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[quote user="Phoebe Vet"] Let's try Charlotte to Atlanta.  USAirways has 14 flights a day.  Delta has 11 flights a day.  Southwest Airlines has 3 flights a day. Amtrak has one train a day and it comes through Charlotte at 2:30 AM. [/quote] There are so many variables in this issue that one hardly knows where to begin, so I'll just share a few thoughts. Although it varies from airport to airport, the amount of time required to get through security has been reduced significantly.  Moreover, frequent air travelers can enroll in the TSA's priority clearance program. I believe the fee is $85, but it is worth it if one fly's frequently. I made six trips on Southwest and/or United between Austin and San Diego, Newark, and San Francisco over the past twelve months. The average time to clear security at each airport averaged less than 10 minutes. The average time required to clear security at the nation's major airports is available on-line. Many if not most business person's carry their luggage onto the plane. Once it has landed, they are off it and on their way in a jiffy. If they need a rental car, they usually book it in advance and, if they are a preferred customer, with the appropriate app on their smart phone, they can go straight to a predesignated area, pick-up the keys, and be on their way in short order. One of the biggest advantages of taking the train, which I do when I am in southern California, the NEC, etc. is stress reduction. It is also the reason that I frequently take the train to Dallas. Getting on the train is easy.  So too is getting there and getting off the train.  I always use public transit in Dallas, San Francisco, San Diego, LAX, New York, etc. Full disclosure:  Whenever it is available, I always select business class.   The biggest downside to public transport can be found frequently in your fellow passengers. On a recent trip from LAX to San Diego, a lawyer shouted into her cell  phone about her day in court.  A guy sitting opposite her at the same table shouted into his cell phone about a big business deal that he was working on. And they kept it up most of the way from LAX to San Diego.  I am a reader. It is annoying to have someone shouting into a cell phone when trying to read. And I was in business class, which supposedly attracts a better class of customers.   In my car I can set the temperature to my liking, tune the radio to a classical music station, hook my bicycle on the rack at the back of the car, stop when I want, and not have to listen to anyone shouting into a cell phone. Convenience, flexibility, and privacy, as well as cost in many instances, are the reasons that most Americans, except for long trips and/or frequent business trips in congested corridors, are likely to prefer driving over taking public transport.
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