Looking at international train travel makes me depressed. It's just so expensive a lot of the time. I thought about going to France to visit friends but most of the connections, that aren't too bad, cost like 270€ for both ways. Which adds up if you wanna go with a partner and now it's suddenly 540€ just for travelling there alone. At this point it could be cheaper to ask for a car and drive conservatively or even fly. Interrail might work but getting a reservation every time could get expensive

I could literally go from Germany to France and make a quick stop in Munich or Berlin or western Poland before fuel becomes more expensive than taking the train to France. It's miserable.

@kadse I mean there's also taxes and upkeep that make cars more expensive but still