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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
That's my point though, in the UK no one really needs a coach with TV's a canteen serving snacks etc, that's just what they do to compete with cars trains etc.
If any place needs a luxury coach with a canteen and TV's its a 4 day trip to Toronto or the like
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I looked into taking a bus from Toronto to Edmonton once when I was returning from a trip overseas.
It was around $450 and it would take 4 days. Flying was about $600 I believe.
I was interested in doing it for the adventure (I was young, and even dumber than I am now), but logically it just didn't make any sense.
So long distance buses can't compete with airlines, and there isn't enough population base to justify "short" distance trips.
The UK has 65 million people and it will fit 3 times into the province of Alberta. That's why public transit is inefficient in Canada.