First of all, although the China-Europe freight train is a project of the Chinese government and there are subsidies, in fact, the cost is not advantageous compared with sea transport, and it is still higher than sea transport。However, in terms of transportation time, the time is one-third to one-fourth shorter than the sea time, and the advantages here are more obvious, which is very important for this piece。
Comparison of China-Europe freight trains and sea freight:
The transportation speed is relatively fast, about 15-20 days or so can go to European countries, the cargo carrying capacity is relatively large, and because it is the "Belt and Road" plan, so the reliability is strong。
However, the cost is much higher than that of shipping, the investment is relatively large, the overall operating cost is relatively high, and the accessibility is relatively poor。
海运优势：
The carrying volume of goods is larger than the railway, and the cost is cheaper, and the overall operating cost is relatively low;However, the speed is slow, such as to the United Kingdom, it takes about 30-40 days, and the reliability is relatively poor。
The end of the delivery can choose express or truck transport, but also more flexible。
On the whole, the China-Europe train is better than the sea, but everyone should choose according to their own needs。
Which specific choice is better, you can choose according to these。For example, low value of goods, insensitive to delivery time and capital time cost, suitable for shipping;Industries with high time requirements are suitable for China-Europe freight trains。
Some people say that the China-Europe freight train will not replace the sea line, this is certainly not, after all, some sellers with relatively large quantities of goods, or by sea will have more advantages。There is some competition between China-Europe freight trains and sea transportation, but more should be complementary。