RACING from London to Amsterdam | PLANE (KLM) vs TRAIN (Eurostar)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ค. 2022
- We raced from London to Amsterdam in our latest plane vs train battle! Liam took a KLM flight from London City Airport while Nicky hopped aboard the Eurostar service at St Pancras International.
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Plane:
KLM Ticket - £270
DLR - £3.60
NS Schiphol train: £4.87
Total: £278.47
Train:
Eurostar: £299 (Business Premier ticket)
Tube: £2.50
Total: £301.50
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Surely there’s no need to rush either to the airport or the Eurostar unless you’re late, because the flight and train both leave at a set time 😂
So basically, if the fight took off from Heathrow or any other airport in London, the train would have definitely won.
You guys need to talk about the carbon cost of each option, the train would've been so much more beneficial for the environment!
Dude where's Jean
It's still fascinating that the dude arrived by train with only a 15 minute deficit. I'd take the train instead. I wish we had options like this all over the U.S.
Id rather take the train. We used to have to change trains to catch snell train to Rotterdam at Brussels. We had to go from international arrival to enter the local train terminal. Nice one Eurostar! Thanks Points guys for giving me he heads up
I prefer to take the train, I mean that's how I got to my meetings with Xi Jinping, Trump, and Putin in Beijing, Hanoi, and Vladivostok. China gave us an Air China 747 to use for my first Trump summit in Singapore and it's just not the same. When you ride a train, you enter a train of thought, and better connect with the land around you. While we currently don't have high-speed rail, high-speed rail connecting the whole Korean Peninsula is part of the plan when we reunify.
Tubes are broken now- Once my tube said The next stop is Liverpool, instead of Liverpool street
He literally missed Liam like 4 times
The train is far classier! Pity there was no mention of comparing the environmental impact of both modes of transport.
Edit: Don't read this before watching the video!
Even though the train takes a bit longer, I'd definitely rather take it, especially in standard premiere given that gets the same seats as business premiere. Therefore at 6'5 that is definitely preferable to being cramped on a short haul flight. Also, beautiful scenery from the train, and obviously more environmentally friendly :)
Must have been journeys of 5 to mostly 6 ours. Co2 by train was 6kg, by plane 63 kg. Doesn't that make it quite easy to choose, when the taveltimes differ 4,5%?
For convenience, I think the train wins as it is city centre to city centre. It's also more relaxing. With only a few minutes later, it's a good contender against the plane for speed, too. Really great that Eurostar now have this direct Amsterdam service.
Will always take the Eurostar to Paris/Brussels/Amsterdam over flying any day! Far superior in all aspects.
It would have been nice had you actually shared the price of both journeys for comparison.
The 2-hour wait for boarding the plane tells me that they calculate the starting time to make it a close race. What was the price difference?
I would take the train each time. Less stress, better flexibility when it comes to luggage too. You should have both had to carry a suitcase!! Great video guys.
I find it pretty fitting how Liam experienced a 15-minute delay for his flight, and yet he beat Nicky to Dam Square by 15 minutes as well. Although Liam won, I say points deducted because he didn't sit in the driver's seat of the DLR 😂
Gotta love how they crossed 1/4th of the way when they arrive at their main transportation