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AmtrakReservationsforChildren13,14and15YearsOldTravelingAloneCannotBeMadeonAmtrak.com

ReservationsforChildren13,14and15YearsOldTravelingAloneCannot
BeMadeonAmtrak.com
Reservationsforchildren13,14and15yearsoldtravelingalonecannotbemadeonAmtrak.com,butcan
bemadeinaccordancewiththeAmtrakUnaccompaniedMinorPolicy.
Children12yearsoldandundermaynottravelunaccompanied.Theymusttravelwithanotherperson
whoisatleast18yearsold(see*exceptionbelow).
Children13,14and15yearsoldmaytravelunaccompaniedinaccordancewiththeAmtrak
UnaccompaniedMinorPolicy,whichincludesthecertainconditions.

BookingTicketsforUnaccompaniedMinors
Tomakereservationsforunaccompaniedminorsyoumustcallusat1-800-USA-RAIL(1-800-872-7245).
ReservationsforunaccompaniedminorscannotbemadeonAmtrak.com.
TravelispermittedonlyonAmtraktrains.TravelisnotpermittedonThruwaymotorcoachservice,
oronanyotherconnectingservices.
Bothboardingandarrivalstationsmustbestaffed.(Pleasenotethatevencertainstaffedstations
donotallowforunaccompaniedminors.)
Alltravelmusttakeplaceonthesamedaywiththescheduleddeparturetimenoearlierthan5:30
amandthescheduledarrivaltimenolaterthan9:30pm.Overnighttravelisnotallowed.
Notransfersofanykindarepermitted.
AlltravelmustbewithintheUnitedStates.UnaccompaniedminorsmaynotcrosstheUSCanadian
border.
Foreachunaccompaniedminortravelingalone,theadult(atleast18yearsold)bringingthechild
tothedeparturestationmustcompleteandsignareleaseform.Boththeadultandtheminormust
beattheboardingstationatleast1hourbeforethetrainsdeparturetime.
Thechildmustbeinterviewedbystationpersonneltodetermineifthechildiscapableoftraveling
alone.
ThechildmustwearanAmtrakissuedwristbandforthedurationoftravel.
Theadultmustremainatthestationuntilthetrainhasdeparted.
Uponarrival,anadult(atleast18yearsold)mustbepresenttopickupthechild.Theadultmust
displayvalidcurrentidentificationmeetingtheAmtrakIDpolicies.
Childrentravelingalonearenotentitledtoachildren'sdiscountfulladultfaresarechargedandno
additionaldiscountsarepermitted.
Ticketsforunaccompaniedchildrenmaynotbepurchasedonline.
Becausetherearenotatleasttwostaffedstationsalongseveralroutes,unaccompaniedminors
maynottravelbetweenanystationsontheDowneaster(Boston,MAPortland,ME),Heartland
Flyer(OklahomaCity,OKFortWorth,TX)andPereMarquette(Chicago,ILGrandRapids,MI).

Children16andovermaytravelwithoutrestriction.
*Exception:Aminorwhois16or17,whoisaparenttochildrenofanyage,maybringthosechildren
withoutrestriction.The16-or17-year-oldmustbringproofthatheorsheistheparentofthechildren.
Ifagroupofchildrenaretraveling,andsomeare16-17,someare13-15,andsomeareunder13:
The1617yearoldsmaytravelwithoutrestriction.
The1315yearoldsmusttravelasunaccompaniedminorsbecausenooneis18orover.The
UnaccompaniedMinorPolicyapplies.
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AmtrakReservationsforChildren13,14and15YearsOldTravelingAloneCannotBeMadeonAmtrak.com

Thechildrenunder13maynottravelbecausenooneis18orover.TheUnaccompaniedMinor
Policyapplies.

TakePrecautionsforAllergies
BecauseAmtrakisunabletoguaranteeapeanut-freeorallergen-freetrip,westronglyencourage
unaccompaniedminorpassengerstotakeallnecessarymedicalprecautionstoprepareforthepossibilityof
exposure.Parents/guardiansmustensurethattheunaccompaniedminortravelwithallnecessary
medicationsforfoodallergies(includingepinephrineauto-injectors)andisproperlytrainedtoselfadministerthesemedications.

WhatelseshouldIdobeforebuyingticketsforunaccompaniedminors?
Itisextremelyimportanttomakesurethateverysegmentoftheunaccompaniedchild'stripcanbe
accommodatedbeforecompletingtravelplans,purchasingaticket,andarrivingatthestation.Additional
restrictionsmayapply.Pleasecall1-800-USA-RAIL(1-800-872-7245)forfurtherdetails.

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