Re: Air France throws in the towel

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Dave Proctor"
> "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> > "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?
>
> Timetables for Thalys are at http://www.thalys.com/ -

You were supposed to spoon feed me, told you I was lazy. Anyway, about 85
minutes by train, whats the flying time? For such a short distance I doubt a
plane could compare.


no idea about the
> location of Charles de Gaulle airport, I have never flown into or out of
> Paris, but it is served by a suburban train (i.e. bog standard train, the
> way Sydney does it). It is also part of the TGV network, although you would
> not be using a TGV to get from the airport to downtown.
>
> DB might be able to help WRT pricing, flight times, etc.
>
> Dave
>
>