When I travel on a train, do I have to be accompanied by an adult because I am under 16?

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natalie
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that depends on how old you are.

you can travel without an adult from the age of 15.

No, I have seen loads of kids on the train by themselves or with their friends .

do you need to be accompanies by an adult if you get on the bus?

Same principle.

You can travel alone on a train provided you are tall enough to reach your ticket from the machine when you buy it. If you were really young - say 4, maybe your legal guardian couyld be charged with neglect but the actual act of travelling alone is perfectly legal.

no, i used the trains for years when i was under 16. my little sister does now to.

No of course not...

Of course you can travel alone...

In the UK, you can travel unaccompanied on a train from the age of 5 upwards.

Like with buses, many children use trains to travel short distances to school every day. It would clearly be nonsensical to require them all to be accompanied by adults paying full fare.

No.
There is no minimum age for travelling on your own on a train. They even sell child fare tickets for you to do it.

Thousands of under 16s travel to school on trains every day and they are unaccompanied by adults.

Having said that, they would probably question it if someone less than 10 (or looking younger) tried to travel. Also, if a bunch of under 16s starts to misbehave (which can happen with immature kids) they may be thrown off at the next station and their parents called.

no but you need a state issue ID