The Brunch Table

4/27/2007

Explaining West Virginia to Europeans

Filed under: — Nick @ 1:58 am

Huntington, WV to Columbus, OH (pop. 730,657): 133 mi / 214 km

  • 2h51 drive, round trip $27 ($3.00/gallon @ 30mpg)
  • 3h40 bus, round trip $66-77
  • no train service
  • 4h14 plane, round trip $337 (1 mo. advance purchase)

Huntington, WV to Louisville, KY (pop. 699,827): 198 mi / 319 km

  • 3h10 drive, round trip $40 ($3.00/gallon @ 30mpg)
  • 12h45 bus, round trip $107-115 ($82 with 1wk. advance purchase)
  • no train service
  • 4h08 plane, round trip $232 (1 mo. advance purchase)

Huntington, WV to Pittsburgh, PA (pop. 331,310): 279 mi / 449km

  • 4h21 drive, round trip $56 ($3.00/gallon @ 30mpg)
  • 11h35 bus, round trip $124 ($82 with 1wk. advance purchase)
  • 22h10 train, round trip $244-250 (only alternate-day service)
  • 1h00 plane, round trip $220 (1 mo. advance purchase)

Huntington, WV to Cincinnatti, OH (pop. 316,718): 281 mi / 452 km

  • 4h44 drive, round trip $56 ($3.00/gallon @ 30mpg)
  • 8h50 bus, round trip $107-115 ($82 with 1wk. advance purchase)
  • 3h51 train, round trip $46-52 (only alternate-day service)
  • 0h53 plane, round trip $370 (1 mo. advance purchase)

4 Responses to “Explaining West Virginia to Europeans”

  1. AV Says:

    I’m always scared of doing a whois search, thinking that they’ll just snap it up!

  2. AV Says:

    oh, wait. i didn’t understand the format.
    that comment was meant to go below the next entry.

  3. AV Says:

    and since when is gas $2.25/gallon?

  4. Nick Says:

    In West Virginia, since last December. But no longer. I went and fixed it.

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