Google Flights now uses Amtrak data to show 'trains to consider' alongside flights
Google Flights is getting better integration with Amtrak to show "trains to consider" alongside flight routes.
That oughta be pretty hilarious for anywhere that's not on the northeast corridor.
Yeah, sometimes when planning a trip I looked up trains just for fun - always a lot more expensive and also much slower than flying for any significant distance. And if it's close enough that a train would be better than flying then it's cheaper to just make it a road trip.
The only case I've seen trains make sense where I am is light rail for commuting and other public transit.
This could be really useful for someone who doesn't even realize that there are trains some places, but I think in cases where the train is so much better than flying they should put it at the top:
Google is trying to look green, but they don't want to canibalize those sweet commissions from selling plane tickets.
Last time I tried to take an Amtrak train, it was over four hours late. I gave up and drove to my destination.