93 hours in the train

September 30, 2008 — Europe

93 hours, or close to 4 days spent sitting in a train since I came back to Europe at the end of May. No commuting, just traveling, going places where I actually wanted to go. Compared to doing the same with a car (and I never drove for over an hour during the whole summer), I saved time by being able to do stuff while traveling, I saved money, I reduced my share of carbon dioxide emissions, and I got to spend a good time with my fellow travelers!

Here are the details, if you care about them:

Lausanne - Heidelberg: 5h
Heidelberg - Zurich - Heidelberg: 8h
Heidelberg - Lausanne - Zurich - Heidelberg: 13h
Heidelberg - Lausanne: 5h
Lausanne - Zurich - Lausanne: 6h
Lausanne - Locarno: 5h
Locarno - Munich: 8h
Munich - Budapest - Szeged: 11h
Szeged - Vienna: 6h
Vienna - Munich: 4h
Munich - Lausanne: 8h
Lausanne - Geneva - Lausanne: 2h
Lausanne - Geneva - Lausanne: 2h
Lausanne - Geneva - Lausanne: 2h
Lausanne - Geneva - Lausanne: 2h
Lausanne - Winterthur - Lausanne: 6h

Total: 93h

Tags: travel, environment

Comments

June 10, 2009 — Pat (not verified)

Train - Zurich to Heidelberg

Hi... I'm traveling from Zurich to Heidelberg on July 11th 2009. I am wondering if you could tell me what kind of scenery I will see. (Will be quite busy with summer tourists?) Thank you!

July 3, 2009 — Florian

Re: Train - Zurich to Heidelberg

Zurich and Heidelberg are both very pretty, but what you'll see in the middle is mostly flat fields with not much to see.

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