"Booking equivalent train tickets is difficult or impossible on almost half of the EU's busiest international air routes, analysis from the Transport & Environment (T&E) thinktank shows. Popular flight paths such as Lisbon-Madrid or Barcelona-Milan could not be booked from any rail operator's website."
"In the world we live in you can get pretty much most things, for better or worse, with one click. When you can't do that to travel by rail despite people's best intentions, we are not going to see the full potential being utilised."
"This report exposes a 'stone age' system where major operators often fail to even display, let alone sell, available cross-border connections or cheaper competitor fares."
The booking system for train tickets in Europe complicates sustainable travel, particularly on major air routes. Analysis shows that nearly half of the busiest international routes lack accessible train ticket options. Popular routes like Lisbon-Madrid and Barcelona-Milan are not bookable through any rail operator's website. Only one operator offers tickets for routes such as Paris-Rome. The outdated system prevents travelers from easily choosing rail over air travel, limiting the potential for climate action in the aviation sector, which is facing increasing emissions as passenger traffic grows.
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