Comments on: Arrived at WebKitGtk hackfest

By: JanC

JanC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:24:21 +0000

@sebas: treinreiswinkel.nl (which seems to be related to the German national railways) gives me exactly the same answer (“nothing found”) as the site of the Belgian national railways, so I guess they use the same database…

By: JanC

JanC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:19:04 +0000

I remember that when I was in Lisbon, there were at least 3 train stations and at least one of them wasn’t connected to the other ones by train rails, so to get a “connection” there you had to travel between train stations by bus and/or metro. I also remember from looking at a railways map that the same was true for other cities in Portugal (some railways even used a different width of rails IIRC!).

So I can imagine why it’s somewhat complicated to offer train tickets for long-distance traveling, especially in mountainous regions…

BTW: as you probably know, airlines can lower their pollution a lot by flying a bit slower. I wonder if there exists a list of “greener” airlines?

By: Lucas Rocha

Lucas Rocha — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:22:16 +0000

Hi Reinout, I have the super-powers on Planet but I think the new hackergotchi needs some improvements. It’s a bit too dark and lacks enough contrast. Just send me the improved one and I’ll update it for you.

By: Berto

Berto — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:32:29 +0000

I don’t know about the rest of the trip, but the Madrid-Coruña line is too slow for my taste (the high-speed train is currently being deployed) so I wouldn’t recommend it if you come from Amsterdam.

Galicia is a mountainous place, and while the main lines _inside_ Galicia are generally OK, going to/coming from Madrid or Portugal by train takes quite some time.

By: sebas

sebas — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:40:31 +0000

Ha Reinout!

Check treinreiswinkel.nl, they’re able to book pretty much anything at rates you only get with insider train knowledge. For anything that’s more complicated than “get ticket at ticket machine”, I’ve been using treinreiswinkel, and am pretty happy with their service.

I’m not affiliated with them, just a happy customer.

By: Frederic Peters

Frederic Peters — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:25:24 +0000

Count me in for the train!

I did Brussels->Paris->Roma->Reggio Calabria by train last week (and I enjoyed it), but a friend joined me today and “of course” she paid less to get here by plane (and she got here faster).

By: reinout

reinout — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:10:03 +0000

@Ronald Hi! Well *I* would be interested and when there is a demand in the market and noone offering, and moreover the slow transportation method (which therefore should be cheaper) is actually more expensive, I think there’s a malfunction in the market somewhere. Don’t you?

By: Ronald

Ronald — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:08:34 +0000

“P.S. It’s saddening that booking a flight from Amsterdam to La Coruña is so easy and booking the same trip by train is all but impossible. [..] Not even considering the traveling timeof at least 24 hours, most likely the trip would be even more expensive than the modest €290 I had to pay for a return flight [..].”

If it’s more expensive and it takes longer, isn’t it logical that it’s not being offered? Nobody would be interested! (Hoi Reinout!)