(Not sure why this ended up on the main list instead of just the
ietf-78-attendees, but):
Right. My initial search (long time ago), gave Frankfurt Airport to
Maastricht via Strassbourg as the "best" option (combination of least
time and least changes), this later changed to Eindhoven, and yes, I
know it takes longer than some other options today. My return is
indeed via Liege, a 40 minute ride from Maastricht and then a straight
hop on a German ICE back to Frankfurt Flughf.
I'll take an extra hour over 3 changes any day, especially with
luggage.
Ole
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On Tue, 13 Jul 2010, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
On 13 jul 2010, at 9:22, Ole Jacobsen wrote:
Right, but Dutch trains are not nearly as nice as German
ICE trains.
There are many different kinds of trains in the Netherlands. Indeed
only some of them equal ICEs. However, by traveling through
Eindhoven you're almost certainly subjecting yourself to more than
an hour in a VIRM:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_VIRM
With FRA - Cologne - Liège - Maastricht you're in an ICE and a
thalys, which should be pretty good, but also half an hour in a
Belgian let's call it "classic" train. But you get to avoid Dutch
trains altogether and you save 1h20 at the expense of an extra
change.
You can also do FRA - Aachen - Heerlen - Maastricht but the last leg
has the unusual 2+3 seating arrangement in 2nd class, so you may
want to upgrade to 1st class where you also get to enjoy a 230 V
outlet for your laptop and save another 6 minutes. (The newest VIRM
trains, which may or may not be used on the Utrecht - Eindhoven -
Maastricht route, also have power in first class.)
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