Below are the approximate travel times and estimated costs for travel between city pairs within regional corridors.
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From/To
|
To/From
|
HSR Time
|
HSR Cost
|
|
|
ATL
|
Greenville
|
104
|
67
|
|
|
ATL
|
Charlotte
|
164
|
96
|
|
|
Charlotte
|
Raleigh
|
115
|
69
|
|
|
Greensboro
|
ATL
|
242
|
133
|
|
SOUTHEAST
|
Greensboro
|
Charlotte
|
63
|
45
|
|
|
Greensboro
|
Raleigh
|
44
|
34
|
|
|
Greensboro
|
Greenville
|
129
|
76
|
|
|
Greenville
|
Charlotte
|
52
|
39
|
|
|
Greenville
|
Raleigh
|
156
|
91
|
|
|
Raleigh
|
ATL
|
294
|
157
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austin
|
Houston
|
93
|
61
|
|
TEXAS
|
Houston
|
San Antonio
|
151
|
88
|
|
|
San Antonio
|
Austin
|
49
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chicago
|
Indy
|
136
|
85
|
|
|
Chicago
|
Cincy
|
263
|
145
|
|
|
Indy
|
Cincy
|
93
|
61
|
|
|
Indy
|
STL
|
329
|
186
|
|
MIDWEST
|
STL
|
Cincy
|
374
|
211
|
|
|
STL
|
Chicago
|
155
|
85
|
|
|
STL
|
Milwaukee
|
269
|
143
|
|
|
Milwaukee
|
Chicago
|
60
|
43
|
|
|
Milwaukee
|
Indy
|
214
|
118
|
|
|
Milwaukee
|
Cincy
|
316
|
169
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cleveland
|
Detroit
|
98
|
64
|
|
GREAT LAKES
|
Detroit
|
Pitt
|
184
|
106
|
|
|
Pitt
|
Cleveland
|
76
|
52
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tampa
|
Miami
|
155
|
96
|
|
FLORIDA
|
Orlando
|
Tampa
|
52
|
39
|
|
|
Orlando
|
Miami
|
158
|
97
|
Speed: 110 mph
Fare: $0.30 per mile
Here, HSR travel time and cost are compared to existing air travel time and cost.
|
|
From/To
|
To/From
|
Flight Time
|
Time Saved by HSR
|
Flight Cost
|
Cost Saved by HSR
|
Total Savings ($) (time and cost)
|
|
|
ATL
|
Greenville
|
102
|
-2
|
306
|
239
|
237.85
|
|
|
ATL
|
Charlotte
|
120
|
-44
|
207
|
112
|
80.31
|
|
|
Charlotte
|
Raleigh
|
95
|
-20
|
228
|
160
|
145.21
|
|
|
Greensboro
|
ATL
|
134
|
-108
|
163
|
30
|
-45.52
|
|
SOUTHEAST
|
Greensboro
|
Charlotte
|
99
|
36
|
222
|
178
|
202.95
|
|
|
Greensboro
|
Raleigh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greensboro
|
Greenville
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Greenville
|
Charlotte
|
88
|
36
|
183
|
145
|
169.89
|
|
|
Greenville
|
Raleigh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Raleigh
|
ATL
|
154
|
-140
|
146
|
-11
|
-109.42
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austin
|
Houston
|
95
|
2
|
235
|
174
|
175.59
|
|
TEXAS
|
Houston
|
San Antonio
|
110
|
-41
|
225
|
137
|
108.36
|
|
|
San Antonio
|
Austin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chicago
|
Indy
|
100
|
-36
|
196
|
111
|
85.49
|
|
|
Chicago
|
Cincy
|
115
|
-148
|
186
|
41
|
-62.47
|
|
|
Indy
|
Cincy
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indy
|
STL
|
237
|
-92
|
151
|
-35
|
-99.77
|
|
MIDWEST
|
Milwaukee
|
Chicago
|
91
|
31
|
187
|
144
|
165.75
|
|
|
Milwaukee
|
Indy
|
200
|
-14
|
289
|
171
|
160.92
|
|
|
Milwaukee
|
Cincy
|
150
|
-166
|
196
|
27
|
-89.53
|
|
|
STL
|
Cincy
|
119
|
-255
|
368
|
157
|
-22.23
|
|
|
STL
|
Chicago
|
115
|
-40
|
181
|
86
|
57.80
|
|
|
STL
|
Milwaukee
|
251
|
-18
|
219
|
76
|
63.73
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cleveland
|
Detroit
|
101
|
3
|
223
|
159
|
160.98
|
|
GREAT LAKES
|
Detroit
|
Pitt
|
125
|
-59
|
317
|
211
|
169.92
|
|
|
Pitt
|
Cleveland
|
102
|
26
|
570
|
518
|
535.99
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tampa
|
Miami
|
105
|
-50
|
243
|
148
|
112.10
|
|
FLORIDA
|
Orlando
|
Tampa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orlando
|
Miami
|
105
|
-53
|
184
|
87
|
49.69
|
Value of Time: $42.10/hour11
Flight Cost: Q1 2013 average fare1
Of the 23 routes with regularly scheduled air travel, 21 of them are cheaper for HSR, with an average savings of $133. 6 of the 23 are faster by HSR than by air. The average time loss is 50 minutes.
By converting time to money equivalents, we can calculate the total benefit of HSR over air travel, considering travel time and cost differences. 17 of the 23 air routes have positive net benefits for HSR over air travel, with an average benefit of $98.
If energy prices increase in the future (as they almost certainly will), the cost benefits of HSR over air travel will be higher as diesel locomotives use less fuel per passenger mile than jets.
