This is the parameter that, for me, is most important - providing the cost/time differences aren't too excessive. I always find travelling by plane tiring, no matter how long the trip and Luton - Basel is only 1hr 20mins flight time. The issue is the waiting around, the delays, the baggage carosel etc and I don't enjoy it - not forgetting the cramped leg room. Car travel allows a certain amount of freedom, the opportunity to visit different places en route - especially when travelling across 4 countries. However, it's tiring and you have to travel along the motorways to make the journey possible in a day so you don't get to see much of the beauty of any of the countries you pass through. So we come to the train option and, in my humble opinion, it is the most pleasant form of travel. Firstly you arrive a mere 30 minutes before Eurostar departure and the security etc is much less aggravating than at an airport. The trains to Paris are (normally) on time and you can walk at your own leisure on a train. You then can spend a little time getting lunch in Paris before walking a whole 5 minutes to the Gare de L'est for the Corail service to Basel. 5 hours on a train is probably the limit but it is not unpleasant and you get to see the vast array of the French countryside through Alsace. With the new TGV service starting soon, this will become a wonderful way to travel to Switzerland.
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