and Amtrak charges $13.00
takao
macrumors 68040
for my usual 185 km ride it costs 28 euro or so normal price which means 15 euro for 100 km in second class
personally i have a rebate card (under the age of 26 19,90 a year, over 26 it's 79 or 59 or so) and it gives me a 50% rebate or so which means i have to pay 14 € for the same distance which equals to 7,5 € per 100 km
of course the longer the trip the cheaper it is per 100 km
for a 635 km trip it's 56€ or 8,8€/100km... without rebate card
edit: i fooled around with the map and found a connection with roughly 100 km or so and got a price of around 18€
but looking how the have to build the tracks around here in the alps i think a higher price is a little bit justified...but still i'm thankfull for the cheap rebate card
personally i have a rebate card (under the age of 26 19,90 a year, over 26 it's 79 or 59 or so) and it gives me a 50% rebate or so which means i have to pay 14 € for the same distance which equals to 7,5 € per 100 km
of course the longer the trip the cheaper it is per 100 km
for a 635 km trip it's 56€ or 8,8€/100km... without rebate card
edit: i fooled around with the map and found a connection with roughly 100 km or so and got a price of around 18€
but looking how the have to build the tracks around here in the alps i think a higher price is a little bit justified...but still i'm thankfull for the cheap rebate card
Birmingham to Manchester (110km): £54. 😱 (US$108)
There is an option for a £23 ($46) fare, but strictly speaking that's not an unrestricted open single. If you travelled on that route you could usually get that though.
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Seems to be cheaper up here though:
Glasgow to Dundee (100km): £20.40 ($40.75)
Still quite pricey compared to the rest of the world, though. 🙁
There is an option for a £23 ($46) fare, but strictly speaking that's not an unrestricted open single. If you travelled on that route you could usually get that though.
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Seems to be cheaper up here though:
Glasgow to Dundee (100km): £20.40 ($40.75)
Still quite pricey compared to the rest of the world, though. 🙁
Eraserhead
macrumors G4
Oxford to London is £39.50 ($79), without railcard at peak times.
With a railcard, off peak it is only £13.20 ($26) though.
EDIT: Those are return fares, the open single is £20.50, the off peak (with railcard) single is £11.55.
With a railcard, off peak it is only £13.20 ($26) though.
EDIT: Those are return fares, the open single is £20.50, the off peak (with railcard) single is £11.55.
teleromeo
macrumors 65816
In Belgium 100 kilometers in second class costs 12 euro normal rate. Families with 3 or more kids pay 7,20 euro. There's a bunch of special rates in the weekend and for daytrippers. Also you can buy a ticket of 10 trips for 69 euro. You can make 10 trips of any distance with it on the whole Belgian network during a period of 1 year. I used to buy such a Railpass when I didn't have any children.
j26
macrumors 68000
Waterford-Dublin (160km) 23.50 single adult fare
So that's 14.70 per 100 kms (US$19.75)
I'm going to be travelling that route every weekday next year - there's a deduction scheme where you can buy an annual ticket from salary and it's not considered taxable income - costs about 1,600 net of tax for unrestricted travel over the entire national rail network.
So that's 14.70 per 100 kms (US$19.75)
I'm going to be travelling that route every weekday next year - there's a deduction scheme where you can buy an annual ticket from salary and it's not considered taxable income - costs about 1,600 net of tax for unrestricted travel over the entire national rail network.
I'm surprised at the worldwide consistency. Apart from the UK of course.
Hey, I've been to Arnhem, there's a good 'coffee' shop there.
We don't have 'class' carriages in OZ unless we get to decent distances.
Hey, I've been to Arnhem, there's a good 'coffee' shop there.
We don't have 'class' carriages in OZ unless we get to decent distances.
Jaffa Cake
macrumors Core
Looking online, from Hull to Leeds it's 58 miles and if you wanted an adult single today it would set you back £14.40 with a return coming in at £16.90 that's $28.77 and $33.76 respectively according to Dashboard's converter Widget.
Quite why you would want to go to Leeds is anyone's guess, but there you go. 😛
Quite why you would want to go to Leeds is anyone's guess, but there you go. 😛
Eraserhead
macrumors G4
I'm tempted to throw some Vietnamese trains into the mix, now they are cheap, from Danang to Hue costs $2.50 and is 103km.
From a station near Bolton to a station near Leeds, approximately 60 miles, costs £14.70 return, just under $30, often crowded trains and have to stand part of journey.
