Train or Plane?
Hi guys. I’m planning my second solo trip (took my first last week and had a lovely time and met really cool people) and I’m having a bit of a dilemma.
I’m travelling to the South of China and HK and I’m not sure whether to take a 24hr train or a flight. The train costs me £105 return and is a hard sleeper (so I have a bed) and the flight is £210 and takes just over 3 hours. If I take the train, I lose maybe half an day from my (week long) trip but it’s not too bad. Flight gives me 8 days and train gives me 7 and a bit.
Which would you guys recommend I do? If I wasn’t on my own, I’d take the train but I am so... I’m undecided.
I took a 18 hour hard seat train before and it was fucking horrendous. I was in a bad place mentally and had barely slept for a week so I’m not sure if that’s why it was SO bad but I almost got off the train several times and it was an experience I would never repeat. I then took a 11hr hard seat and was absolutely fine. This time however, I have a bed so I can try and sleep through a lot of the journey but I’m still wary. Also, I’m (still) sick and I think I caught it during my train ride as people kept coughing on me. I don’t wanna spoil my trip by getting sick and being stuck in bed.
On the other hand, I’m a student on a tight budget so saving £100 is a pretty big deal to me. My budget is quite small and an extra £100 would give me a chance to actually treat myself to some top quality food and maybe go out and shop a little. I can still enjoy the trip on my current budget but an extra £100 would have a really positive impact on what I can do here.
Thank you for reading and I’d really appreciate any opinions because I’ve asked so many people and the answers are split but most of them don’t travel so I figured I’d ask here.
Submitted January 25, 2019 at 10:22AM by feijis http://bit.ly/2Dxly1U
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