• Neon@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    maybe don’t use a Picture of the SBB, probably the best Train Operator on the entire Continent, for this Article?

    anyways, i just compared SBB Zürich -> Généve: 48.- / 44.20 CHF. not even comparing the zone subscriptions you can use to save money if you frequent a route.
    Airplane Zürich -> Généve: min. 94.- CHF

    for any other country it probably holds up though

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      1 year ago

      If you go international that stops pretty quickly thou. Berlin - Zürich is something 226€. A flight costs 209€. The issue is no kerosine tax and no VAT. German VAT on that alone would raise costs to 249€.

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          1 year ago

          For international flights, but in Europe that is nearly all of them. The idea in general with vat is that is paid for every consumption within the country. However it being international, it is no longer domestic so it does not apply. For trains it ends up being domestic travel in one country and then the other, so vat applies.

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      1 year ago

      You can’t use zone subscriptions on most IC connections and 48.- is also only with a half-fare subscription. So basically equal price.