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Originally Posted by jtown,man
But HSR is competing with the airlines. Driving from LA to SF is *much* cheaper driving than flying. It will also be much cheaper than HSR.
When will urbanist realize drivers represent the vast majority of Americans. Most people on here that use public transport also have a car. The majority wins.
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Not necessarily. If you buy tickets early enough, You can get a round trip ticket with southwest for around 55 with taxes and fees. getting a full tank in a comfortable sized car going one way is about 60. Then tolls, parking, depending on how long you're staying, gas again. Taking a car can quickly end up being 180 for gas (60 going, 60 while you're there, 60 on the way back), most hotels in SF have a 20 dollar average daily parking fee that that's another 60, then paying for parking if you decide to drive to places, then the tolls that you will most likely hit if you decide to travel over the bay. Even if you go with another person, splitting that in half, Flying is still cheaper. LA isn't as bad but it'll still be cheaper to fly, granted a bigger hassle since LAs is more spread out.