How's it going? Is everyone enjoying their holidays? Too bad that they're over soon...
Anyway, I'm gonna tell you guys something about carpooling today, because I think it's an amazing idea!
Basically, carpooling means sharing a car if you have to go to the same place as somenone else. I have been doing that since I moved to Graz whenever I wanted to go home to Salzburg because it has lots of advantages.
First of all, it's usually far cheaper than going by bus or train or whatever mean of transport you're usually using. For example, the train ticket Graz-Salzburg is 20€ (with Vorteilscard), but if I'm going with someone they charge between 10 and 15€.
Secondly, it is much quicker than going by public transport. The train needs 4 hours to reach Salzburg, but with the car you're there in 2-3 hours.
Another important aspect is the environmental one. See, as the car is going to drive the distance anyway, be it with one person in it or with four, why not pack it with people who have the same way and make it more efficient?
If you're the driver, it definitely pays off, because you don't have to pay for the gas yourself! You simply can use the passenger's money, and you could even make a little profit.
^^ no need to worry, it doesn't look like this in Austria! ;)
Of course you could say that it's weird to drive with people you don't even know, but honestly, you don't really have to talk to them, and sometimes they can be really nice and friendly! I met some really interesting people on those carpools.
Plus, it's organized pretty easy and quickly. You just text the driver and ask if he still has space for you, he says yes and then you decide where to meet. Some of them pick you up at home, others ask you to meet them at some place like Hauptbahnhof or Jakominiplatz.
As far as I know there are carpools to almost every city, just check out this website and see if you can find someone who's going your way. It's worth it.
If you're really interested in it you could also check if there's a facebook page to connect drivers with passengers. For Salzburg-Graz there are even two:
Mitfahrgelegnheit Graz - Salzburg and Fahrgemeinschaft Salzburg Graz
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