This map shows how far 5 hours train travel will get you from any city in Europe and it’s fascinating stuff

We haven’t been on the train as much as we used to for reasons we won’t need to go into here, but we do so much prefer it to any other form of transport.

And this map is getting us right back in the mood, showing you exactly how far you can get in five hours by train from any city in Europe.

It was posted on Twitter by @_benjamintd and we can’t stop messing around with it.

Isochrones 😍 ! This map shows you how far a 5h train ride will take you, departing from any city in Europe.https://t.co/6F4dJ80N87

Inspired by Direkt Bahn Guru by @juliustens. pic.twitter.com/8vY48WiakE

— Benjamin Td (@_benjamintd) July 29, 2022

Here is the all-important link if you want to have a play around yourself.

And here are just a few of the things people were saying about it today.

1.

https://twitter.com/laurie_winkless/status/1553231690318827520?s=20&t=DrNZ7yM9T79tV09mgw2aCg

2.

What an inspiring visualization. I want this for code, where I can see how far changes to one part of the code can take me. https://t.co/VUfRCh83mQ

— Kent Beck 🌻 (@KentBeck) July 29, 2022

3.

https://twitter.com/OdnCkk/status/1553004220198051840?s=20&t=DrNZ7yM9T79tV09mgw2aCg

4.

Public transit is awesome. https://t.co/MSxA6x0zC8

— Sebastiaan de With (@sdw) July 29, 2022

5.

This would be very sad to see this map for the United States. https://t.co/NLj2CGoYAO

— Dave Gifford (@DE_Gifford) July 29, 2022

6.

https://twitter.com/altdan1234/status/1553005838624751616?s=20&t=DrNZ7yM9T79tV09mgw2aCg

7.

This cool map shows how far a 5 hour train ride in Wales will get you https://t.co/rY12psMMPG pic.twitter.com/UlnFN5pU58

— Mochyn Brwnt🐗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈 (@ofnwchyrhenwaed) July 29, 2022

8.

https://twitter.com/alpahufa/status/1553021349953781760?s=20&t=DrNZ7yM9T79tV09mgw2aCg

9.

First up: new favourite word is Isochron
Secondly: This is extremely my jam. https://t.co/Qv6iCpuH4R

— Chaz Hutton (@chazhutton) July 29, 2022

And also this!

this giant mycelium colony must be stopped before it reaches the rich oil fields of the Caucasus https://t.co/F8jZfE3GnL

— Crowsa Luxemburg (@quendergeer) July 29, 2022

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Source Twitter @_benjamintd