Originally Posted by
Roody
Thats why I generally prefer the bus. I think I mentioned earlier that in over 300 interurban bus trips, my bus was late only a handful of times. Other bonuses are that the bus costs only about half as much as the train, and seems to serve a lot more locations.
I've been taking the train to work every day for the past seven years or so, and I can only blame Renfe (the state-owned Spanish railway company) for arriving late twice: once when a bridge was washed away during a storm, and another time when a train broke down. The high-speed AVE trains are so reliable that passengers are guaranteed that they will arrive on time. If they are more than five minutes late on the Madrid-Seville line, they are given a full refund. What a shame the US is incapable (or unwilling) to provide better service!