[htlion]

You must be having noisy nights at home to enjoy 2 hours door to door travel by plane. The state of the train network is terrible so it should be used as a bad example. Trains are longer but for most people they are more comfortable physically and mentally : more space for your legs, your luggage and less hassle going to the station and passing controls. Night trains are not perfect, but with earplugs they can be pleasant.

[baz00]

Trick is to live perpendicular to the flight path where there is good public transport ;)

As for the trains, no. Standing up with a suitcase between your legs is not uncommon. I prefer Ryanair to that.

When I travel by air I have hand luggage and that's it. Maybe if I do a couple of weeks away I'll have a small suitcase as carry on. Don't pack the kitchen sink.