chrism20
Cost - Everytime I cost a trip like the above Eurostar is extortion[ate]
Yes and likely to remain so. These are four of the main reasons for it being so.
- Eurostar have very few routes and cannot cross support in the way that airlines can.
- Their vehicles are made specifically for them and are not available to buy second hand or purchased through a variety of dealers but only direct from the manufacturer and in very small numbers.
- They have to pay for their tracks for every inch of the route. Airlines only have to pay for their 'tracks' when the a/c is standing on them. The moment they rotate, that particular cost vanishes.
- Terminals in the centre of cities and that have been built specifically for them and most of the costs cannot be shared with anyone else.