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3mo ago

Study Finds Domestic TGV Tickets 40% Cheaper Than Flights, While International Rail Costs 2.5 Times More

Consumer and environmental groups want to rebalance transport prices by raising the domestic flight-ban threshold to four hours, capping rail fares, subsidizing tickets, taxing kerosene

Selon plusieurs rapports publiés ce 3 juillet, un billet d’avion apparaît deux fois et demie moins cher qu’un trajet en train lorsqu’il s’agit de se rendre dans un pays étranger.
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«Lorsqu’il existe une liaison ferroviaire directe, le train est 40 % moins cher que l’avion», souligne le rapport réalisé par Réseau Action Climat et l’UFC-Que Choisir.
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Overview

  • Analyses from Réseau Action Climat, UFC-Que Choisir, Greenpeace and Carbone 4 show direct TGV services undercut equivalent flights by up to 40% on French radial routes
  • Journeys requiring one or more train connections average 10% higher fares than air travel, with transversal routes like Lyon-Bordeaux often twice as expensive
  • International and night trains face uncapped tariffs, sparse daily frequencies and higher rolling-stock costs, making tickets on average 2.5 times pricier than short-haul flights
  • Long-distance rail emits just 2.9 g of CO₂ per passenger-kilometre compared with 331 g for short-haul flights and up to 256 g for solo car travel
  • Advocacy groups propose kerosene taxes, subsidized fares, lower rail access charges and expanded regional services to correct market distortions