Re: Air France throws in the towel

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Tezza (tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:
> "Dave Proctor"
> > "David Bromage"
> > > David Bromage (dbromage@fang.omni.com.au) wrote:
> > > > This should be a shot in the arm for Speedrail. The distance is roughly
> > > > comparable to Sydney - Canberra, although air traffic was much higher in
> > > > France.
> > >
> > > Correction, WAS higher before TGV. Air France is down to 4 flights per
> > day.
> >
> > 4 flights per day between the capital of France and the capital of Belgium.
> > 20 trains per day on Mondays to Thursdays, an extra one on Fridays. Shows
> > which mode they prefer.

> Any idea how they compared? i.e. price, times, location of airport/station?

Thalys and SNCF both run TGVs direct from Charles de Gaulle airport.

Cheapest one way economy fares on Air France and Sabena are 153 Euros (A$248).

One way business class on Thalys is EUR58 (A$94).

Cheers
David