{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":532565,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"🚆 i stopped flying to small european cities. here's why. last year i needed to get from prague to vienna. flight: €120.","title":"🚆 I stopped flying to small European cities. Here's why. Last year I needed to get from Prague to Vienna. Flight: €120.","url":"https://mastodon.world/@Travelway/117361898600758723","first_seen":"2026-09-30T21:59:07.268332Z","last_seen":"2026-10-01T00:43:07.063983Z","last_rank":12,"peak_rank":12,"last_volume":2,"peak_volume":2,"seen_count":2,"score":0.78546875,"category_hint":"eu_politics","section":"world","category":"eu_politics","summary":"A traveller describes switching from flights to trains for short European routes, comparing a Prague to Vienna trip: the flight cost €120 plus airport transfers and hours of security waiting, while the train cost €15 for a four-hour journey with WiFi, a table and a window seat, delivering passengers directly between city centres. The comparison is being shared as an example of why trains often beat planes on central European routes.","why":"Rail travel on short European routes is cheaper and more convenient than flying, a comparison that resonates with climate-conscious and budget travellers.","tone":"positive","entities":["Prague","Vienna","European rail network"],"summarized_at":"2026-09-30T21:59:54.841042Z","meta":{"tag":"europe","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":273},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Travellers swap flights for trains on European city routes","section_name":"World","category_name":"EU Politics","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-09-30T21:59:07.268332Z","rank":12,"volume":2},{"captured_at":"2026-10-01T00:43:07.063983Z","rank":12,"volume":2}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://mastodon.world/@Travelway/117361898600758723","author":"Travelway@mastodon.world","title":null,"snippet":"🚆 I stopped flying to small European cities. Here's why. Last year I needed to get from Prague to Vienna. Flight: €120. Plus airport transfers. Plus 2 hours of security and waiting. Train: €15. Four hours. City centre to city centre. WiFi, a table, and a window seat. I arrived…","posted_at":"2026-09-30T20:34:14Z","likes":2}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}