On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 at 15:14, Jez Nicholson <jez.nichol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > That's interesting....I'd wanted to go by train before as its more > eco-friendly and more interesting, but struggled with the cost compared to > flights. Do you use Loco2.com to plan?
I find it's worth paying a little extra both to avoid the carbon emissions and the general hassle of flying and airports. Train travel is often a few quid more expensive than flying, but it's only a small amount to pay in the grand scheme of things. For buying tickets to Germany from the UK, it's worth booking the Eurostar leg and onward travel to Germany as a combined ticket e.g. using Deutsche Bahn, and to avoid booking individual legs. This is because Deutsche Bahn do great "Super Sparpreis Europa" tickets for journeys that start or end outside of Germany, which are often cheaper than just the German part of the journey alone! A quick look at Loco2.com shows they also offer these fares, so that's an option if you prefer to book with them. The best route from London to Heidelberg is via Brussels and changing at either Cologne (Köln) or Frankfurt. I've made similar trips a few times before, both to get to Karlsruhe and also going further afield, and I've had good experiences each time. Definitely worth considering the train as an option for SotM. Thanks, Andy _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb