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Hi, I know that this isn't a miles-related question, but would it make more financial sense for me to travel around europe by train or by plane? what are the pros and cons of either one? is there some sort of miles program for domestic airline carriers in europe? please excuse my lack of knowledge ahahaha
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Cedric Jamie Soh
16 Dec 2019
Director at Seniorcare.com.sg
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Hi Anonymous, all of your expenses can be charged to your miles card to earn miles. Usually 4 miles per dollar (mpd) for every foreign currency spent charged to your card - though whether this is the most cost-efficient method (compared with all the multi-currency offerings) is a seperate question altogether. After spending 6 months in Europe, I personally feel as such:
Flights
+ve: Domestic flights are really cheap on Ryanair, EasyJet, Wizzair, etc.
-ve: Budget airports (very much like Seletar vs Changi airport) can be quite a distance away from city center
Trains
+ve: Euro rail passes are worth if you are indeed travelling across many different cities (compared to buying single trips A to B to C to D). May be the most time-efficient method to get from a city to another.
-ve: Some railway stations are away from city center especially if you get the cheapest tickets to the city.
Buses
+ve: Usually the most cost efficient, brings you straight to the city center 9/10 times, used to book them for red-eye/overnight rides so can save on one night's accomodation
-ve: longer durations, may not be the most comfy compared to the above two.
You can try https://www.omio.com/ and https://www.rome2rio.com/ as your search aggregators. Looking forward to hearing more of your adventures!
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Bjorn Ng
12 Dec 2019
Business Analyst at 10x Capital
I think domestic flights in Europe are pretty cheap. The only miles you should use is probably from SG to your first country. Within Europe, it's much easier to go by train honestly, you get to see the beautiful sights and just chill. There would be too much immigration hassle for flights, unless it's a long distance one!
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Train is easier and convinent. This is because the train stations move within cities, while in some european countries, their domestic airport is quite far from the cities. The time taken to travel from the city you are in to the domestic airport would have been offset by the train's convinence in Europe
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Elijah Lee
12 Dec 2019
Senior Financial Services Manager at Phillip Securities (Jurong East)
HI anon,
You can try British Airways Avios for redemption within Europe, as it is reasonably cheap,...
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Flights within Europe are cheap
Rails are the best choice, you get to see the country, you don't have to go through the tedious security checks associated with airports
Buses tend to go directly near city centres.
I travelled with a mix of flights and rails, flights for more faraway european countries to save time, and rail for a lot of sightseeing and enjoying the train ride.
You will love train rides in Europe!